Data Analyst

Job Description

Data Analyst– Belfast

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Location: Belfast

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Hybrid: 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home per week

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Contract: 12 months

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Rate: £260 per day via Umbrella

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✅ PAYE engagement is also available

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You must have your own laptop

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We’re recruiting a Data Analyst to join the risk function of a leading global financial services organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to support high-profile reporting delivered to senior management, regulators and auditors.

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The Role

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You’ll provide analytical and reporting support across a range of risk portfolios, helping ensure that regular and ad-hoc reports are accurate, timely and delivered in line with established controls and governance standards.

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Working with regional and global stakeholders, you’ll analyse data, investigate reporting issues and support regulatory reviews, audits, stress-testing activities and risk-related change initiatives.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Prepare, review and validate risk reports for senior management, regulators, auditors and other stakeholders.

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• Support reporting across credit, market, operational and other risk portfolios.

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• Analyse topics including limit monitoring, exceptions, stress-testing results, loss reserves and high-risk exposures.

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• Deliver regular and ad-hoc reporting within tight and often time-sensitive deadlines.

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• Provide supporting data, analysis and documentation for audits, regulatory reviews and risk queries.

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• Identify and investigate data-quality issues, reporting anomalies and limit breaches.

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• Escalate reporting concerns and support appropriate follow-up and resolution.

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• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for reporting and change initiatives.

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• Review requirements, validate data outputs, execute test scripts and document results.

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• Work closely with Risk Management, business teams and other control functions.

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• Ensure all work is delivered in accordance with established governance, compliance and control standards.

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What We’re Looking For

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• Approximately 2–5 years’ experience within risk management, regulatory reporting, financial control, audit, operations, change management or a related control environment.

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• Experience preparing, reviewing or analysing risk or management reports.

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• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.

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• Advanced or highly proficient Microsoft Excel skills.

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• A good understanding of data analysis and basic statistical concepts.

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• Experience identifying data-quality issues and reporting discrepancies.

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• Exposure to UAT, test execution or change initiatives would be advantageous.

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• Familiarity with VBA, Microsoft Access or other data-manipulation tools would be beneficial but is not essential.

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• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.

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• Confidence collaborating with geographically dispersed and cross-functional teams.

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• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

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If you have experience in risk reporting, controls and data analysis and are looking for a long-term contract opportunity in Belfast, please apply or get in touch to discuss the role.

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