Senior Data Management & Reporting Specialist

We are recruiting Senior Data Management and Reporting Specialist.

Purpose
To provide advice and support in area of specialisation and enable the design, creation, development and documentation of data governance requiremenrs according to set parameteres.
The purpose of the job is to perform the role of a Senior Data Management and Reporting Specialist within the Liberty Financial Solutions (LibFin) environment.
LibFin is responsible for Liberty’s Asset and Liability Management (ALM), a key component in delivering LibFin’s objectives is the ability to consume, store, enhance, generate, analyse data and generate reports to various stakeholders and decision makers.

Outputs
The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Ensuring daily SLAs are met with respect to the extraction, transformation, storing and dissemination of:
• Market Data
• Transaction Data
• Static Data
• Profit and Loss Reports
• Risk Reports – Market, Liquidity and Credit
• Financial Reports – Trial Balance, Balance Sheet and Income Statement
• Implementing new projects from a Data Management and Reporting perspective, this includes working with the following teams:
• Business Analysis
• Architecture
• Integration
• Development
• Vendors
• Business
• Formal and informal stakeholder communication and management within LibFin and the broader Liberty Group
• Help business find and understand data stored and maintained within the LibFin environment
• Be an active member of the Data Governance Committee, this would include ensuring LibFin implements sound Data Governance practices
• Vendor and Contract Management in support of Data Management and Reporting objectives and deliverables
• Stewardship and custodian of LibFin’s data assets and be accountable for the Data architecture of Libfin
• Adhere to Group policies on Data management
• Be an active member of the Libfin IT Manco by providing strategic input and direction on LibFin’s IT Leading and managing the Data team

Process

• Understand the interdependence and integration of different systems and related processes to apply practically in an area of work.
• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Comprehensively test solution to ensure delivery according to identified requirements and document changes for recording and governance purposes.
• Accountable for the improvement of quality, service and work outputs, continuously recommending improvements.
• Plan for the organisation of work outputs and process improvement activities in light of a specific situational context related to the area of specialisation.
• Proactively identify area of specialisation related problems, determine cause and effect and recommend the best option to implement corrective action based on previous experience.

Customer

• Provide specialist expertise and advice to internal/external customers, that builds strong relationships and creates a favourable impression aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Adhere to financial controls, governance and compliance policies and processes throughout an area of specialisation, contributing to cost efficiency.

Learning and Growth

• Interact proactively with others for the purpose of continuous knowledge sharing; and integration of own new knowledge.
• Contribute positively to human capability improvement, related to knowledge optimisation and associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Comply to risk and governance policies, implement and provide subject matter input to the development of related processes, applicable to the area of specialisation.

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Information Technology and Computer Sciences
• 3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 -2 years at a junior specialist level
• 10+ years industry experience
• Working with data management solutions specifically in tahe financial industry
• Investment Banking, with a preference for exposure to Treasury or Markets (Trading) environment.
• Track record of delivery and of being a key contributor in a team construct and across various value chains.

Liberty Values

Technical Competencies

• Knowledge of IT Governance and Business (Proficient)
• IT Knowledge (Proficient)
• Data Integrity (Proficient)
• Data Management (Proficient)
• Research and Information Gathering (Intermediate)

Behavioural Competencies

• Professional/Technical learning (Intermediate)
• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Intermediate)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)