Job Title:  Senior Business Analyst

Division Details

The Unity Data Warehouse (UDW) platform is a business critical system and has been adopted by a number of GM and Corporate functions including FO Risk, Credit & Market Risk and Finance as part of the GM Data Strategy of rationalising Trade, Risk and Valuation data feeding from GM systems into Corporate Functions. As a result of this extensive usage, there has been an increase in data analysis, change requests, testing, data quality checks and governance of UDW data from consumers of UDW data and also control functions – all of which are supported by the UDW IT team. We are looking augment the UDW IT BA team with an additional business analyst to support this increased demand.

Role and Responsibilities

Support business analysis for all requirements raised by UDW consumers and projects, including but not limited to:

• Requirements writing, and functional testing for GM, Risk & Regulatory Projects
• Investigation of data issues
• Implementation of Data Quality checks and reconciliations
• Creation of JIRAs based on technical implementation of user requirements after consulting with UDW Subject matter experts and stakeholders
• Creating and maintaining documentation
• Ad-hoc data analysis
• Analyse front to back data flows across Front office and Risk systems.
• Actively participate in UDW release cycles

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in information technology or computer science from a reputed school. Post Graduation in Finance i.e. either MBA Finance / CFA / FRM or equivalent.
• 2-5 years’ experience in a Risk Management or Front office related role.
• 2 or more years of experience in analytics and systems development.
• Proven analytical and testing abilities.
• Knowledge of project lifecycle.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and coordinate across various system users.
• Ability to turn complex concepts into simple language.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in writing requirements.
• Experience of Enterprise Data solutions (desirable).
• Proficiency with SQL.
• Python (desirable).
• Strong working knowledge of relevant Microsoft applications, especially Excel.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities throughout employment including in the recruitment, training and development of employees. We prohibit discrimination in the workplace whether on grounds of gender, marital or domestic partnership status, pregnancy, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national or ethnic origins, religious belief, disability or age.

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