Senior Data Analyst - 1378383

Data Analyst Job Description Template

We are looking to hire a data analyst to join our data team. You will take responsibility for managing our master data set, developing reports, and troubleshooting data issues. To do well in this role you need a very fine eye for detail, experience as a data analyst, and a deep understanding of the popular data analysis tools and databases.

Responsibilities:

• Managing master data, including creation, updates, and deletion.
• Managing users and user roles.
• Provide quality assurance of imported data, working with quality assurance analysts if necessary.
• Commissioning and decommissioning of data sets.
• Processing confidential data and information according to guidelines.
• Helping develop reports and analysis.
• Managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources, security, and metadata.
• Supporting the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements.
• Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization.
• Assessing tests and implementing new or upgraded software and assisting with strategic decisions on new systems.
• Generating reports from single or multiple systems.
• Troubleshooting the reporting database environment and reports.
• Evaluating changes and updates to source production systems.
• Training end-users on new reports and dashboards.
• Providing technical expertise in data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing.
  
  

Requirements:

• 3+ years auditing or performing middle-office and back-office functions as an investment manager, broker-dealer, bank or hedge fund.
• 5+ years at a financial services company, regulator, or auditor.
• Microsoft Office tool fluency, especially in Excel and Visio.
• Work experience as a data analyst or in a related field.
• Ability to work with stakeholders to assess potential risks.
• Ability to analyze existing tools and databases and provide software solution recommendations.
• Ability to translate business requirements into non-technical, lay terms.
• High-level experience in methodologies and processes for managing large-scale databases.
• Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets and relational databases.
• Understanding of addressing and metadata standards.
• High-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task with minimal supervision and in a small-team environment, and to work independently.
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited university or college in finance, accounting, business, data science, information systems, or computer science preferred.
• Linux and SQL experience.
• XML and/or JSON knowledge.
• Data catalog, data lineage, MDM, and/or taxonomy tools experience.