Reference Data Analyst, Associate

Overview

• The Reference Data Analyst supports regulatory reporting by performing daily data aggregation for 'party' records.
• This role executes established data quality controls and maintains meticulous process documentation, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
• They assist the regulatory reporting team, help resolve issues by collaborating with stakeholders and contribute to process improvements for data accuracy and efficiency.
• These services are crucial for supporting the organization's data outputs and operational integrity.
  
  
  

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above
  
  
  

• Execute daily data aggregation tasks for diverse 'party' data, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of datasets to reporting teams, following defined SLAs.
• Perform comprehensive data quality checks, validation rules, and control procedures on incoming and aggregated party data to identify and log errors.
• Assist in maintaining control reports and dashboards to monitor data quality metrics and pipeline health, supporting continuous oversight of data integrity.
• Investigate and document identified data discrepancies, quality issues, or aggregation failures within party records, tracking their impact diligently.
• Support collaboration with source system owners and IT to facilitate resolution of identified data defects at their origin, ensuring corrective actions.
• Maintain and update operational runbooks, process documentation, and data lineage, ensuring compliance with banking policies and regulatory standards.
• Provide support as a point of contact for reporting teams, offering clarification, issue updates, and assisting with data quality status communication.
• Assist in identifying and documenting improvements to existing data aggregation processes, tools, and controls to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
  
  
  

• Over 5 years of experience in the Financial Services Industry, with 3+ year focused on data management or reference data.
• Basic understanding of diverse banking product data (deposits, loans, cards) and their relationships with customer and account party records.
• Familiarity with critical banking reference data including currency codes, LEIs, and branch codes, supporting accurate record aggregation.
• Awareness of financial services data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and their implications for sensitive party data handling.
• Foundational understanding of key financial reporting requirements (Basel III, IFRS, CCAR) and how aggregated data contributes.
• Ability to assist in identifying data-related risks (quality, security, non-compliance) impacting financial reporting and critical submissions.
• Familiarity with internal audit requirements, data governance frameworks, and basic operational risk controls within banking.
• Proficiency in creating MI Reporting using advanced Excel functions and assisting with data visualizations in tools like Tableau.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of understanding and contributing to breaking down complex data situations.
• Ability to foster trust and collaborate effectively within a team, demonstrating good communication skills with various stakeholders.
  
  
  

• Strong stakeholder management skills across various seniority levels
• Good verbal and written communication skills at all levels - onshore & remote
• Ability to visualise complex topics to converse with stakeholders.
  
  
  

• Expert at data identification, validation, correction and reconciliation.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and MS PowerPoint is a must
  
  
  

• Ability to work independently and take ownership
• Flexibility to handle multiple parallel projects / engagements
• Ability and interest to adopt to new requirements and new data domains (e.g. switching from a Party reference to a Credit Risk requirement)
  
  
  

• Degree in any subject or business management
  
  
  

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
  
  
  

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.