Data Governance Analyst - Financial Markets (Oman)

Goodman Masson Oman; Muscat; On-site; OMR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson Oman is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture in Oman, building a greenfield post-trade platform. The Data Analyst will join the Operations Control function to manage reference and market data, ensuring accuracy, licensing and governance.

The role focuses on establishing data quality standards, ownership, and auditable processes, while liaising with external providers and internal owners to resolve data issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Information Systems, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics.
• 0-2 years relevant experience in data analysis, reference data management or operations within financial markets or a similar regulated environment.
• Understanding of reference data, market data and data accuracy.
• Familiarity with data governance principles, including data ownership, quality standards and controlled change.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets, database query tools and reporting applications used to validate, reconcile and analyse data.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and validate reference data covering instruments, participants, accounts, calendars, settlement banks and other critical standing data.
• Process and document reference data amendments through approved change control procedures, ensuring all changes are properly authorised and evidenced.
• Verify published market data, including post-trade transparency data and published rates, before release.
• Validate external market data consumed by the business, ensuring appropriate sourcing, licensing and quality checks are in place.
• Support the development and implementation of data governance frameworks, including clear ownership, defined quality standards and controlled change processes.
• Identify data duplication and inconsistencies across systems, helping improve data quality and establish a reliable source of truth.
• Investigate data quality issues, discrepancies and unauthorised changes, escalating exceptions to the Head of Operations Control where required.
• Work with internal data owners and operational teams to resolve data issues and maintain consistent standards across the business.
• Liaise with external market data providers on sourcing, licensing and data quality queries as required.
• Maintain accurate records and supporting evidence to ensure data changes and validation activities are transparent, traceable and auditable.

Skills

Fluent English

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Mathematics or Statistics

Tools

Spreadsheets & SQL

Job description

Goodman Masson Oman is partnering with a new financial markets infrastructure venture in Oman, building a greenfield post-trade platform. The Data Analyst will join the Operations Control function to manage reference and market data, ensuring accuracy, licensing and governance.

The role focuses on establishing data quality standards, ownership, and auditable processes, while liaising with external providers and internal owners to resolve data issues.