Data Business Analyst (Prescient Fund Services) at Prescient Holdings (Pty) Ltd

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working with applications, product owners, vendors, users, and other stakeholders to gather and analyse the data requirements of Prescient Fund Services
• Design and implement data models to meet these data requirements across the various systems at Prescient Fund Services
• Provide business support for data and data use
• Implement and support data integration solutions for financial instruments and market data

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE 

• 6-8 years investment or financial services industry experience in a technical role, working with or analysing financial, market, instrument, and corporate actions data
• Experience in designing and or working with data integration solutions
• Experience in working with database management systems
• Experience in requirements elicitation, stakeholder engagement and ownership of data solutions

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

• A tertiary qualification in a technical discipline (e.g., Information Systems/Technology, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering etc).

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Have a good understanding of financial instruments, their models and financial market data
• Be proficient at working with large amounts of data
• Have an understanding and be familiar with implementations of relational databases and data flow systems and processes
• Strong technical ability in working with a variety of technologies
• Analytical thinker with complex problem-solving skills
• Must have a structured work style and attention to detail
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced environment with rapidly changing business requirements
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations and maintain high standards for data and data use