Data Quality Analyst

RBC•Halifax, NS

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 issues. As a Data Quality Analyst focusing on Data Quality with the Shared Data Management Office (SDMO), you will analyze the critical data, build and deploy data quality checks for business partners across the organization including Finance, Group Risk Management, Personal & Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, and Wealth Management.

Requirements

2+ years of professional work experience, with 2 years of analysis experience working in a data-rich industry (such as Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets, Retail etc.)
Education in Science, Engineering, Business, Finance or any other analytical discipline or equivalent work experience
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of data analysis methods and the ability to analyze and resolve complex data related issues.
SQL skills (or other data analysis tools/packages) to extract data and perform various types of functions/operations to gain insight
Excellent communication - strong verbal, written and presentation skills
Attention to detail and ability to work independently and within a team

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Data Quality concepts and processes
Understanding of basic Banking/Finance terms and processes
Understanding of data flows and processing
Experience using IBM’s DataStage or Information Analyzer software

Responsibilities

Perform deep data analysis to identify trends and patterns in the data
Design controls to detect data quality issues
Work using Agile methodology to automate the controls using various tools/technologies
Profile business, financial and reporting data through use of cutting edge data/analytic tools.
Collaborate with various stakeholders to understand business needs, and create user stories and business requirements