Lead Analyst, Data modelling and Architecture

Overview

Job description
Finance Data Strategy (Finance CDO team) is responsible to establish the data governance framework across Finance. The team partners with the Enterprise Data Strategy and Technology groups to execute requirements defined in firm wide data capabilities, and drive maturity of these capabilities. We support data consumers to drive data quality across Finance functions, including accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, CFO teams and corporate treasury. We aim to provide transparency of our data asset and actively manage the asset to contribute to the fulfilment of regulatory requirements and creation of operational efficiency. The CDO function plays a critical role in the transformation of the organization by connecting data, technology, processes and controls.
Description
This role requires technical, business, and analytical skills to support the Data Governance team and Data Pillar in the Finance Digital Transformation:

• Clearly define data requirements in the business context. This includes data sourcing requirements and data quality business rules.
• Collaborate with domain SMEs (Data Champions) to understand data consumptions and data usability
• Construct process and data workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing business requirements
• Contribute functional working groups; point of contact for critical data remediation projects
• Define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements
• Perform root cause analysis for data quality errors, research and determine scope and complexity of issues and identify the steps for remediation
• Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes
• Coordinate remediation with relevant teams (Sources, Technology, Business, Finance, etc.)
• Facilitate the Customization and enhancements to data quality dashboards based on stakeholder requests
• Perform daily, weekly and monthly reviews and analyses of current processes using operational metrics and reports
• Measuring and reporting to management on the progress of data quality improvement
• Conduct insightful, ad hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time data issues
• Identify areas of business process improvement and make recommendations for long-term solutions

The staff member will be expected to cultivate relationships with staff or contractors in: Technology, Data Strategy, Data Operations, Finance and Corporate Treasury to ensure efficient identification, collection, and use of data along with the management of the associated data governance processes.
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Degree in math, engineering, statistics, computational finance or economics preferred.
• Work toward or completion of MBA, CFA, or CPA/CA preferred.
• 4 to 5 years of total work experience preferred.
• Experience with finance data set and process: Balance Sheet, P&L, Consolidations, Client Product Profitability, liquidity analytics and reporting, interest rate risk management, asset-liability management, regulatory reporting, is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of the structuring of data environments and applications that use big data processes is a preferred.
• Competency with data governance tools (Collibra, IDQ)
• Competency with some leading data profiling tools (such as SQL, BI tools, etc.)
• Experience with issue management systems
• Strong organization, communication, and presentation skills
• Project management skill preferred
• Familiar with logical and physical data model

Employer Description:

For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.