Master Data Analyst

Inchcape Shipping Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid holiday

Competitive salary

Employee assistance program

Career development

Values awards

Job summary

Inchcape Shipping Services is seeking a Master Data Analyst in Chennai to drive data gathering, cleansing, and validation across ERP, middleware, and banking sources. You will maintain data integrity, develop a centralized evidence repository, and partner with local finance to ensure accurate data migration and integration.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, strong data cleansing skills, SQL basics, and experience with MDMS concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with data analysis, data quality management tools, and data cleansing techniques.
• Basic understanding SQL and database management systems.
• Familiarity with MDM concepts and best practices.
• Experience with data extraction and transformation techniques.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Execute data extraction processes from various sources including ERP systems, Middleware, banking portals, and historic invoices.
• Perform thorough data cleansing activities, including removing duplicate records, standardising data formats, and correcting errors across all extracted datasets.
• Conduct comprehensive data validation procedures using a variety of online and inhouse tools to ensure data accuracy and compliance with established standards.
• Carry out detailed data comparisons between existing data and newly gathered information, highlighting discrepancies for further investigation.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of data gathering and cleansing processes.
• Assist in creating and maintaining a centralised repository of supporting evidence for data changes in SharePoint and excel.
• Advanced Excel skills, including expertise in VLOOKUPs, formulas, and data manipulation techniques.
• Collaborate with local finance teams to gather and verify data from various sources, including banking portals and offline databases.
• Support data migration and integration projects, ensuring data consistency across systems.
• Participate in the implementation of automated data cleansing processes.
• Assist in data loading processes into middleware systems across different environments.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL basics

Data analysis

Data cleansing

MDM concepts

Data extraction

Data transformation

Attention to detail

Cross-cultural communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Who are Inchcape? At Inchcape Shipping Services, our vision is to create a connected world where customers can trade successfully and make informed decisions in every port, everywhere. We achieve this by combining our worldwide infrastructure with local expertise, through our global network of more than 250 proprietary offices and a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals. Our diverse customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors, as well as naval, government, and intergovernmental organizations. We have an ambitious growth model, and a career here is certainly going to be a rewarding one that will allow you to bring your skills & experience. We embrace change and are open to new thinking and pushing for positive change in our industry.

Purpose of Job

The Master Data Analyst will be responsible for executing comprehensive data gathering, cleansing, and validation processes to ensure the accuracy, quality, and consistency of master data within the organisation. This role will focus on working across multiple data sources and systems to maintain data integrity and support business operations.

Key Accountabilities

• Execute data extraction processes from various sources including ERP systems, Middleware, banking portals, and historic invoices.
• Perform thorough data cleansing activities, including removing duplicate records, standardising data formats, and correcting errors across all extracted datasets.

Conduct comprehensive data validation procedures using a variety of online and inhouse tools to ensure data accuracy and compliance with established standards.

• Carry out detailed data comparisons between existing data and newly gathered information, highlighting discrepancies for further investigation.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of data gathering and cleansing processes.
• Assist in creating and maintaining a centralised repository of supporting evidence for data changes in SharePoint and excel.
• Advanced Excel skills, including expertise in VLOOKUPs, formulas, and data manipulation techniques.
• Collaborate with local finance teams to gather and verify data from various sources, including banking portals and offline databases.
• Support data migration and integration projects, ensuring data consistency across systems.
• Participate in the implementation of automated data cleansing processes.
• Assist in data loading processes into middleware systems across different environments.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

Essential

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong experience with data analysis, data quality management tools, and data cleansing techniques
• Basic understanding SQL and database management systems
• Familiarity with MDM concepts and best practices
• Experience with data extraction and transformation techniques.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Desirable

• Experience in the logistics/shipping industry.
• Worked within a finance team previously especially the AP team.

Why Inchcape Shipping Services?

We believe in building a diverse and high-performing workforce that works together to provide our customers with the exceptional service they deserve. To reach the highest standards, we depend on our people, their welfare, training and expertise. We realise the value of our staff and know that your unique experiences, skills and passions will help you to build a rich and rewarding career in our dynamic industry. Our values are at the centre of everything we do, and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate and fully adopt these: Global Perspective - we connect the world and see the bigger picture. The Power of People - we rely on the strength of local agent knowledge and relationships. Progress - we adopt new thinking and push for positive change in our industry.

In return, we will offer you:

• A retirement savings plan
• Life assurance
• Holiday
• Competitive salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Values Award celebration events

Plus, much more!

Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work documentation depending upon your geographical location.

Inchcape is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and equality, diversity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do. We recognise that our customers, colleagues, contractors and other partners are central to our success and that we work in a diverse society. We acknowledge not only our legal, but also our moral responsibility to ensure all groups have equality of opportunity.