Senior Business Data Analyst (Asset Management)
Looking for a role where your expertise can make a real impact? Our client in the insurance sector is offering an opportunity to contribute to high-profile initiatives within a dynamic team environment that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
What is in it for you:
- Salaried: $75-85 per hour.
- Incorporated Business Rate: $85-95 per hour.
- 12-month contract with the potential for permanent employment.
- Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
- Weekday schedule from 9 am to 5 pm.
- Hybrid: 3 days per week in the Toronto office.
Responsibilities:
• Business analysis: Partner with investment managers and front‑office teams to understand business needs, data requirements, and system workflows.
• Data analysis: Run SQL queries, perform data validation, reconcile data between systems, and produce actionable insights.
• Front‑office data support: Analyze data from Aladdin, Bloomberg, and other trading/accounting platforms to support investment operations.
• Cross‑system investigations: Use SQL/Python to compare datasets across platforms, identify discrepancies, and interpret meaning from a trading or portfolio‑management perspective.
• Stakeholder communication: Translate technical findings into clear business language for investment managers and senior stakeholders.
• Project & Initiative support: Contribute to ongoing data initiatives within the Investments Data Team, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with front‑office needs.
What you will need to succeed:
Required qualifications
- 6-10+ years of experience in data analysis, business analysis, or investment data roles.
- Strong understanding of investment management, including trading workflows, portfolio data, and front-office concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Aladdin or Bloomberg from a data perspective.
- Ability to write and run SQL queries and perform data investigations.
- Experience with Python for scripting or data comparison tasks.
- Background in asset management, pension funds, or similar financial institutions.
- Ability to understand and communicate using investment management terminology.
Preferred qualifications
- CFA Level I, II, III, or an equivalent investment-domain credential.
- Experience working directly in a competitor organization within the investment-management ecosystem.
- Exposure to Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms.
Key competencies
- Ability to translate technical findings into clear business language.
- Ability to understand business needs, data requirements, and system workflows.
- Ability to interpret data meaningfully from a trading, front-office, or portfolio-management perspective.
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