Data Analyst (x2) at Investec, London, 6 Months, £Contract Rate

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Contract Data Analyst - Credit Risk Finance Transformation | 6-Month Contract | Inside IR35

Investec is looking for two experienced Data Analysts to join our Credit Risk Technology team and support a major Finance Transformation programme.

The programme will introduce a new Oracle finance system and deliver important changes to how finance and credit risk data is managed and used across the organisation. One role will focus primarily on assessing the impact of the new finance system on Investec's credit risk system. The second will concentrate on understanding how downstream teams consume Everest data and what they will need from the transformed finance environment.

You will work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Credit Risk, Technology, Data and Architecture, using your analytical expertise to identify dependencies, shape requirements and support the successful delivery of the transformation.

What will I be doing?

• Analyse, define and document requirements for the Credit Risk workstream of the Finance Transformation programme.
• Assess the impact of proposed technical changes across existing systems, data structures, processes and reporting capabilities.
• Perform hands-on SQL analysis to understand data flows, dependencies, interfaces and system impacts.
• Conduct data-lineage analysis across Credit Risk data and downstream consumers.
• Work with Finance, Credit Risk, Technology, Data and downstream system owners to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
• Support system integration testing, user acceptance testing, test-data analysis, defect resolution and acceptance decisions.
• Define and support data reconciliation activities, data-quality controls and acceptance criteria.
• Track requirements, decisions, risks, issues and delivery readiness, while providing clear progress updates and supporting knowledge transfer and handover.

What are we looking for?

Essential skills and experience

• Strong knowledge of credit risk and finance data.
• Proven business and data analysis experience across complex systems, processes and data environments.
• Strong hands-on SQL skills, including the ability to interrogate, analyse and reconcile data.
• Experience of requirements definition, impact analysis, gap analysis and delivery tracking.
• Experience assessing data lineage, system dependencies, interfaces and downstream impacts.
• Understanding of data reconciliation, data-quality controls and acceptance criteria.
• Strong stakeholder management skills across business, risk, finance, technology, data and system-owner communities.
• The ability to communicate findings, progress, risks and issues clearly through written updates and presentations.

Desirable skills and experience

• Knowledge of data modelling, data architecture and data governance.
• Familiarity with data warehousing, ETL and data integration.
• Experience using SSIS.
• Regulatory knowledge relevant to risk or finance data.
• Experience supporting system integration testing, user acceptance testing and delivery readiness.
• Experience working on a large-scale finance transformation initiative.
• Experience analysing the needs of downstream data consumers and reporting users.
• Understanding of Credit Risk platforms and their wider data ecosystems.

As part of our collaborative & agile culture, our working week is 4 days in the office and one day remote. We believe that being together enables us to live our values and support our clients and communities in an extraordinary way.

Investec offers a range of wellbeing benefits to make our people feel healthier, balanced and more fulfilled in their lives inside and outside of work. You can find a list of our benefits here

Embedded in our culture is a sense of belonging and inclusion. At Investec we want everyone to find it easy to be themselves, and to feel they belong. It's a responsibility we all share and is integral to our purpose and values as an organisation. We believe that innovation thrives when everyone feels respected, included, and empowered to contribute.

We actively seek out diverse talent and foster an inclusive environment, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Here, you'll find networks, benefits, and development opportunities designed to support your career journey, wherever it may lead.

If this role excites you but you don't meet every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we are looking for. Get in touch!

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