Data Analyst

3 weeks ago

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland ACCA Careers Full time
About Northern Trust

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Northern Trust is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Data Analyst to join our First Line of Defence (1LOD) Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Know Your Customer (KYC) function.

This position will report directly to the Head of AML/KYC Program Management – First Line of Defence, within the office of the Chief Operating Officer (COO).

The Data Analyst will be responsible for analysing financial crime data to provide insights that drive strategic business decisions for both management and risk monitoring purposes.

Responsible for interpreting data from the AML/KYC system, building management information reports and mining data for planning purposes and informing management decisions; both tactical and strategic.

Preparing reports and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure financial crime health and efficiency. Involvement in the planning/design and configuration of data within system workflows and lineage across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities
  • Analysis and Modelling: Lead KYC data analysis efforts to identify trends, gaps and develop a reporting cadence to support decision-making and risk monitoring. Provide recommendations to business leaders for improving data completeness and to support remediation of data efforts.
  • Data Management & Quality: Ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and consistency through data cleaning, validation, and the implementation of data governance practices.Ability to identify and address data-related issues, develop creative solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Data governance and quality assurance: Understanding of data management best practices and ability to implement data quality controls.
  • Performance Monitoring: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) in line with enterprise risk appetite to assess health and performance of the AML/KYC program.Prepare clear and concise financial crime reports, presentations, and dashboards for both technical and non-technical audiences

Data Mining Skills
  • Data Preprocessing: Skills in cleaning and preparing data for analysis, including handling missing values and outliers
  • Pattern Recognition: Ability to identify trends, patterns and anomalies in large datasets
  • Data Warehousing: Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and tools for storing and retrieving data efficiently

Metric Reporting Skills
  • KPI Development: Ability to define and track Key Performance Indications relevant to business objectives
  • Reporting Tools: Proficiency in using reporting tools like Power BI or Tableau for creating dashboards and reports
  • Data Interpretations: Skills in interpreting data trends and translating them into actionable insights for stakeholders
  • Automation: Knowledge of automating reporting processes using tools like Python scripts or Excel macros
  • Data Governance: Understanding of data governance principles to ensure data quality and compliance in reporting

Qualifications/skills
  • A college or university degree and/or relevant proven work experience.
  • Prior experience in AML or KYC; with prior experience in management reporting role
  • Advanced knowledge of AML/KYC/financial crimes regulations and processes to make data driven decisions
  • Comfort managing several projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
  • Must be proficient with all Microsoft Office software with expert Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Comfortable manipulating and drawing insight from large date sets from disparate sources
  • Experience with reporting in Actimize and other KYC systems is beneficial
  • Results-oriented, organized, efficient and resourceful team player at ease in a dynamic collaborative environment
  • Able to interact well with internal stakeholders at all levels and across multiple lines of business
  • Strong work ethic and flexibility to work extended hours to meet deadlines when necessary
  • Exceptional attention to detail: Ensuring accuracy in data analysis and reporting
  • Statistical Analysis: Understanding statistical methods and techniques to analyst data effectively
  • Proficiency in tools like Tableau, Power BI, or Excel to create visual representations of data
  • Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or R for data manipulation and analysis
  • Transformation mindset, experienced in consolidation of disparate teams and functions to create one Center of Expertise and continuously mature the operating model to best in class.
  • Highly collaborative, with leadership qualities to influence positively and productively.
  • Experience in identifying, designing, building, and implementing end-to-end workflow leveraging technology, process improvements, and industry best practices.

Working With Us

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies Build your career with us and apply today.

Reasonable accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at

We hope you're excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.

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