Data Analyst

Smartedge Client is looking for an individual to help with their Data Analyst @ Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid Working)

Job Description :

• We are looking for a Junior Data Analyst with approximately 5 years’ experience to support a large-scale banking transformation programme.
• The role will focus on data migration, data quality, testing, validation, and issue resolution, working with business and technical stakeholders to ensure data is accurate, complete and ready for migration.
• The successful candidate should be comfortable working hands-on with data, managing several tasks at the same time, and following issues through to resolution.
• This is not a data science or AI role; the focus is on practical data analysis and migration support.
• Experience in a Data Analyst, Junior Technical data Analyst, Data Migration, or similar role
• Strong SQL skills for data extraction, analysis, validation, and investigation
• Strong Excel skills: Power BI would be an advantage
• Experience with data cleansing, reconciliation, data quality checks, and validation
• Experience supporting testing/UAT, documenting results and tracking defects or issues
• Able to produce and maintain clear documentation, including data mappings, issue logs, test evidence, and audit trails
• Comfortable investigating data anomalies and working with others to identify root causes and resolve issues
• Strong organisation skills and able to manage multiple concurrent tasks/workstreams
• Good communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to ask questions and follow up on outstanding actions
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Previous experience in banking, financial services, credit, regulatory or data migration programmes would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Essential Skills data-spread Strong Excel and Power Query comfortable with mid-complexity formulas such as XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, IF/IFS, INDEX/MATCH and SUMPRODUCT, and able to use Power Query for data preparation and review.
• Data validation and problem-solving experience reviewing, reconciling, and investigating data, identifying anomalies/data-quality issues, and following them through to resolution.
• Proactive and organised able to work independently, take ownership, manage multiple activities, and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Stakeholder communication confident engaging directly with SMEs/business users to clarify and resolve issues.
• Additional technical skills basic Power BI and/or data migration experience would be useful. SQL remains part of the original client requirement, although the immediate day-to-day work is particularly Excel-focused.

If this sounds like a role you would be interested in or if you know someone in this field.

Connect with me or email me at vineetha.s@smartedgesolutions.co.uk

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