Data Quality Analyst

The Financial Management Group has a unique opportunity for a Data Analyst to help Macquarie make better data driven decisions and deliver a more informed, more agile Finance function. The Data Quality Analyst is responsible for the proactive and reactive identification, assessment and resolution of data quality issues.

**Key responsibilities**
- Conducting reconciliation of data across systems to resolve discrepancies
- Contribute to data governance by escalating data quality issues and inconsistencies for assessment and remediation.
- Governance of the internal control framework
- Develop an intimate understanding of the flow of data through the organisation
- Contribute to the design of the Macquarie data model and framework having regard for business and regulatory drivers
- Work with IT to on board and embed tools that enable an analytical approach to data
- Lead efforts to continually improve the quality of data across Finance platforms
- Interrogate and investigate the Data Warehouse to deliver an improved reporting & analysis toolkit, supporting strategic decision
- making across the broader organisation
- Participate in process improvement reviews by making suggestions and contributing ideas

**About you**

To be successful in this Data Analyst role, you will need:

- A degree in statistics, maths, data analytics, or similar, and at least 3 years of relevant work experience to be considered for this role
- Strong technical skills including strong familiarity with databases, data modelling, SQL, and analytics. Advanced Excel skills. Exposure to Alteryx is a bonus.
- The ability to concisely share your data insights in both the spoken and written form
- Proven ability to work across all levels of stakeholders and build relationships quickly
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Attention to detail and the ability to identify reoccurring issues
- Previous experience within Finance and/or product knowledge of financial instruments would be highly regarded, but is not mandatory.
- Some understanding of Enterprise Data Management and data quality concepts would be desirable

This is a great opportunity for a Data Analyst to join the team to deliver on a significant book of work that is crucial to the Group. In addition, the role will reward someone who can use their initiative to help drive maturity into the reporting functionality and deliver improvements within that space.

**About** the Financial Management Group**

In our Financial Management Group you will be part of a team that provides strategic analysis and advice on capital, funding, liquidity, tax and financial performance to support the growth of Macquarie's businesses around the world. You will join a team that ensures Macquarie continues to meet its financial, regulatory and tax reporting compliance obligations in the jurisdictions in which we operate, and a team that maintains significant relationships on behalf of the Group.

**Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion**

The diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths. An inclusive and equitable environment enables us to deliver innovative and sustainable outcomes for our people, clients, shareholders and communities. From day one, you'll be encouraged to be yourself and supported to perform at your best. If our purpose of ‘empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future’ is as inspiring to you as it is to us, please apply. With the right technology, support and resources, our people can work in a range of flexible ways.

**About Macquarie**:
A career at Macquarie means you’ll have the opportunity to develop and utilise new skills, explore interesting fields and do challenging work that will impact the lives of people around the world—whether it’s accelerating the green energy transition, helping sustain global food supplies, financing social housing projects or investing in essential infrastructure. At Macquarie, we’re empowering people to innovate and invest for a better future.

Our size and international presence means your work can take you anywhere—across business groups, disciplines, sectors and borders. With 18,000+ employees and offices in 33 markets around the world, we’re a truly global organisation.

You’ll be supported by a diverse team where the unique perspectives, ideas and experiences that all of our people bring are valued. You’ll be empowered to address unmet needs in our communities whilst advising and investing alongside our clients and partners. Working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference.

Macquarie is a global financial group providing clients with asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advisory, capital raising and principal investment.

**Job no**: FMG-967076
- **Work type**: Permanent - Full time
- **Location**: Sydney
- **Category**: Junior, Data & A