Analyst, Data Insights

RBC • Toronto, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

In the increasingly complex world of financial services, accurate and complete data is critical for risk management and regulatory compliance. Ensuring data integrity begins with an understanding of financial services data, data quality controls and identifying and resolving data observations and issues. As an Analyst, Data Insights, you will be accountable for driving improvements in Risk and Finance data through the management of identification, root cause analysis, and resolution of data issues for US business critical processes and regulatory reports. Reporting to the Associate Director, you will be responsible in building trust and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of shared data assets and reporting data by managing data quality initiatives.

Requirements

• 2 + years of experience in financial services and systems including finance and credit risk data, data quality principles, data management, business analysis.
• Knowledge of financial reporting and credit risk business concepts and procedures.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of data analysis methods and the ability to analyze and resolve complex data related issues.
• Experience conducting root cause analysis, using tools such as SQL, Excel.
• Experience with business and/or technical documentation and the assessment of existing processes and systems.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in mathematics, statistics, engineering, or related quantitative field
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in times of stress.
• Experience working with financial services and systems including finance and/or credit risk data
• Experience using Collibra or a similar data management or workflow platform

Responsibilities

• Data Quality monitoring, observation identification and management
• Review assessment of exceptions and observations management investigations
• Reporting, overseeing and monitoring the remediation of data and processes, as required.
• Manages and conducts detailed investigations and report findings based on data exceptions, identified observations, and ad hoc requests from critical Report owners and other users of shared data assets.
• Provide monthly summary and detailed data quality reporting to business partners, stakeholders and executive leadership, including data quality exceptions, findings and the status of outstanding observations.
• Regularly review and update data quality process documentation for accuracy and completeness, monitor their efficiency and effectiveness and recommend/implement improvements to controls, investigations, reporting, observations management and work flows.
• Based on root-cause analysis findings, propose process changes/improvements to address gaps or inconsistencies in data, processes and/or controls and raise awareness of best practices and approved provisioning points for commonly used data assets.
• Maintain data quality tests and data quality observation repositories
• Ongoing evaluation of rules to ensure high quality rules are reported to stakeholders
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders and business partners, resolving conflicts/issues of medium complexity and escalating to others as appropriate.
• Bridge the gap between technical requirements and business teams to facilitate common understanding

Benefits

• bonuses
• flexible benefits
• competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Flexible work/life balance options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed