Data Analyst

Data Analyst – Permanent

Location: Dublin (Hybrid)

Type: Full-time | Permanent

Salary: €70,000–€75,000 + Bonus & Benefits

Abrivia Recruitment is partnering with an established organisation in the life insurance and investment sector to recruit a Data Analyst. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytical and detail-oriented professional to join a specialist team, working with investment, insurance and financial data in a highly regulated environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining data accuracy, performing reconciliations, investigating exceptions and supporting operational and regulatory reporting. The position offers exposure to investment operations, data management, process improvement and cross-functional projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, reconcile and maintain investment, insurance, policyholder and reference data across internal systems.
• Perform daily and periodic reconciliations of investment positions, transactions, cash balances, pricing and other financial data.
• Monitor data feeds, identify discrepancies and investigate reconciliation exceptions, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Maintain and improve data-quality controls to ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency.
• Support cash and transaction mapping processes, including the investigation and resolution of mapping exceptions.
• Assist with onboarding new custodian bank and third-party provider data feeds, including testing, validation and mapping.
• Collaborate with Finance, Investment Oversight, Compliance, IT, external vendors and custodian banks to resolve data issues.
• Support monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements, including regulatory reporting and audit requests.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation, reconciliation records, issue logs and data control procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve data processes, reduce manual intervention and introduce automation.

Requirements

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business, Information Systems or a related discipline.
• A minimum of two years' relevant experience in data analysis, financial operations, investment administration, reporting or a similar analytical position.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, data validation and reconciliation techniques.
• Experience working with complex datasets, identifying discrepancies and investigating exceptions.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical problem-solving skills and a methodical approach to data management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and meet reporting deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience working with investment, insurance, banking, custodian or policyholder data.
• Knowledge of financial services operations and regulatory reporting frameworks, including Solvency II, MiFID, CRS/FATCA or AVS.
• Experience with Business Intelligence or data visualisation tools.
• Exposure to Power BI, Power Query, SQL, Python, VBA, Microsoft Fabric, XML or SWIFT.
• Experience supporting data-feed onboarding, system enhancements, process improvement or automation initiatives.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Employer pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• Dental cover
• 25 days' annual leave, increasing to 27 days after two years
• Hybrid working following an initial three-month induction period
• Exposure to investment operations, regulatory reporting and data transformation initiatives

To Apply

If you are an experienced Data Analyst or financial operations professional looking to develop your career within the investment and insurance sector, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Mark Donnelly at mark.donnelly@abrivia.ie, or click Apply to submit your CV.