Data Analyst with Big Data

Jas Gujral; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial analytics company is seeking a Data Analyst to join their team focused on Big Data for the financial services sector. The role involves analyzing income and expense data, participating in client interactions, and working with analytics teams to enhance financial management tools tailored to the UK market. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree and experience in financial modelling or data analysis, along with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in software-oriented Product Management.
• Experience in financial services and transactions.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Understand income and expense transactions in the UK market.
• Review requirements in customer calls with partners.
• Enhance data categorization for income and expense transactions.

Skills

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Overview

Data Analyst with Big Data – Canary Wharf

Our Client is seeking a Data Analyst for the Data Products team driving innovations in the Financial Services sector using Big Data.

The Client has a high-calibre, focused and mission-driven team.

The models we build and the analysis derived from financial data matter to crucial cutting-edge business decisions made across global financial services firms every day and provide insight into real-world problems.

Responsibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of income and expense transactions, financial classifications, and long-term financial management within the UK market.
• Participate in customer and partner calls to review requirements and client needs; assess how local income and expense calculations and financial management best practices can be leveraged to deliver financial wellness tools in the UK market.
• Partner with analytics teams to review and enhance data categorization for key income and expense transactions; develop specifications for both rules-based and machine-learning driven enhancements to categorization by defining transaction types.
• Interact with the Financial Product team to provide requirements to localize financial management tools for the UK market.
• Perform regular analysis on consumer transactions to identify methods for improved categorization, testing and certifying enhancements, and validating performance metrics.
• Work with the Financial Wellness Product team to adapt their products for the UK market and develop an ongoing UK roadmap with the rest of the Financial Product team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2–4 years of experience in software-oriented Product Management, preferably in financial services.
• Experience in financial modelling and knowledge of the financial services and transactions.
• Experience/Interest in analysing data and a high attention to detail, especially in regards to data cleansing.
• Superb written and oral communication skills; analytical skills with a background in financial analysis; ability to understand underlying business needs at market and client levels; adaptable to work in a technical environment as a non-technical leader.
• Inquisitive and highly detail oriented; execution-focused with the ability to make definitive decisions in uncertain environments with limited data.

Contract

This is a 3 month contract assignment initially.

Application

Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.