Senior Data Analyst

Sr. Data Analyst

We are building a new Data Analytics group. The role of this group is to support the global audit teams by collaborating with them to provide meaningful data and successfully employ the use of data analytics in audit activities. These activities cover the different product lines and functions within the company globally. This includes Insurance, Wealth, Investment, and Banking products as well as actuarial and information technology functions.


The position of Sr. Data Analyst is a key team member in contributing to the development and execution of the Data Analytics group strategy. The successful candidate will bring their innovation, mindset for critical thinking, curiosity and functional expertise, and a passion for leveraging data and analytics tool sets to drive the success of this initiative.


This position reports to the Sr. Data Analytics Consultant, Audit Services.


This is an opportunity to join a new initiative of the company and would fit someone who enjoys working in an undefined setting that needs to be built from scratch.


Key Accountabilities:

• Extract, transform and load relevant data and data files from various applications and databases
• Evaluate the appropriateness of data sources for quality and accuracy
• Perform or consult audit teams on data validation, consolidation and cleansing processes
• Perform data analytics procedures to evaluate controls and business objectives. Analytics should be designed to identify outliers, anomalies, patterns, or other compliance indicators that may be hidden in the data
• Develop data delivery processes for both structured and unstructured data types utilizing various internal and external data sources; interface with data experts & data sourcing resources
• Develop detailed business and system knowledge within supported areas. Document business, system, and data knowledge to help build a robust knowledge-base for future efforts
• Train and support audit teams in the analysis of captured data as well as technical training to auditors across all levels
• Automate processes to increase turnaround time on data availability and increase efficiencies in the audit process
• Build & maintain effective working relationships with IS and IT teams across the organization
• Job Requirement:
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical (computer science, statistics, math, etc.) or equivalent technical expertise
• Generally, a minimum of 2 years' experience in data analytics/data management/programming experience.
• Significant experience with data gathering, storing, and retrieval methods
• Expertise with SQL, MS Access, and other methods for manipulating relational databases.
• Competency in data analysis
• Expertise in Excel and VBA
• Experience with web scrapping, and statistical tools R or SAS. Experience with statistical techniques (e.g., regression analysis, cluster analysis, and decision trees)
• Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau or Qlikview
• Experience with other BI and ETL tools a strong advantage
• Insurance or Financial Services industry experience preferred

Competencies:

• Strong technical knowledge of data and data concepts; Ability to educate others
• Detailed oriented with a problem solving mind set
• Strong collaboration and elaboration skills
• Able to prioritize, meet deadlines, and be results orientated
• Turn statistical and computational analysis into user-friendly visualizations
• Strong commitment to organizational success, share resources and leverages knowledge across the organization
• Adaptable and open to change