Data Governance Analyst - Retail

Join the Close Brothers Retail Data Governance Team where you will support data governance strategy, policies, and procedures across the Retail division (Motor Finance, Premium Finance & Savings) ensuring effective data management and compliance with regulatory requirements. Working as part of the Data Governance team our ideal team member will have previous experience in conducting data quality assessments and implement data quality improvement initiatives with excellent ability to understand, create and maintain meta-data.

• Support the set-up of the Retail Data Governance operating model defining the most efficient and effective way of working across the Retail division and the wider bank
• Identify and engage with Data Owners and Data Stewards across Retail, outlining responsibilities and maintaining a Data Ownership register
• Document regulatory reporting data provisioning obligations
• Work closely with key contacts to identify and capture data problems, gaps etc and interpret and translate these into business, application, and operational requirements Present findings at the relevant working group
• Support delivery and ongoing reporting cycles under Product Sales Data (PSD)
• Support remediation activity for regulatory projects
• Design Data Governance\Data Quality rules and controls, engaging with business subject matter experts and IT\technology resources
• Ensure Compliance obligations are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required

• An ability to clearly document data requirements for regulatory reporting using critical data elements standard for mapping sources, uses, definitions and supporting meta-data
• Experience in defining data controls and validation
• Experience on regulatory / bureau data submission processes
• Experience of data analytics, profiling and cleansing
• Experience creating DQ Dashboards and data visualisation
• Experience of conducting root cause analysis & remediation planning

• Create interactive dashboards using Tableau
• The ability to configure Informatica IDQ, Analyst and Meta Manager products to validate data to definition
• The ability to use tooling to expose and document lineage using BCBS 239 principles
• Experience of logical data modelling, data warehouse concepts and designs
• Knowledge of Informatica and/or SSIS
• Knowledge of Irish CCR requirements or other jurisdiction bureau reporting

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back.

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.

We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.

We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.

Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.

Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.

We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.

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Discounted health checks

Stakeholder pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Gym discounts

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