Business Data Analyst – Data Quality & Data Governance (Banking)

Business Data Analyst – Data Quality & Governance (Banking) Key Skills: Credit Risk, Treasury, CDE, Regulatory Reporting, SQL Data Governance Business Systems Analyst – Financial Data, Data Quality & SQL Location: Toronto – Hybrid 2 days a week in office Key Responsibilities • Support the implementation and execution of Data Governance frameworks for financial, risk, lending, and regulatory data. • Identify and document Critical Data Elements (CDEs), including definitions, ownership, stewardship, and data flows. • Develop and maintain end-to-end data lineage, metadata, and source-to-target mappings. • Define, monitor, and improve Data Quality controls and standards. • Perform data reconciliation, variance analysis, and investigate data quality issues. • Conduct root-cause analysis and coordinate remediation with business and technology teams. • Document business rules, transformation logic, data mappings, and system dependencies. • Facilitate stakeholder discussions to establish data ownership, resolve issues, and drive governance initiatives. • Track data quality issues, risks, remediation actions, and governance decisions. • Prepare governance reports, issue summaries, and audit/regulatory documentation. • Support compliance, risk, audit, and regulatory reporting requirements. • Promote consistent data governance, metadata, and data quality practices across the organization. Top 3 Required Skills 1. Financial Domain Knowledge • Knowledge of financial products, treasury, credit risk, exposures, and regulatory reporting. • Experience with financial/risk reporting and business rules. 2. Data Governance • Experience with data lineage, metadata, CDEs, and data ownership. • Strong understanding of Data Quality controls (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, etc.). 3. Stakeholder Management • Ability to work with Finance, Risk, Technology, Compliance, and Operations teams. • Strong communication, issue resolution, and governance reporting skills. Top 3 Preferred Skills 1. Data Analysis & SQL • Strong SQL, data reconciliation, variance analysis, and root-cause investigation skills. 2. Financial Systems & Reporting • Familiarity with lending, treasury, risk, data warehouse, and regulatory reporting systems (Loan IQ/APMS is a plus). 3. Documentation & Issue Management • Experience with issue tracking, remediation, data lineage, mappings, governance reporting, and business/technical documentation. Education & Certifications • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • Relevant certifications (CDMP, CBAP, CFA, FRM, CPA, etc.) preferred. • Equivalent education and professional experience will be considered.