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Financial Systems Analyst

Financial Systems Analyst

locationPhoenix, AZ, USA
PublishedPublished: 11/28/2024
Full Time

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The Financial Data Sourcing Analyst is a critical role in Financial Reporting Quality Assurance Organization (FRQA) within Corporate Controllership, in support of the Regulatory Reporting Automation program. This role is responsible for driving the definition, gathering, exploration, and analysis of finance data and its data sources to deliver the end-to-end automation for our regulatory reporting platforms.  
The Data Sourcing Architect team oversees the data mapping, profiling and source to target (S2T) analysis mapping for new data requirements of our regulatory reporting automation and systems, as well as leading the coordination / orchestration of the close partnership between Product Owners, Report / Business Owners, Technology and Data Testing teams to determine data / product features of the data solution are put into production with the highest degree of confidence of the data flow and data system requirements or the deactivation / decommission of data sets of financial data systems.
The Data Sourcing Analyst must be a highly analytical, well-organized, data-driven individual wit time management and a high degree of technical skills confident in presenting, highly complex data concepts and technicalities in simple terms and pragmatically to the team and associated stakeholders.

How will you make an impact in this role?

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand the data needs for regulatory reporting, Translate the business requirements into technical specifications for data solutions
  • Support Development and implementation of data management strategies for Regulatory Reporting Data Domain(RRDD), Design and maintain RRDD data models to support regulatory reporting and ensure its scalable and flexible.
  • Partner with business, upstream and Technology teams to implement data solutions for regulatory reporting, Monitor and optimize data systems for performance and efficiency
  • Exposure to both Basel Standardized and Advanced approaches is required including knowledge to subject areas of Market Risk, CVA Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk in additional to Credit Risk.
  • Knowledge of US Regulatory Reports (Y9C, Y14, Y15, 2052a, amongst others), and general understanding of the banking products.
  • Collaborate with data governance team to define standards and ensure data quality and consistency in RRDD
  • Data sourcing gap analysis and profiling of attributes for Fast Forward and regulatory reports automation
  • Conduct data analysis on existing processes and datasets to understand and support Point of Arrival (POA) process designs including migration of RRDD tables from On Prem to BigQuery.
  • Experience to determine portfolios, data elements and grain of data required for designing processes to review data scenarios, providing clarification on how to report on these scenarios in alignment with regulatory guidance.
  • Development of executable data querying algorithms using tools such as SQL, that enable validation data conformity and expected data system functionality, including replication of deterministic logic and filtering criteria for master and reference data to be used across operational and regulatory reporting processes.
  • Identification of business requirements and development of functional requirement documentation for new data sources and attributes, including design, prototyping, testing, and implementation of report owner and regulatory requirements.
  • Document and understand core components of solution architecture including data patterns, data-related capabilities, and standardization and conformance of disparate datasets.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years of work experience in Data Sourcing and Analytics.
  • 3+ years of work experience in Banking / Regulatory / Financial / Technology Services.
  • Strong knowledge and working experience in Basel Capital Adequacy regulations is required.
  • Experience with Python is required.
  • Experienced in Agile delivery concepts or other project management methodologies.
  • Experience in data analytics, data profiling, Source to Target (S2T) data mapping, analyzing the System of Record (SOR) data and its Data Quality (DQ) rules to identify data issues in SORs.
  • Strong SQL / NoSQL and data analysis experience, able to write / understand complex SQL, HiveQL, with hands-on Oracle SQL, DBeaver and Hive experience.
  • Experience with Big Data frameworks;  Spark, Hive, Hadoop, Flink, Operational Data Stores (ODS), amongst other foundational data warehousing and modeling principles.
  • Experience with of MS Excel, Power Query, and other analytical tools, e.g., Tableau.
  • Critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills (data application).
  • Excellent written and verbal communications with ability to communicate highly complex concepts and processes in simple terms and pragmatically.
  • A self-starter, proactive team player with excellent relationship building and collaboration skills, facilitating a network of strong relationships across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Any exposure to US NPR regulations is preferred.
  • Product Management, data migration, data analytics working experience is a plus.
  • Experience with Google Cloud, Big Query, Machine Learning and Data Automation / Visualization techniques is a plus.

Considerations for sponsorship:

Depending on factors such as business unit requirements, the nature of the position, cost and applicable laws,

American Express may provide visa sponsorship for certain positions

Salary Range: $55,000.00 to $105,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

  • Competitive base salaries 
  • Bonus incentives 
  • 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
  • Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
  • Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
  • 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
  • Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
  • Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
  • Career development and training opportunities

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