Senior Data Analyst

The Select Group; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing firm is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for a 12-month contract in Toronto. This hybrid role will involve supporting data governance efforts by collaborating with finance teams and data stewards. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of relevant experience, strong SQL skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. The position entails executing data mapping and maintaining metadata repositories, which are critical for ensuring data quality and compliance across financial systems.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years relevant experience in data analytics or data governance.
• Proficiency in SQL for data profiling and analysis.
• Experience with metadata management and document data lineage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support data stewardship for financial systems.
• Document data quality issues and metadata requirements.
• Expand metadata repositories and business glossaries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for data management.

Skills

SQL

Data mapping

Data modeling

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Informatica

Collibra

Alation

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Analyst – Data Governance (Finance)

Location: Hybrid (3-4 days/week) at First Canadian Place, Toronto

Contract: 12-month contract

Overview

Senior Data Analyst to support our client’s Data Governance and Data Stewardship functions within Finance. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role that will work closely with senior managers and a data steward team to support metadata, business glossaries, data quality, and lineage initiatives across financial systems. The ideal candidate combines solid technical skills (SQL, data mapping/modeling) with strong communication and stakeholder-facing abilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Support data stewardship for financial systems, working alongside data stewards, managers, and senior managers.
• Perform analysis to identify and document data quality issues, lineage, and metadata requirements.
• Maintain and expand metadata repositories and business glossaries; ensure accurate and up-to-date dataset definitions and lineage.
• Execute data mapping, basic data modeling, and data profiling tasks to support governance initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (reporting, ETL, master data teams) to enable consistent data management practices.
• Prepare clear, actionable recommendations, documentation, and status reports for managers and stakeholders.
• Act as a consultant to finance teams to help them manage and improve their data used for reporting and analytics.
• Participate in governance processes, meetings, and working sessions; help operationalize governance policies and standards.

Required Qualifications

• 4-6 years relevant experience in data analytics, data governance, or a related data stewardship role (senior analyst level).
• Proficiency in SQL for data profiling, analysis, and validation.
• Practical experience with metadata management, business glossaries, and documenting data lineage.
• Familiarity with data governance tools (experience with Informatica, Collibra, Alation, or similar is highly desirable).
• Basic experience with data mapping and entry-level data modeling; familiarity with ETL concepts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, execute tasks independently, and work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Professional demeanor and strong interpersonal skills—able to integrate well with team culture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the financial services, banking, insurance, or securities industries (domain knowledge of finance systems and reporting is beneficial).
• Prior work supporting enterprise data stewardship or master data management programs.

TSG is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.