Data Analyst

Data Analyst– Belfast

Location: Belfast

Hybrid: 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home per week

Contract: 12 months

Rate: £260 per day via Umbrella

✅ PAYE engagement is also available

You must have your own laptop

We’re recruiting a Data Analyst to join the risk function of a leading global financial services organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to support high-profile reporting delivered to senior management, regulators and auditors.

The Role

You’ll provide analytical and reporting support across a range of risk portfolios, helping ensure that regular and ad-hoc reports are accurate, timely and delivered in line with established controls and governance standards.

Working with regional and global stakeholders, you’ll analyse data, investigate reporting issues and support regulatory reviews, audits, stress-testing activities and risk-related change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and validate risk reports for senior management, regulators, auditors and other stakeholders.
• Support reporting across credit, market, operational and other risk portfolios.
• Analyse topics including limit monitoring, exceptions, stress-testing results, loss reserves and high-risk exposures.
• Deliver regular and ad-hoc reporting within tight and often time-sensitive deadlines.
• Provide supporting data, analysis and documentation for audits, regulatory reviews and risk queries.
• Identify and investigate data-quality issues, reporting anomalies and limit breaches.
• Escalate reporting concerns and support appropriate follow-up and resolution.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for reporting and change initiatives.
• Review requirements, validate data outputs, execute test scripts and document results.
• Work closely with Risk Management, business teams and other control functions.
• Ensure all work is delivered in accordance with established governance, compliance and control standards.

What We’re Looking For

• Approximately 2–5 years’ experience within risk management, regulatory reporting, financial control, audit, operations, change management or a related control environment.
• Experience preparing, reviewing or analysing risk or management reports.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced or highly proficient Microsoft Excel skills.
• A good understanding of data analysis and basic statistical concepts.
• Experience identifying data-quality issues and reporting discrepancies.
• Exposure to UAT , test execution or change initiatives would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with VBA, Microsoft Access or other data-manipulation tools would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Confidence collaborating with geographically dispersed and cross-functional teams.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

If you have experience in risk reporting, controls and data analysis and are looking for a long-term contract opportunity in Belfast, please apply or get in touch to discuss the role.

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