Data Analyst - Bristol or Solihull

Looking to advance your career in technology? Want to apply your knowledge at a leading UK Fintech working with the latest technologies? As a Data Analyst, you will play a vital role in supporting our client base with improving their investment operations processes, specifically related to reconciliation and data normalization. This role will be based out of our offices in Bristol or Solihull.

About Us:

A career at Gresham provides a unique blend of agility, innovation, empowerment, and warmth. We’re well established with global clients and an admired product meaning you can feel secure and confident about your future. But we still retain the agility and intimacy of a small business meaning you can influence change and see the impact of your ideas. We limit hierarchy and are big on collaboration, so you’ll be challenging and stretching yourself every day, working with leading edge technologies that help improve integrity and accuracy in the Financial Services sector. You’ll feel at home in our friendly, supportive, people-centric culture where we work towards common goals, not individual interests.

Gresham helps global businesses connect, reconcile, and control their data, systems and processes. And in doing so, we deliver something that is vital to modern business. Data confidence. Our teams are responsible for building and delivering leading edge solutions, to our customers, the world’s top financial institutions.

Our People Benefit From:

• Work/Life Balance and Flexible working practices/accommodations
• Diverse and Inclusive work environments and team interactions
• Positive and regular communications within all levels of the company

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Business Analysis: Understand and document client business requirements and data specifications.
• Project Implementation: Manage and/or assist the project manager with implementation and management of the project plan.

• Research and resolve data integrity issues while performing the reconciliation and/or data normalization by communicating with the client and the data provider
• Research and resolve client’s data related inquiries in a timely manner and document issues and resolution
• Communicate delays and/or issues both internally and to the client
• Participate in projects to improve processes and enhance the client experience
• Understand and adhere to clients’ service level agreements (SLAs)
• Propose solutions to problems and considers timeliness, effectiveness, and practicality in addressing client needs.
• Set up mappings for new account data and work with Consultants/Clients to ensure new mapping is in place and working as expected in their UAT/Prod environments.
• Analyze financial data feeds from a wide variety of data sources.
• Maintain internal systems responsible for data source profile and inventory. Create and set up new data sources and file requirements as needed.

An understanding of Financial Services is vital along with:

• An understanding and familiarity of Middle and Back-office processing, specifically Reconciliation, Trade Settlement, Accounts Receivables and Treasury Cash Management within the Financial Services Industry
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Finance or Accounting
• An understanding of various financial instruments including equities, FX, derivatives, futures and options, etc. – the more diverse your knowledge, the better!

This is not a technical role. Along with an ability to process large amounts of information rapidly, you have excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills. You also have working knowledge of SQL and Microsoft Office applications, effective project management skills and the ability to provide exceptional customer service.

Values:

Our culture and everything we do is underpinned by our values; We Embrace Difference, We Create Together and We Champion Success. We value different backgrounds, experience, expertise and ways of thinking. We encourage curiosity, and respect every individual, recognising that everyone has the potential to bring something extraordinary to Gresham to make it a great place to work. And as you’d expect we offer benefits typically associated with a Fintech. We are a global organization with a flexible approach to working whether that’s where you’re based or how you work.

Our Benefits:

Hybrid working: core working hours with flexible start and finish time in line with team, with opportunity to work from our fantastic offices and from home

25 days Annual Leave + 8 Public Holidays + your birthday off

Ability to buy/sell/carry over up to 5 days annual leave

Learning platform: free Udemy access with over 14,000 courses to choose from

Pension: up to 5% employer matching

Life Assurance: 4 x annual salary with option to flex up to 10 x base salary

Vitality: Individual Private Medical Healthcare Plan, cover can be extended

Discretionary Company Bonus: based on individual and group performance

Flex Benefits: Gresham offers an £250 annual allowance towards a range of additional benefit including Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan, Critical Illness, Cycle to Work,

Charity Giving, Season Ticket Loan.

Perks Platform: offering discounts on a range of products

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual equipment allowance to support working from home

As an equal opportunities employer, Gresham Technologies is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

We are unable to provide employment sponsorship for any associated immigration visa application. All successful candidates will be required to provide evidence of a right to work before they commence employment with us.

NOTE to Agencies: We work with selected recruitment agencies only. We do not accept speculative CVs.