Reference Data Analyst Job Description
Reference data analyst
provides architectural direction and recommend design pattern to projects planning on integration with Reference data platform for consuming terminologies (from reference data platform and/or reference data hub).
Reference Data Analyst Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Identify, initiate and coordinate requirements to improve the service level of and automate reference data management processes
Identify and mitigate data management related risks
Work with multiple Business Departments and IT teams to capture requirements and help design and implement the solution
Regularly communicate status and progress made on projects, developments towards clients and senior managers
Educate and train the users on the core reference data concepts to ensure different groups are working with the databases correctly and efficiently
Understand how on-going revisions to AML/KYC requirements impact the existing functionality/future deliverables of the AML/KYC system, to applications CIB-wide
Analysis and documentation of both functional and non-functional business requirements existing functionality/future deliverables of the AML/KYC system, to applications CIB-wide
Strong partnership with the business and establish and maintain good working relationship with them and understand their pain points
Perform the role of a Business Analyst on projects and releases, supporting GFT Data content, Reporting, Configurations, Extracts and Operating Model activities
Review business requirements for the program, providing feedback to requirements submitters on quality and completeness of requirements
Reference Data Analyst Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Reference Data Analyst
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Education for Reference Data Analyst
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Employers hiring for the reference data analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting, Financial Services, Computer Science, Management, Technology, Engineering, Education
Skills for Reference Data Analyst
Desired skills for reference data analyst include:
REUTERS
Will be an advantage
External reference data providers –BLOOMBERG
Middle office functions - desirable
Index tracking and stock markets and fixed income
Industry activities
Particularly corporate actions
Instrument reference data
Preferably Oracle
SQL and relational databases
Desired experience for reference data analyst includes:
Create detailed functional specifications for the program
Assist in creation and execution of IST test scripts
Gather requirements and functional specifications through a variety of techniques
Ensure the team analyzes business requirements to understand the business needs and to determine how the application can best functionally fulfil those needs
During the requirements phase for each project, provide oversight and leadership to ensure requirements are detailed and can be supported by the technology
Ensure team members are utilizing are developing a common understanding of requirements
Reference Data Analyst Examples
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Reference Data Analyst Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of reference data analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for reference data analyst
- Identify and document process changes and system enhancements Identify and document process changes and system enhancements
- Ensure process improvement through redesign is at the forefront of all initiatives Ensure process improvement through redesign is at the forefront of all initiatives
- Evaluate measurable project benefits, increased revenue, efficiency and control Evaluate measurable project benefits, increased revenue, efficiency and control
- Establish solid relationships with various functions and businesses throughout IB Establish solid relationships with various functions and businesses throughout IB
- Execute scheduled update and maintenance processes as assigned
- Correctly identify issues requiring escalation and work with internal resources external vendors (including Broadridge, IDC, Bloomberg) to resolution
- Ensure that all requirements are fully analysed and written up with sufficient detail for the development team
- Review test plans, validate test cases with users and development team
- Responsible for all interactions & communications with relevant stakeholders
- Work with end users and Operations to gather requirements, articulate and document these requirements
Qualifications for reference data analyst
- Significant business analysis experience with a leading consulting firm within financial services or in an international investment bank or similar institution
- Proficient knowledge of investment banking business processes – front to back
- Must have solid verbal and written communication skills and proficiency for detailed documentation
- Proficient in analyzing client reference data
- Ability to make recommendations to ensure data quality and appropriate controls
- Experience with the standard SDLC lifecycle
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a reference data analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for reference data analyst
- Existing functionality/future deliverables of the AML/KYC system, to applications CIB-wide
- Document system scenarios and identify roles impacted to help develop and change management and training plans for the tech teams and business partners
- Gain overall awareness of other project work in the SCPP programme, to ensure that work is in line with overall initiative
- Provide subject matter expertise within the KYC & Client Data space to internal clients and development groups the Operations Engineering team
