Senior Business Data Analyst

CGI•Reston, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

CGI is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Senior Business Data Analyst to support financial risk and capital markets initiatives within a large-scale enterprise environment. This role focuses on data analysis, business process support, and regulatory reporting initiatives tied to derivatives, hedge accounting, and capital rule frameworks. The ideal candidate will partner closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and leadership to analyze complex datasets, support strategic decision-making, and ensure alignment with financial and regulatory requirements. The position requires strong SQL expertise, the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, and prior experience working within large mortgage or financial services organizations. Candidates should be comfortable operating in AWS-heavy data environments and collaborating across hybrid teams while maintaining strong communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, or financial systems support within financial services environments.
Strong hands-on SQL experience, including complex queries, data validation, and performance optimization.
Solid background in financial services, preferably within mortgage or capital markets environments.
Prior experience supporting enterprise-level financial institutions or government-sponsored enterprises.
Understanding of derivatives, hedge accounting, Basel frameworks, and ERCF/capital rule concepts.
Experience analyzing large datasets within cloud-based environments, preferably AWS.
Ability to translate business requirements into actionable data insights and reporting solutions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact across business and technical teams.
Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities.
Familiarity with regulatory reporting, financial controls, and risk management processes.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field required.

Nice To Haves

Local availability for hybrid onsite collaboration preferred.

Responsibilities

Support financial risk and capital markets initiatives within a large scale enterprise environment.
Focus on data analysis, business process support, and regulatory reporting initiatives tied to derivatives, hedge accounting, and capital rule frameworks.
Partner closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and leadership to analyze complex datasets.
Support strategic decision making.
Ensure alignment with financial and regulatory requirements.
Analyze large datasets within cloud-based environments, preferably AWS.
Translate business requirements into actionable data insights and reporting solutions.
Interact across business and technical teams.
Manage multiple priorities.
Support regulatory reporting, financial controls, and risk management processes.