Job Description

Position: Data Analyst

Location: 100 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005

Duties :

• Collaborate on the technical development and maintenance of the data management system production and data environment, including providing support for the development and automation of workflows specific to maintenance, governance, and integrity of data sources (internal and external) as it relates to all portfolios (internal and external).
• Support the team’s objectives by liaising with different GI departments include creating a collection of common business definitions and collaborating on the advancement of investment data management reports for senior management and business partners.
• Check daily reports on Security and Pricing and working to resolve the exceptions.
• Ensure that the data management of internal subsystems (data warehouses) is accurate and error-free.
• Work with internal stakeholders to evaluate and elevate the operational requirements to support existing and new investment instruments and account types.
• Confirm data and market analytics through various investment and third-party systems managers.
• Perform business analysis with technology, create a collection of common business (data management) definitions, and identify data requirements as department needs arise.
• Establish and maintain the data management policy and key operating procedures, ensure data quality by developing data standards, and write data business requirements for Information Technology to automate data processes.
• Stay abreast of developing techniques and regulations to ensure operational risk is current and update the operational procedural documents accordingly.
• Reference data setup in Aladdin, Code Red, and other business systems including researching and resolving all market or portfolio data errors while looking for ways to maintain an error-free data environment including security, position, and pricing reports.
• Define, develop, or improve data flow and processes based on business needs including assist in identifying gaps in procedural documentation and making the necessary updates.
• Work with Japan Data Governance along with Japan Operations teams as necessary to help communicate global workflows, and act as liaison with internal/external business partners.
• Investigate issues by executing queries, synthesizing analysis and translating the details in presentation to business partners. Assist in maintaining a Global Investment data glossary which documents business concepts, data owners/consumers and access methodology.
• Adhere to insurance/investment policies and procedures and facilitate ongoing execution of enterprise standards of data, metrics, definitions, dimensions, hierarchies and presentations including metric rationalization.

Minimum Requirements :

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or related quantitative degrees. 
• Must have atleast 6 years of progressive experience in Analyst positions within the financial services industry performing the following:
  • Applying experience in public and private fixed income asset classes, public and private equities, real estate, middle market loans, infrastructure debt, and alternatives.
  • Partnering with business stakeholders to understand business needs and translating them into actionable data.
  • Developing reports for fixed income portfolio managers, investment analysts, and senior management.
  • Working with project constituents to set deadlines, resolve project issues and monitor progress of projects.
  • Applying knowledge of business analytics and machine learning concepts including data modeling, prototyping, and detailed functional design
  • Applying experience in data security, currency and derivatives.
  • Deploying technical work into business workflows offering efficiency while minimizing errors.
  • Working with cross functional teams including, but not limited to, Trading, Compliance, Investment Accounting and Technology to understand requirements and write specifications as needed .
  • Utilizing experience with:
    • MS Excel
    • VBA
    • Bloomberg
    • Jira
    • Confluence
    • Power BI & Power Automate
    • Data governance platforms including:
      • Collibra
      • Informatica
      • ANSI-SQ

• Position may be eligible to work hybrid/remotely but is based out of and reports to Aflac offices in New York, NY. Must be able to work a minimum of 3 days a week in the New York, NY office as part of Aflac’s hybrid schedule .
• Salary Range: $170,000-$190,000 .

Recruitment:

Apply online or email resume to Heather Manderson, Corporate Counsel, Aflac, hmanderson@aflac.com

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