Location:  Dublin 2

Other locations:  Primary Location Only

Salary: Competitive

Requisition ID:  1726157

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. 

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. 

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with IT and business teams to understand business and technical requirements in order to identify, prioritise and document data management requirements for risk, finance or/ and regulatory change.
  • Conduct thorough analysis of existing data management processes and systems, identifying areas for improvement and integration with new or improved risk, finance, or regulatory solutions.
  • Analyse and conduct gap analysis in existing data management processes and lifecycle to identify impact areas and design solution options.
  • Develop and implement data management solutions to support the implementation of risk, finance or / and regulatory technology and reporting changes, while ensuring internal and external data compliance. Understand impact of regulatory requirements on data solutions, such as BCBS239 principles.
  • Monitor data quality and integrity throughout the transformation process, implementing controls and fixes as needed and maintaining compliance with the organisation’s Data Governance and Data Management policies and procedures.
  • Implement Data Lineage process improvements and maintain documentation to trace data from source to report. Conduct data lineage gap analysis and provide insights on existing systems, technology, and recommended improvements.
  • Provide technical expertise and support for data-related issues, including troubleshooting and resolving data integrity problems.
  • Serve as a liaison between business stakeholders, technical and data teams, ensuring clear communication and understanding of data lifecycle requirements, challenges, and objectives.
  • Support the design and implementation of risk, finance and/ or regulatory solutions with data lifecycle expertise, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance with internal and external policies, procedures, and regulations.
  • Conduct research and coordinate insights sessions in the selection and implementation of new data technologies, tools and systems for Finance and Risk Domains.
  • Provide training and documentation to end-users to ensure successful use and adoption of available data management assets.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics/ Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or equivalent professional education.
  • Relevant work experience in client-facing data governance, data management, data engineering or data change delivery roles.
  • Knowledge of data management frameworks, processes, compliance requirements, and impact of relevant regulations on data lifecycle (e.g. BCBS239 in banking).
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience with a blue-chip consulting firm as a Data Consultant with a focus on finance, risk, and regulatory projects.
  • Experience working with Financial Services clients (Banking, Insurance or Wealth and Asset Management).
  • Familiarity with Finance, Risk or/ and Regulatory Reporting domains in Financial Services industry.
  • Experience working with a selection of data tools and languages relevant to your specialism, e.g.  Database Management Systems (DBMS) such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL; Data governance and metadata management tools like Collibra, Alation, and Informatica Axon; ETL tools like Informatica or Talend, Teradata, Oracle, IBM Bd2 etc, Collibra, Alteryx; AWS, Azure, Python, R. Advanced Excel, and SQL expertise are a must. 
  • Knowledge of data quality tools to assess, improve, and monitor the quality of data.
  • Knowledge of version control systems such as Git for managing changes to code and data models.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Ability to craft clear and professional PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate complex data and insights.
  • Team centric mindset, always ready support their colleagues and not afraid to ask for help when needed.
  • Understanding and respect for client and team deadlines, great organisation skills and ability to organise and prioritise own work to achieve the delivery objectives.