Finance Data Sourcing Leader: Data Quality & Governance

Finance Data Sourcing Director JR
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Glasgow The Finance Data team owns the Data Quality Governance framework for the Finance Division. The team promotes best practices for data management with a focus on data quality. The team has global coverage and interacts with members across all areas of the Firm, including Finance, Operations, Institutional Securities, Firm Risk, Wealth Management, Technology, and external stakeholders.

This is a Director level position within our Data Management Job Family which is responsible for supporting data management across Finance including data sourcing, execution of data quality controls, data issues management & data governance.

The Finance Data Sourcing and Lineage team is responsible for managing the authoritative sourcing of data into the Finance Data Warehouse (FDW) from data authorities and enabling the adoption of FDW data by Finance in line with Global Data Quality Policy and BCBS 239. The Firmwide principles establish and communicate best practices to effectively manage data, to assess the impact of data challenges, and to prioritize the remediation of issues related to data across the Firm.

The aim is to source and catalogue complete and accurate data from authoritative sources ensuring the data is 'fit for purpose'.Given the heightened focus on adequate data quality governance, this is a growing team in the Glasgow office and presents a great opportunity to help shape the function going forward and gain exposure to a wide range of functions, products, and management across Morgan  the Finance division, we act as a partner to business units around the globe by providing management, review, analysis and advisory services of the Firm's financial and capital resources.

This is a Director level position within the Data Management job family.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

Collaborate with a varied group of colleagues in Finance and across the Firm Responsible for and lead aspects of individual and team deliverables and projects, leveraging in-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segments

Adhere to the Firm's risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls; proactively identify ways to reduce risk in work

Act as a culture carrier; embody and set an example of the Firm's values and hold yourself and others accountable to Firm standards

Lead data sourcing and governance initiatives aligned to BCBS 239

Define and validate authoritative data sources and data lineage

Partner with Technology and Finance to deliver sourcing platforms

Drive data quality governance and remediation strategies

Engage senior stakeholders across Finance functions

Oversee data issue root cause analysis

Support development of governance artefacts including data dictionaries and controls

Lead and mentor junior team members

Contribute to the preparation of executive-level materials and updates

What you'll bring to the role:

In-depth knowledge of Finance functional area, product and/or client segment and technical skills, as well as of industry and competitive environment

Ability to operate independently with respect to most job responsibilities

Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback and innovate processes

Experience in data sourcing and governance in Financial Services Strong stakeholder management and senior engagement skills

Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities

Proven project management experience

Good understanding of financial products and data domains

Knowledge of data governance frameworks and controls

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Strong leadership and organizational capability

Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

Accounting / Finance background desirable

Agile and tooling experience (e.g. Alteryx, Power

BI, SQL, RALLY) desirable

At least 4 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role#LI-CM1 #LI-Hhybrid #GLACCWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

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