Data Analyst

JSS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based Data Analyst is required by a UK challenger bank to work with the Data team on a Data Excellence project. The role focuses on data quality, governance and remediation within Retail or Corporate Banking.

You will review large data exceptions, assess materiality and business impact of defects, and contribute to regulatory data requirements. Advanced Excel and a solid understanding of UK banking data are essential, with Cloud data experience (GCP) preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience on data quality, remediation or governance within financial services.
• Ability to assess materiality and business impact of data defects.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Experience in UK banking data and regulatory reporting data requirements.
• Experience with Cloud Data platforms (GCP) preferred.
• Knowledge of UK lending/deposits data is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Review large volumes of data exceptions and identify themes and defects.
• Assess materiality and business impact of data defects.
• Contribute to the Data Excellence project within the Data team.
• Support the bank's data strategy delivery.

Skills

Data quality

Data remediation

Regulatory remediation

Data governance

Advanced Excel

Banking domain knowledge

Regulatory reporting knowledge

Tools

GCP

Job description

Data Analyst – Banking – London – Contract – Outside IR35

An experienced Data Analyst is required by a UK challenger bank in London to work with their Data team on a Data Excellence project.

You will need a good Data Analytics background within a Retail Banking or Corporate Banking environment as you will need to:

• Review large volumes of data exceptions and identify key themes, trends and recurring defects.
• Assess whether identified issues are material or non-material to the Bank

You will require:

• Experience working on data quality, data remediation, regulatory remediation or data governance programmes within financial services.
• Experience assessing materiality, risk and business impact of data defects.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience of working within a UK bank, ideally within Lending or Deposits
• A good understanding of UK banking data
• Broad knowledge of Data requirements for regulatory reporting
• Experience with Cloud Data platforms (ideally GCP)
• Data quality best practice

This is an important role in delivering the bank's major data strategy, working in a motivated and dedicated team.