Finance Data Analyst

Job Description:

Job Title: Finance Data Analyst  

Corporate Title: Up to Assistant Vice President

Location: Chester

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Find us in the city of Chester, a destination renowned for its culture, history, and beauty. Working at Bank of America Chester offers a far-reaching global career for a world-renowned organisation, whilst being ideally situated against the backdrop of the rolling North Wales hills and the banks of the serene River Dee.

The Role:

• Change Management – Validates data and signs off on reports within test environments to confirm application accuracy, functionality and EDM Standards are met

• Collaborate with PMO Leads to and provide updates on project timelines, deliverables and obstacles / challenging

• Work primarily on the Corporate Investments Data Warehouse (CIDW). CIDW encompasses a vast number of treasury products including derivatives, debt, cash, loans, etc.

• Develops and executes on Enterprise Data Management policies and standards, works across teams to ensure adherence, serves as a key point of contact for all topics related to data compliance, and manages operational elements of the (Enterprise Data Strategy Governance and Operations (EDSGO) relationship

• Manages data related incidents and identifies, communicates, and resolves or escalates issues as needed. Data inquiries include questions related to data issues, availability of data, and potential sourcing alternatives to inform

• Develops, manages, and executes on controls, ensuring tracking, monitoring, and resolution of any control breaches with data platform

• Partners with Business and Technology functions to drive the development of business and functional requirements documents and ensures strategic upstream resolution for data related incidents

• Assume ownership of current CFO Data Management controls across multiple Treasury products. Ownership will include building, delivering and monitoring daily data controls essential for Liquidity / Regulatory Reporting.

• Unwind SQL and ETL layers in Oracle database to identify issues/root cause analysis, understand logic/derivations and work with internal and upstream tech partners to resolve issues in a timely fashion

• Drives and participates in design, development and implementation of future Treasury data controls

• Liaise between Treasury lines of business and Technology team and other Data Management analysts to communicate control status and escalate issues according to defined process

• Data Control Governance - ensuring process controls, data validation activities, and measurement processes remain timely and relevant

• Create and maintain required documentation and evidence to ensure adherence to EDM Standards and RDA requirements

What we look for?

Essential

• Bachelor's degree and/or relevant experience within a data management role

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft software (Excel, Word, Power Point) including advanced excel functions such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP to supplement SQL skills in data analysis exercises

• Hands-on experience querying and analyzing large sets of data using SQL (data warehouse is Oracle)

• Proven analytical and problem-solving capabilities skills needed to perform complex data analysis

• Professional communication skills with teammates and leadership within CFO Data Management

• Familiarity with ETL tools (Informatica)

Desired Skills:

• Solution Design

• Production Support

• Issue Management

• Data governance, data quality management and data and trend analysis

• Controls Management

• Knowledge and prior experience with Liquidity / Regulatory Reporting

• Basic working knowledge of Tableau

• BI Tools (PowerPivot, Tableau)

• Data Warehouse experience

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner

• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons

• 20 days of back-up childcare including access to school holiday clubs and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum 

• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.

• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services.

• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters

• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution

• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of the UK’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.

• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.