Senior Data Analyst - Investment Data Management

Be inspired everyday – let your work make a difference 

At HESTA we’re a leading national superannuation fund dedicated to people working in health and community services – a growing sector of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, day in day out, right across Australia.

More than one million Australians trust HESTA with their money. So together, we invest billions of their savings globally, striving to generate strong investment returns and make a real difference to their financial futures. Our focus is on helping our members enjoy the retirement they’ve worked hard for.  

The opportunity – ‘Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life’ #careerswithimpact 

Bring your authentic, passionate, witty self to this exceptional role. 

As a Senior Data Analyst, you will be responsible for ensuring that accurate investment data is flowing into the various systems that our team use to manage investments in a variety of different asset classes. 

In this role you will source and manage data feeds from the custodian and market data vendors and take appropriate action to analyse and research investment data then reconcile various data sources and systems. You will develop insights and recommendations by undertaking data sourcing, data preparation, analysis design and visualization to support product development, go-to-market plan and customer experience strategies.

By providing insight into report creation and uplift you will proactively identify and engage with the investment operations, risk and investment management user groups to support a wide range of queries and reporting requests. You will also work with compliance and risk teams to meet data requirements for regulatory reporting. More broadly, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in project work and collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to deliver support to the business and meet reporting requests.

About you

You’ll have a keen interest in data analysis and experience in a similar role within funds management such as investment data management or investment reporting, have a strong knowledge of data quality initiatives and various investment instruments, asset classes and platforms. 

You will have knowledge of investment instruments and understand the flow of investment data from a data warehouse into portfolio management systems. Highly desirable knowledge includes investment data management platforms such as Simcorp Dimension, Eagle, Markit, Bloomberg, GoldenSource.  Essential technical skills include Microsoft excel (VLookup, Pivot Tables) and SQL. Knowledge of R, Python, PowerBI, Tableau, Data Bricks and Azure will be highly regarded.

Most importantly, you’ll be eager to use your expertise to help make a positive difference to every HESTA member’s financial future.

 
As a HESTA employee, here are a few things you’ll get to enjoy:

o    Your leave and time off matters, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, additional 5 days of leave at the end of the year, access your LSL after 3 years!  Take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave 
o    Your professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools
o    Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7

HESTA is a great place to work but don't take our word for it, we were named (again!) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2023.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team careers@hesta.com.au and we'll call you to discuss.

We'll close this position when we find the right candidate, so lets start the conversation. Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position