Business Analyst

About the job
Job Id: 23651561

The Business analyst deals with most problems independently and has some latitude to solve complex problems. Integrates in-depth specialty area knowledge with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices. Good understanding of how the team and area integrate with others in accomplishing the objectives of the sub function/ job family. Applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and methodologies. Requires attention to detail when making judgments and recommendations based on the analysis of factual information. Typically deals with variable issues with potentially broader business impact. Applies professional judgment when interpreting data and results. Breaks down information in a systematic and communicable manner. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange potentially complex/sensitive information. Moderate but direct impact through close contact with the businesses’ core activities. Quality and timeliness of service provided will affect the effectiveness of own team and other closely related teams.

Responsibilities:

Gathers operational data from various cross functional stakeholders to examine past business performance.
Identifies data patterns & trends, and provides insights to enhance business decision making capability in business planning, process improvement, solution assessment etc.
Recommends actions for future developments & strategic business opportunities, as well as enhancements to operational policies.
May be involved in exploratory data analysis, confirmatory data analysis and/or qualitative analysis.
Translate data into consumer or customer behavioral insights to drive targeting and segmentation strategies, and communicate clearly and effectively to business partners and senior leaders all findings
Continuously improve processes and strategies by exploring and evaluating new data sources, tools, and capabilities
Work closely with internal and external business partners in building, implementing, tracking and improving decision strategies
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Information Insights: The individual would be responsible to provide the regular wealth management dashboards as well as providing the meaningful insights to the stakeholders. The individual would also be responsible to work on the various adhoc requests provided by the business, understand the needs and convert them into technical requirements and provide the necessary data in timely manner.
Analytical Skills: The individual should be able to work closely with leaders across product, sales, and marketing to support and implement high-quality, data-driven decisions. He/She should ensure data accuracy and consistent reporting by designing and creating optimal processes and procedures for business teams.
SME: The individual should have in-depth business knowledge about the consumer banking products, especially wealth management and able to work on the relevant data warehouse tables to support the ad hoc business needs
Logical & Problem-Solving Skills: The individual should have excellent logical thinking and problem-solving skills and should have demonstrated experience in handling the complex problems
Technical skills: The individual should have the profound knowledge about the Base SAS/Advanced SAS programming and Automation techniques.
BI tools: The individual will be active in the efforts in conjunction with the regional team to rollout out COGNOS, Tableau, and other BI tools. The ownership will be to drive the accessibility of information for DM and business users.
Data Enrichment and Metadata: The key to using information is availability of that information in a timely manner. Working closely with the regional Information Architecture group, the individual will drive the data enrichment and metadata roll-out thus strengthening the way information is made available to all analysts.

Qualifications:

5-6 years of working experience in Consumer banking and Insights and reporting role.
Experience in simplifying data feeds to summarize business critical drivers
Decision Management experience across reporting, campaign management and business analytics and expertise in data analysis
Experience with Process automation
Advanced process management skills, organized and detail oriented
Curious about learning and developing new skillsets
Positive outlook with a can-do mindset

Skills:

Advance coding skills in SAS/SQL and Excel VBA
Knowledge in Teradata/EAP

Education:

Bachelor degree/ Master Degree in Computer Science / Engineering / Statistics

Competencies:

Leadership
Team work
Business awareness
Initiative and commitment to achieve
Influence and negotiation

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Decision Management

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Job Family:

Business Analysis

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Is business analyst a technical job ? The simple answer is no, it is not. It does not specifically require technical skills to become a business analyst.