- Ownership of Global Asset Pricing policy and best practice pricing methodologies & hierarchies, the Gold Hierarchy
- Ensure compliance with Global Accounting & Regulatory changes, IFRS7, FRS29, FAS157, SSAE16
- Develop & enhance the pricing platform (PUMA) functionality to meet Regulatory changes, Money Market Reform
- Provide expertise and problem resolution in response to requests/issues from other areas in order to direct questions that are not security data related
- Control daily production and ensure the timely delivery and the quality maintenance
- Interaction with Service groups, Clients, IT departments, Business Support, Pricing Vendors
Qualifications for reference data analyst
- Flexible and willing to work odd hours to accommodate timezone differences
- Monitoring, tracking and reporting progress to the Project Manager
- 5 years minimum Business Analysis experience, with 1-3 years of AML/KYC regulatory experience preferred
- Hands-on" Quality Assurance experience in Investment Banking domain, within a structured software development environment, with proven knowledge and application of structured testing concepts, methodologies and tools
- Reference Data Books/Compliance/Financial Products experience is highly preferable
- Ability to work with and manipulate large data files
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of reference data analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for reference data analyst
- Project lifecycle management for the implementation of changes required to Client Onboarding Lifecycle Tool (COLT) and other client platform tools
- Assistance with yearly budgeting process
- Support the adoption of the centralized Instrument product by the various lines of business
- Provide data consultative input in explaining differences in the respective offerings of the centralized platform and legacy platform(s)
- Ongoing maintenance of client information /legal entity data
- Manage the periodic updates and maintenance of entity regulatory data attributes including SWIFT/BIC codes and Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs)
- New account creation and updates to existing accounts for Global Markets Institutional clients including
- Ensure account on boarding SLA’s are met
- Perform callbacks to Global Banking and Markets clients who add or update settlement instructions and free of payment deliveries
- Support the business in the remediation of client and/or account defects and enhancements
Qualifications for reference data analyst
- Test and verify that changes meet functional requirement
- Provide Level 3 production support for the above reference data applications
- Provide technical training on the above reference data applications to team members based in Japan off-shore support teams
- SQL querying ability
- Basic Code reading
- Perl / Java programming skill
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of reference data analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for reference data analyst
- Interpreting guidelines for automated compliance testing and monitoring
- Working on projects with fixed deadlines, including fund and/or new product launches
- Completing and reviewing reporting for various internal and external parties, including regulators
- Reviewing preliminary fund guidelines with Portfolio Management and Compliance teams to assess testability and solution identified gaps
- Interacting with Portfolio Managers and Investment Assistants to resolve any pre- & post-trade issue
- Providing business analysis and execution
- Supporting senior management requests such as ad-hoc focus on data issues support and regulatory requests
- Building strong relationships across Finance, Change and Administration (FC&A), Finance and Chief Data Office teams
- Understanding and communicating new regulatory or information technology (IT) developments
- Preparing and distributing materials into internal FC&A reporting forums
Qualifications for reference data analyst
- Detailed Data analysis including SQL skills
- Project planning, resourcing, tracking and reporting
- Ad-hoc project works as directed
- Ability to read, understand & extract business logic from structured code (eg XML, PERL, VB, etc)
- Ability to work with & manipulate large data files (eg using EXCEL, ACCESS, etc)
- Practical background of stakeholder/user relationship management
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of reference data analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for reference data analyst
- Have the ability to manage stakeholders, create alignment and broker solutions
- Managing a complex mix of work within tight timescales
- Develop and utilise your existing network outside and/or within the organisation to share, learn, develop new and enhance existing capabilities – encourage your team to do the same
- Track problems from start to resolution
- Process complex information to determine solutions
- Communicate complex information to the client in user friendly language
- Research federal and state rules, laws and guidelines pertaining to healthcare rates
- Respond quickly in a complex organizational environment with daily customer interchange
- Assist in developing and documenting processes as appropriate for each specific deliverable
- May assist with tasks aligned to small projects with some occasional support from Team Lead
Qualifications for reference data analyst
- Act as first point of contact for business team in respect of daily valuation critical activities
- Review and sign-off of production
- Focus on intraday and close of business clients
- In depth understanding of procedure and operational background
- Participate in the various Process Improvement Initiatives driven by GPO
- Good understanding of other operation within the bank Fund administration, Custody, Shareholder service