Banking Data Analyst: Risk & Compliance Insights

AARATECH; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Aaratech Inc. is seeking a Data Analyst – Banking & Financial Services to turn transaction, credit, and operational data into insight.

You will build risk and performance reporting, support fraud and compliance analytics, and deliver findings that drive strategic decisions in a regulated environment. Responsibilities include developing dashboards, performing data quality checks, and communicating insights to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data-related field.
• 3–4 years of experience as a Data Analyst in banking/financial services.
• Strong SQL skills with complex joins, window functions, CTEs and optimization.
• Proficiency with Power BI or Tableau and advanced Excel.
• Hands-on experience with financial data: transactions, risk, or regulatory reporting.
• Strong analytical, data storytelling, and stakeholder communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather, validate, and analyze banking datasets using SQL and Python.
• Design and maintain dashboards in Power BI or Tableau for financial performance and KPI monitoring.
• Support fraud, AML/KYC monitoring, and credit-risk analytics.
• Prepare data for regulatory and compliance reporting (BSA/AML, CECL, stress testing, call reports).
• Perform trend, variance, and root-cause analysis on financial metrics.
• Ensure data accuracy, lineage, and governance across reporting platforms.
• Present findings and recommendations to business and risk stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, CS, IT, Business Analytics or related field

Tools

Actimize

Verafin

Collibra

Alation

Job description

Aaratech Inc. is seeking a Data Analyst – Banking & Financial Services to turn transaction, credit, and operational data into insight.

You will build risk and performance reporting, support fraud and compliance analytics, and deliver findings that drive strategic decisions in a regulated environment. Responsibilities include developing dashboards, performing data quality checks, and communicating insights to stakeholders.