Lead Data Analyst - Permanent - HSBC
- Recruiter
- Resource Solutions - HSBC
- Location
- Sheffield
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 19 May 2017
- Closes
- 25 May 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The function owns the optimisation of the Group's transaction monitoring platform in line with Group and regional business needs and in support of key regulatory drivers. Support Group-wide framework for providing consultancy and support to regions and customer groups to proactively identify/elicit/articulate/prioritise emerging business change requirements to maintain and improve the effectiveness of systems. The nature of the role requires good working relationships with peer and senior executives in the Risk Systems & Infrastructure in order to cross multiple functions and customer groups to provide full support to all business initiatives. Support of excellent relationships with the regulators, industry bodies, etc., in respect of management of AML Risk. Support of excellent relationships with internal customers/business areas in respect to their system and data needs for AML Risk Management. The role is UK based with direct line management responsibility for teams in UK and India. The nature of the role requires close working contact with the senior management team within the transaction monitoring function and wider GRA and FCC GRA function around the group. The jobholder is required to work with a reasonable amount of autonomy, dealing with issues for which there is no clear solution while still being able to provide judgment and clear direction.
Accountabilities
Proven ability to lead complex analytical projects for large customer base
Proven expertise in high impact projects in AML, analytics, system development or similar
Exhibit highest standards of ownership & accountability for all projects/initiatives from the site
Great interpersonal skills & be able to interact with senior stakeholders independently
Be able to quickly translate business problems to an analytical solution based framework
Be able to seamlessly shift between a long term strategic projects to more prescriptive adhoc requests
Responsibility in driving new analytical projects across all products and customer segments
Drive improvements to the system and data infrastructure supporting deployment of risk models
Maintaining models and methodologies for FCC risk measurement
Developing tools and dashboards to enable ongoing monitoring effectiveness
Define best practise for the effective use of tolls and technology
Education and Qualifications
Good understanding of the business activities for a large global banking group with diverse operations from retail banking, wealth management, commercial banking, global banking, investments, transaction services, asset management, private banking and insurance
Takes pride in working to a high standard, and thrives within a changing environment, showing initiative and drive
Experience in SAS. Experience in spotfire is also an advantage
Understanding business requirements and ability to convert these into positive systems changes
Experience of data analysis using Structured Query Language (SQL) and/or HQL to analyse large datasets in an action-oriented environment
Strong analytical skills and ability to make actionable recommendations from data.
Experience in working with large data sets and Big Data solutions such as Hadoop
Awareness of business lines and the services/products they offer
A working knowledge of Lotus Notes, Word, Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint
A flexible approach to working with the ability to travel to other entities within HSBC.
Ability to review processes and controls across the Business
Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and ability to convey information in a way that is clear, succinct, and easily understood by non-analysts
Good understanding of payment activities for a large global banking group with diverse operations specially relating to AML, Payments, and Compliance.
Excellent analytical skills with good eye for detail and ability to draw and support conclusions or anticipate outcomes from data trends or system documentation.
Be able to generate and maintain positive relationships within the team and across the business
Proven ability to develop and effectively communicate complex concepts and ideas in business terms to peers and management.
Knowledge of Transaction Monitoring systems
Understanding of data warehousing, ETL and visualization technology architectures and best practises