Basel Measurement & Analytics - Analyst

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in Basel Measurement & Analytics(BM&A). You have found the right team.

As a BM&A Professional in our Finance team you will spend each day defining, refining and delivering set goals for our firm.

Basel Measurement & Analytics (BM&A) team is responsible for the calculation and reporting of Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) for FED regulatory reporting. Regulatory segment code analyst  is responsible assigning Regulatory segment codes to Counterparties which is used to determine risk weights as well as data management activities.

Job Responsibilities :

• Maintain counterparty classification based on internal guidelines. Perform research on counterparties from various sources , understand nature of business, make data updates withing specific timelines
• Compare and contrast differences between Industry classification records , highlight and escalate any discrepancies
• Work with stakeholders to resolve exceptions and obtain approvals where necessary
• Collect data from various sources , ensuring data quality and integrity. Document process flows, SOPs, Track and update changes and analyze changes in a timely manner and consistence with Firm’s standards
• Drive Process improvements and implement process changes as necessary. Proactively highlight potential issues to management
• Be flexible to multitask and effectively manage priorities across the wider function. Support an effective and efficient team through continuous communication, timely feedback, and appropriate practices
• Hands-on experience on data analytics tools like SQL, Alteryx and Tableau. Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced/ time sensitive environment to support a team
• In conjunction with manager and consistent with overall department objectives, establish and execute on annual development goals

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong core finance technical skills and solid understanding of finance processes, infrastructure and systems
• Able to work well under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Comfortable liaising with onshore teams and other remote Team members 
• Attention to detail, juggle multiple priorities and thrive in a varied, fast-paced environment
• Able to communicate effectively, drive consensus, and influence relationships at all levels

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with Party reference data / KYC / Customer research experience preferred
• Hands on in MS excel for data analysis, SQL or any database query language preferred
• 4 years of project experience required, with particular focus in the data space highly preferred
• Professional degree with experience in Finance required. MBA/ equivalent preferred.