Business Data Analyst

Talentify; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Training programs

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is seeking a Business Data Analyst to bridge business and data initiatives, ensuring accurate data definitions and effective decision support. Join a team focused on governance, data quality, and practical analytics across the enterprise.

The role offers a hybrid schedule (four on-site days, one remote day) and a pathway to impact through governance, reporting, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Management, or a related field.
• 0-3 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, consulting, or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand processes, reporting needs, and data challenges.
• Gather, document, and analyze business requirements.
• Translate business needs into practical data and process solutions.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and business insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Excel/PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/IS/Data Analytics/Management

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

The Data Office is seeking a Business Data Analyst to help improve how business data is defined, governed, and utilized across the organization. This role serves as a bridge between business stakeholders and data initiatives, helping ensure that critical business information is accurate, well understood, and supports effective decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional interested in business operations, data, governance, risk management, process improvement, and analytics.

The successful candidate will partner with business teams to improve data quality, document business information, support governance processes, analyze business requirements, and help drive adoption of enterprise data capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Analysis

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand their processes, reporting needs, and data challenges.
• Gather, document, and analyze business requirements.
• Help translate business needs into practical data and process solutions.
• Support cross-functional initiatives focused on improving business data and reporting.

Data Governance & Data Quality

• Assist in documenting business definitions, data ownership, and data lineage.
• Support data quality monitoring, issue identification, and remediation efforts.
• Help identify data inconsistencies, control gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Participate in governance activities supporting critical business data.

Process Improvement

• Analyze business processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and controls.
• Support workflow design and implementation efforts.
• Help document and maintain business procedures and operating practices.
• Assist with implementation of new data management and governance processes.

Reporting & Analytics Support

• Develop reports, dashboards, presentations, and business insights.
• Help business stakeholders understand and use available data resources.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with business users, data stewards, risk partners, technology teams, and other stakeholders.
• Support user training, communication, and adoption activities.
• Participate in working groups, meetings, and project initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across business and support functions.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Management, or a related field.
• 0-3 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, consulting, or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other business productivity tools.

Preferred

• Experience with reporting, analytics, or data-related projects.
• Exposure to financial services, banking, risk management, or corporate functions.
• Familiarity with data governance, data quality, or process improvement concepts.
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, SQL, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of Agile, project management, or business process improvement methodologies.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience

“Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.”

The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:

• New York / New Jersey: $ 86-119K
• Non - New York/New Jersey: $80-123K

depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.

Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.