Data analyst

Delivery of critical transformational initiatives related to data reconciliation, data mapping, upstream and downstream data analysis and explaining the breaks to Finance users to be used for regulatory and reporting purposes, system enhancements and outbounds to downstream systems

• Accounting: Demonstrates strong proficiency in Accounting and Financial reporting. Good understanding of US GAAP and IFRS accounting principles. Demonstrate strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex data and draw meaningful insights
• Books and Records: Comprehensive knowledge of managing financial records, identify breaks, requires synthesizing complex data into clear, concise, and insightful summaries that enable Controllers to understand financial performance, identify trends, explain variances, and make informed decisions
• Financial Statements Experience: Hands-on experience in preparing, analyzing, and validating data for financial statements, understanding the impact of changes on reporting
• Data Change Governance: Role requires disciplined management of data modifications, ensuring all changes are controlled, documented, and aligned with established data policies & regulatory mandates
• Control Mindset: Cultivates a robust and accountable control mindset, demonstrating unyielding integrity and an inquisitive approach to proactively identify, investigate, and reconcile ledger discrepancies
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Role requires systematically collecting, analyzing, and interpreting complex data to inform strategic choices and operational adjustments
• Data Quality Management: Proficiency in establishing and monitoring data quality processes, and metrics for ledger data, including accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness
• Reconciliation Management: Understanding of data reconciliation processes to ensure consistency between the ledger and other systems
• Data Validation: Experience in implementing and overseeing data validation check and controls specific to ledger entries, transactions and reconciliations
• Driving large-scale, enterprise-wide transformation initiatives: Experience in life cycle of ledger implementation. Knowledge of Full suite and upstream / downstream data architecture and mapping is preferable
• Risk and Issue Management: Report and manage risks and issues through the preparation and analysis of large datasets in the Strategic Ledger and associated applications
• Problem-Solving: Critical ability to systematically identify, diagnose, and resolve intricate issues & challenges in large-scale transformation projects
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders including business users, IT, legal, compliance, audit, and external vendors
• Communication & Influence: Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills to articulate data governance concepts, policies, and their importance to all levels of the organization
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically about data as an asset and its role in achieving organizational goals
• Technical Acumen: Proficiency with Tableau, SQL, Knime, Power BI preferred
• General Ledger: Oracle GL or similar ERP experience
• Full Suite experience preferred
• Advance Microsoft Office Skills (Excel)
• Intermediate English
• Education: Bachelors degree, potentially Masters degree
• CA or CPA equivalent will be added advantage
• 5-8+ years of relevant experience, in financial services with a focus on accounting, transformation and program delivery. Knowledge of Oracle, SAP or similar ledger platforms is a plus

• Knowledge of Full suite and upstream / downstream data architecture and mapping is preferable
• Full Suite experience preferred
• CA or CPA equivalent will be added advantage
• Knowledge of Oracle, SAP or similar ledger platforms is a plus