Business data analyst

Financial industry- Fixed deposit Responsibilities: Partner with Investment teams to identify data quality/integrity issues and provide resolution recommendations after performing in-depth analysis Work closely with agile technology teams to solve complex business problems Ensure the validity and accuracy of security-level analytics within the portfolio management systems, driving consistency and transparency across regions Develop and sustain relationships with Portfolio Managers, Risk Managers, Quants and Investment Analysts on a global basis and supporting their ongoing data requirements Lead, or act as a key member of, project teams comprised of representatives from various operational areas and participate in assessing and testing new systems and upgrades/enhancement Competencies: Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills; demonstrated ability to employ fact-based decision-making to resolve complex problems, by applying logic, analysis, experience, and business knowledge Be able to master and support vendor provided applications, ideally Bloomberg PORT Be a self-starter with ability to build working relationships and work effectively in a global matrixed organization Make independent/educated judgments regarding appropriate resolutions of data anomalies Flexible and comfortable with uncertainty in requirements etc. in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment Must be able to independently troubleshoot functional and/or quantitative problems. Qualifications: Strong academic record and a bachelor’s and/or Masters in Finance, Mathematics or Economics are preferred or commensurate relevant work experience Solid data skills (SQL database queries, Excel/Access file manipulation, etc.) and basic programming knowledge (e.g., VBA, Python, R) 3+ years of functional/demonstrated experience with Fixed Income products, derivatives, and risk/attribution analysis with a vendor and/or an Asset Management firm 3+ years of business systems analysis or experience working with and analyzing data for Front Office Hands-on knowledge of Fixed Income analytics platforms (i.e., Bloomberg PORT, Yieldbook, Aladdin) Experience with Scrum processes and project management tools such as Jira are a plus General knowledge/awareness of macro financial markets and more specifically, the buy-side/asset management industry