Business System Analyst

Open Systems Technologies; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Peel Region is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Controls Lead to drive data controls across multiple domains including Finance and Risk. The ideal candidate must have 8-12 years of experience in Data Governance, strong SQL skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively. Key responsibilities involve oversight of data governance, control design, and issue remediation, making strong stakeholder management essential. This is a contractor role offering competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in Data Governance or Risk/Controls in financial services.
• Strong SQL skills to read and write complex scripts for data analysis.
• Proven ability to identify gaps and opportunities independently.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of data controls across Finance, Risk, Compliance and Markets.
• Act as SME providing insight in data governance and control design.
• Manage multiple priorities in a contractor capacity with accountability.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Management

SQL

Data Quality

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Collibra

Job description

The ideal candidate will require a foundational knowledge of Data Governance practices as well as Data Quality principles, along with a practical knowledge of how to evaluate existing controls, identify gaps, implementation of new controls and supporting exception remediation processes.

Role Context:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated contractor for the Senior Data Controls Lead position to drive delivery of critical data controls across Finance, Risk, Compliance and Markets.

The Senior Data Controls Lead will act as SME, providing insight and leadership, as well as oversight in data governance, control design, and issue remediation. The role requires a balance of technical understanding, business acumen, Markets product knowledge, and strong stakeholder management.

Required Qualifications & skills:

• 8-12 years of experience in Data Governance, Data Management, or Risk/Controls functions within financial services or similarly regulated industry
• Strong SQL skills with ability to read and write complex scripts, leveraging queries for data analysis, anomaly detection, and validation or data quality and controls
• Proven ability to proactively identify gaps, issues, and opportunities for improvement through independent assessments of processes, controls, and documentation with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and tasks in a contractor capacity with accountability for deliverables
• Strong understanding of data governance principles, including CDE frameworks and governance, data controls, Data Quality practices and dimensions, and their application
• Hands‑on experience with CDE level data controls implementation, data cataloging, metadata management, and Data Quality monitoring/profiling tools (e.g., Collibra)
• Understanding of exception management processes, and ability to interpret and escalat Data Quality or Governance issues
• Excellent oral and written communications skills; must be articulate and persuasive with the judgement and authority to provide insightful commentary to senior stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications & skills:

• Extensive experience in risk and control (First/Second Line) or relevant consulting within Markets or Financial Services.
• Good knowledge of data used in Markets processes (trade, market data, reference data), data governance and lineage – experience in operationalizing golden sources of data
• Experience in control assessments, control testing, and/or implementation of risk mitigation actions