Business Data Analyst - Banking
Syscort TechnologiesJob Description
About SYSCORT Syscort is a global consulting and technology services firm based in the UAE, delivering business transformation solutions across MENA, APAC, UK, US, and Europe. We specialize in Treasury & Risk Consulting, Financial Transformation, Data & Analytics, AI & Automation, and Technology Consulting, helping organizations optimize operations, unlock insights, and build future-ready enterprises. Role Summary We are looking for a Business Data Analyst with banking or financial-services experience to support data-driven transformation, reporting, analytics and process improvement initiatives. The role will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology/data teams, translating business requirements into data requirements, analysing data across multiple banking systems, identifying data-quality issues and supporting reporting, reconciliation and automation initiatives. Key Responsibilities - Gather, analyse and document business and data requirements from Banking, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Operations and other business teams. - Understand banking processes, products, systems and associated data flows. - Identify relevant data sources across core banking, digital channels, CRM, risk, finance and other enterprise systems. - Perform data discovery, profiling, cleansing and validation to identify gaps, anomalies and inconsistencies. - Develop source-to-target mappings, data dictionaries, business rules and data lineage documentation. - Write and execute SQL queries for data extraction, analysis, validation and reconciliation. - Analyse large datasets to identify trends, exceptions, data-quality issues and business insights. - Develop and maintain MIS, dashboards and management reports using Power BI / Excel or similar BI tools. - Support automation of manual reporting and data-analysis processes. - Perform data reconciliation between source systems, data warehouses and reporting outputs. - Work with technology teams, data engineers and vendors to resolve data issues and clarify business rules. - Support SIT/UAT, including preparation of test scenarios, validation of data, reports and business rules. - Investigate production data issues and support root-cause analysis and resolution. - Support regulatory, audit, risk and compliance-related data requirements where applicable. - Prepare clear documentation, analytical findings and presentations for business and senior stakeholders. - Participate in data migration, integration and digital-transformation projects. Required Skills & Experience - 3–6 years of experience as a Business Data Analyst, Data Analyst, BI Analyst or Technical Business Analyst. - Prior experience in banking, financial services or fintech is strongly preferred. - Strong SQL skills, including joins, aggregations, subqueries and data validation. - Strong understanding of data analysis, data structures, databases and data quality. - Experience with Power BI, Tableau or similar BI/reporting tools. - Advanced Excel skills. - Experience with data mapping, reconciliation, business rules and requirements documentation. - Understanding of ETL, data warehouses and enterprise data environments. - Experience supporting UAT/SIT and working with technology teams. - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. - Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills. Good to Have - Experience with Temenos T24/Transact, Oracle, FIS, Finacle or other core-banking platforms. - Knowledge of banking domains such as Retail/Corporate Banking, Payments, Lending, Cards, Finance, Risk, AML/KYC or Regulatory Reporting. - Exposure to Python, Alteryx, SAS or other data-analytics/automation platforms. - Experience with data migration or enterprise data-transformation projects. - Understanding of CBUAE/regulatory reporting requirements.
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