Senior Data Analyst (Internal Audit Analytics)

Navy Federal Credit Union; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TalentQuest referral program

Job summary

Navy Federal Credit Union seeks a data analytics professional to support Internal Audit with complex modeling and actionable insights. You will define data requirements, process large datasets, and deliver analytics to risk partners and management.

Collaborate with audit teams, lead small projects, and advance analytics through SQL, Python, R, and Power BI, while contributing to data governance and best-practice methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Strong SQL, Python or R, and data manipulation skills.
• Experience with ETL tools and data cleaning/preprocessing.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex analytical and statistical modeling on large data sets for leadership and business units.
• Define data requirements, collect, process, clean, analyze, and visualize data from multiple lines of business.
• Lead data analytics projects with minimal supervision and provide actionable insights.
• Consult with audit teams to apply analytics best practices on engagements.
• Manage projects from inception through deployment and maintenance.
• Build and maintain descriptive statistics for BI/data science initiatives.
• Partner with data science teams to maintain statistical models.
• Foster relationships with team members and SMEs.
• Lead small projects and initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

ETL

Power BI

Statistics

Data governance

PySpark

Data cleaning

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, Engineering

Master’s degree in related field (preferred)

Tools

SSIS

SSRS

SSAS

Azure

Job description

Overview

Navy Federal Credit Union currently does not provide sponsorship for this role. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship.

Navy Federal's Internal Audit team is in the midst of an exciting transformational journey to become a best‐in‐class Audit function! It is our vision to be a preferred advisor to the business by building and cultivating trust through the consistent execution of high‑quality and risk‑focused audit and advisory work. We’re focused on implementing efficient processes, maximizing our use of technology, integrating data analytics into everything we do, and investing in our biggest asset, our people. If this sounds like the type of team you’d like to be a part of, then we want to learn more about you!

Perform complex analytical and statistical modeling on large data sets to provide Internal Audit leadership, risk partners, and business unit Management with actionable intelligence and insights on key risks to business processes and controls. Define data requirements, perform data collection, processing, cleaning, analysis, modeling and visualization on systems and data from all lines of business. Lead complex data analysis projects with minimal supervision and wide latitude for independent judgment. Consult with audit teams and other stakeholders to advise on data analytics best‑practices on audit engagements. Effectively manage projects from inception through deployment and maintenance.

This position is eligible for the TalentQuest employee referral program. If an employee referred you for this job, please apply using the system-generated link that was sent to you.

Responsibilities

• Work with technology organization and business end-users to understand data and analysis needs and develop technical requirements including data definitions, business rules, and data quality requirements; conduct data UAT, and data accuracy, validation, integrity research
• Ensure compliance with deliverable reporting requirements by performing quality data audits and analysis
• Identify and compile data sets using a variety of tools to help predict, improve, and measure the success of key business-to-business outcomes
• Analyze and resolve complex data quality issues, utilizing advanced data profiling, cleansing, and monitoring techniques to maintain data integrity and reliability
• Develop and implement advanced data cleaning and validation processes, including outlier detection, imputation methods, and anomaly detection, to maintain data integrity and quality
• Clean and organize raw data and generate descriptive statistics in support of business intelligence and data science projects
• Partner with data science teams to maintain statistical models for ongoing and ad hoc review and analysis of data
• Build working relationships with team members and subject matter experts
• Lead small projects and initiatives

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in data analysis and reporting
• Complete knowledge and understanding of business area/specialization
• Skill in data manipulation and scripting languages such as SQL, Python, or R, as well as advanced data cleaning and preprocessing techniques and tools
• Effective skill with ETL tools and techniques, data cleaning, and other analytical techniques required for data usage
• Advanced skill with statistical analysis such as measures of central tendency, normal distribution, variance, standard deviation, basic tests, correlation, and regression techniques
• Advanced skill interpreting, extrapolating and interpolating data for statistical research and modeling
• Knowledge of various data structures and ability to extract data sources (e.g., PySpark, PowerBI)
• Strong understanding of data governance principles and practices
• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computers Science, Engineering, or degrees in similar quantitative fields

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, Data Analytics, or a related field
• Experience in Compliance, Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit or similar.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure).
• Experience with anomaly detection techniques (e.g., unsupervised learning).
• Advanced knowledge and experience working with MS SQL, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
• Working knowledge of Navy Federal Human Resources policies, procedures, and programs

Hours

• Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM

Location

• 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180
• 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526
• 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602

About Us

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Disclaimers: Navy Federal reserves the right to fill this role at a higher/lower grade level based on business need. An assessment may be required to compete for this position. Job postings are subject to close early or extend out longer than the anticipated closing date at the hiring team’s discretion based on qualified applicant volume. Navy Federal Credit Union assesses market data to establish salary ranges that enable us to remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range, based on your experience, location and market position. For additional details regarding compensation and benefits, review the Benefits page of the Navy Federal Career Site.

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