Auditor III

Data Steward

Responsibilities:

The data steward will lead the business line stream, supporting Finance & Tax teams by analyzing data issues, investigating anomalies from data quality checks, and proposing and implementing data sourcing structures. This includes:

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements and processes for data strategy implementation.
• Document existing and proposed workflows, identifying gaps and areas for improvement.
• Support enhancement efforts of data control environment and upstream processes.
• Lead the remediation effort over issues related to data sourcing, data inaccuracy, and data compliance. Prepare and present these issues to the relevant data governance bodies.
• Ensure timely and quality delivery of assigned projects and activities.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across various locations including New York, New Jersey, Montreal, Mumbai, London, and Paris.

The strengths and skills that will help you succeed:

• 7+ years of experience in IT audit (external or internal) and/or IT control framework management and implementation within the financial services industry.
• Strong self-direction and initiative, with the ability to take complete ownership over projects and tasks.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including expertise in business processes and data analytics.
• Knowledge of accounting and basic general ledger structures is required.
• Experience must encompass business analysis, data sourcing and management, business/functional specification, and application testing.
• Ability to understand financial products and system architectures, as well as accounting business processes including financial and management reporting (e.g., IFRS and US GAAP), month-end closing processes, regulatory reporting, entity consolidations, and multi-currency accounting.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with the capability to multi-task and articulate complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying levels.
• Proven ability to work effectively in geographically dispersed cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Power platform.
• Working knowledge of project management skills, JIRA, and SharePoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in one of more of these languages preferred:
  French, Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• Knowledge of emerging solutions and analytic tools preferred, e.g., robotics, Alteryx, BI, AI etc.