Business Analysis Reference Data (NCS/Job/ 1612)

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with business users and technology teams to gather, analyze, and document reference data requirements.

• Manage and maintain accurate and consistent product, client, pricing, and counterparty data across internal systems.

• Collaborate with operations, risk, compliance, and front-office teams to identify and resolve data quality issues.

• Perform gap analysis, data lineage, and data mapping across source and target systems.

• Support implementation of data governance frameworks, standards, and controls.

• Liaise with data vendors (e.g., Bloomberg, Reuters) for instrument setup and validation.

• Support regulatory projects such as MIFID II, BCBS 239, or EMIR where reference data is a key dependency.

• Contribute to testing, UAT, and deployment of reference data enhancements or platforms.

• Ensure timely onboarding of new instruments, entities, or clients within agreed SLAs.

• Prepare MI reports and dashboards to track reference data KPIs and data quality metrics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field.

• 3–7 years of experience as a Business Analyst in a Reference Data, Market Data, or Master Data domain within capital markets or banking.

• Strong understanding of financial instruments (equities, fixed income, derivatives, etc.) and entity hierarchies.

• Experience with reference data tools/platforms (e.g., GoldenSource, Eagle, Markit EDM, Alteryx) is a plus.

• Familiarity with data vendors such as Bloomberg, Refinitiv, S&P, etc.

• Strong skills in SQL, Excel, and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).

• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management abilities