

data & analytics specialist
Location: New York & Amsterdam
About the Role:
The Data & Analytics Team is responsible for: understanding of data requirements and data flows underpinning regulatory reporting, working with clients on automation of their dataflows, providing managed services to clients. Additionally, Data & Analytics team is involved in financial data and operational aspect of Best Practices stemming from their interaction with clients.
In the role as Data & Analytics Specialist you will work on managed services engagements and implementations of regulatory reporting software at our hedge fund and fund administrator clients; working closely with clients on analyzing their requirements, and translating these requirements into specifications, defining dataflows and organizing the work; work on onboarding of new regulatory forms onto existing reporting platforms.
Additionally, you may serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in business domain for internal groups helping develop the products and rapidly expand the portfolio of regulatory reports.
Responsibilities:
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Delivery of timely, precise and focused regulatory reporting to managed services clients
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Implementation of Advise software automation at clients
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Gathering of requirements and producing data specifications for calculations based on the preliminary work produced by regulatory attorneys and core business analysts for new forms
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Analyzing internal processes, streamlining and optimizing in order to support growth of the company
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Interacting with the QA department, facilitating the development of test plans for new features
Tasks:
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Gain superb understanding of clients’ needs and requirement and provide data-related services on the ongoing basis as a part of managed services engagements
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Develop, document, optimize and test data flows surrounding Advise applications
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Discern opportunities for optimization and automation of dataflows and help build internal tools facilitating faster and more efficient processing of data
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In cooperation with the Implementation Manager, produce data status reporting as a part of project reporting
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Serve as point of contact for client’s data-related questions
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Provide filing support as it pertains to data automation and calculations
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Provide feedback to development team on usability of software
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Assist clients during filing season with their filings as required, collect concerns and feedback
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Create test data along with test cases and reconciliation files for internal UAT
Skills and qualifications (the ideal candidate will have):
Education level
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Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics, or Information Technology
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4+ years in fund accounting, reporting, data, business analysis, or compliance role in financial services industry
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Knowledge of financial products
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Basic SQL knowledge
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Strong Excel skills
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
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Familiarity with financial services and organizations, particularly with private and mutual funds industry
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Familiarity with regulatory reporting (Form PF, CPO-PQR, AIFMD, MiFID II, N-PORT, 13F, TIC, Solvency II, Open Protocol, PRIIPs, etc.) is a plus
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Project Management education or experience is a plus
Competencies
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Extremely detail-oriented
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Critical thinker
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Self-starter with high degree of initiative
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Project Management exposure/experience
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Ability to bridge technical and non-technical areas in company
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Well-spoken with good client-facing skills
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Strong understanding of technology
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Additional technical skills are a plus
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Knowledge of regulations affecting asset managers is a plus
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Knowledge and experience with financial data providers is a plus