Business Data Analyst Contract: 6 Months Location: Sydney (Hybrid) Organisation · An established investment organisation is seeking a Business Analyst to support a key strategic initiative focused on data integrity and reporting assurance within Investment Operations. · This is a Sydney-based role requiring regular in-office collaboration, particularly during onboarding to ensure strong integration with the broader team. Role · The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring the accuracy, credibility, and usability of submitted manager data by leading validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance activities. · This role is heavily data-focused and requires strong analytical capability, structured documentation practices, and clear stakeholder communication. · Perform detailed data validation and quality assurance checks across financial and related datasets · Conduct reconciliations between submitted data and supporting documentation (e.g., financial statements, annual reports) · Maintain comprehensive documentation to support internal assurance processes · Develop and maintain an up-to-date issues and variance log · Provide concise progress updates and highlight blockers · Partner with internal stakeholders to investigate discrepancies and align data across multiple systems and sources Experience · Business Analyst with 5 years’ experience · A background in Investment Operations would be considered a distinct advantage · Strong Excel skills, including advanced formulas and building structured, repeatable validation checks · Ability to perform reconciliations with clear audit trails · Experience designing and executing data validation tests (completeness, consistency, materiality) · Comfortable identifying root causes of data variances and escalating appropriately · Confident learning and navigating new data platforms with training and guidance · Strong understanding of data controls and governance principles
