Front Office Market Data & Control Analyst

Talan Group; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consulting firm is seeking a Front Office Market Data & Control Analyst in London. The role involves monitoring data accuracy, addressing operational issues, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should have strong analytical and data management skills, along with experience in Python or SQL. This position offers opportunities for strategic input and project management in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial markets, data management processes, and regulatory standards.
• In-depth knowledge of the production chain and global markets systems.
• Proficient data analysis skills to identify and classify issues from large sets of daily production data.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse daily data accuracy and integrity.
• Stream issue identification and assigning resolutions to relevant teams.
• Propose actionable solutions to technical teams for structural issues.

Skills

Financial markets understanding

Data management processes

Regulatory standards knowledge

Data analysis skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Front Office Market Data & Control Analyst

Talan is an international consulting group in innovation and transformation through technology. For 20 years, Talan has been advising companies and administrations. The group supports them and implements their transformation and innovation projects internationally.

Present on five continents, the group achieved a turnover of 800 million euros in 2024 for more than 8,000 consultants and aims to exceed the one billion € turnover mark by 2025.

To work at one of our clients, we are seeking a talentedFront Office Market Data & Control Analystwith strong experience in Investment banking.

Job Description

You will play a pivotal role in advancing the data quality and governance across Global Markets. This position focuses on vital operations including Front Office to RISK, Finance & Operations. You will lead efforts to establish stringent frameworks, refine issue management processes, and remediate issues to ensure operational efficiency and compliance with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyse daily data accuracy and integrity across critical processes such as booking trade lifecycle, market data, fixing, pricing, and risk management of portfolios.

• Stream issue identification and assigning resolutions to relevant teams for prompt remediation. Work closely with teams across Global Markets and Risk to deliver resolutions

• Addressing structural issues and driving strategic remediation by proposing actionable solutions to technical teams.

• Identify system inefficiencies and exploring potential synergies and improvements across platforms.

• Escalate significant issues to relevant forums

• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of implemented fixes, providing actionable insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Raise any potential refinements in issue management procedures to streamline the identification, analysis, and resolution of data quality issues.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of financial markets, data management processes, and regulatory standards.

• In-depth knowledge of the production chain and global markets systems

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interaction with a wide range of production teams and managers.

• Proficient data analysis skills to identify and classify issues from large sets of daily production data.

• Experience of development in Python, SQL or similar scripting languages

• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Good knowledge of desk-specific products and risks.

• Ability to follow risk and market evolution.