Analytics Senior Analyst

• As Analytics Senior Analyst you will be a member of our Data Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE) for Group Audit.
• You will pioneer and support Group Audit in implementing innovative and effective analytics processes that are critical to the success of our audit function. Based in the Mumbai office, you will work embedded in audit teams around the world, applying the latest analytics technologies while connecting with the central team in Germany to leverage our core analytics solutions.
• You will be responsible for supporting all Group Audit functions with data analytics services and audit automation solutions.

Team / division overview

Analytics is responsible for performing general analytics and statistical modelling in a timely manner to address current and future business needs across various areas of the business.

Work includes:

• Defining data requirements, data collection, processing, cleaning, analysis, modelling, visualisation, development of analytical toolkit and research techniques
• Examining and identifying data patterns and trends to help answer business questions and improve decision making Identifying areas to increase efficiency and automation of data analysis processes
• Providing business functions with data insights to help them achieve their strategic goals.

Where the roles have a specific focus on Data Science, work will predominantly focus on:

• Creating data mining architectures/models/protocols, statistical reports, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends in large data sets
• Researching and applying knowledge of existing and emerging data science principles, theories, and techniques to inform business decisions
• Representing the bank as a data science practitioner in industry initiatives
• At higher career levels, they may conduct scientific research projects with the goal of breaking new ground in data analytics

What we'll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that youll enjoy

Your key responsibilities

• Evaluate and provide analytics solutions to auditors to identify potential risk, anomalies, detect outliers and identify weaknesses in control activities using analytical tools like SQL and Python.
• Develop and maintain interactive dashboards using Tableau that effectively convey meaningful insight and track key metrics.
• Communicate findings and insights to stakeholders including Senior Management that support informed decision-making process and effectively drive business strategy.
• Collaborate closely with auditors, data owner and subject matter experts to understand business requirement and translate them into analytical solution in an agile and iterative manner.
• Proactively identify automation opportunities and develop solutions that simplify audit processes and make Group Audit more efficient. Core area for automation will be the Key Control automated testing for Technology, Data and Innovation.
• Drive innovation across Group Audit, leveraging the experience gained and data collected from successful data analytics projects. Focus here will be especially for IT related audit data and testing.
• Promote the adoption and integration of data science into the Group Audit organization and inspire Group Audit colleagues by sharing background on successful adoption.
• Apply highest quality standards as your solutions will become an integral part of audit execution processes.
• Support upskilling of auditors to gain competencies in data analytics method to transform Group audit into data-driven function.

Your skills and experience

• Ideally first-hand experience in Audit function specifically in risk management and compliance focusing on data analytics and reporting.
• Masters or bachelors degree (or equivalent PhD appreciated) from an accredited college or university (or equivalent) in a quantitative field (Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, etc.) or equivalent work experience.
• Possess at least 8 years of relevant experience IT auditor experience highly appreciated.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data analysis.
• Proficiency in reporting and visualization using Tableau.
• Hands-on experience in ETL and data warehouse, Hadoop, Hive/Impala.
• Familiarity with GCP services and tools, OpenShift, CDSW.
• Familiarity with Sentiment Analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in clear and concise manner to Senior Management, Audit committees and other stakeholder.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skill to interpret complex data and derive actionable insights.
• A creative technologist passionate about data and information with an intrinsic motivation and curious to learn new technologies and frameworks to adopt data analytics for new ways of auditing.