Data / Functional Business Analyst

About the role

Macquarie's Central Data and Technology team, within the Financial Management, People and Engagement division, delivers high-quality, trusted and accessible data across Finance, Treasury, Risk and Regulatory Reporting. As a Data Business Analyst you will partner with business and technology teams to turn business challenges into data-driven solutions, strengthening data quality, governance and accessibility so teams can make better-informed decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse business challenges and deliver data-driven solutions for Finance, Treasury, Risk and Regulatory Reporting functions
• Gather and document business and data requirements
• Coordinate the assessment of change impacts across reporting teams
• Support solutions through design, testing and implementation
• Improve data quality, governance and reporting processes, and identify ways to simplify workflows and improve how data is managed and consumed

Required profile

• Experience in Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Operations, Financial Technology or a similar data-focused role, ideally in financial services
• Strong experience gathering and documenting requirements, analysing complex problems and supporting solutions through the full delivery lifecycle
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to explain complex concepts to a range of audiences

Required skills

• Knowledge of data management practices: sourcing, transformation, governance, quality, reporting and provisioning
• Strong SQL skills, investigating data quality issues, analysing datasets and reconciling information from multiple sources
• Exposure to Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Copilot or data governance platforms is valuable

What we offer

• Wellbeing leave day per year, up to 5 additional service bonus leave days, and up to 20 weeks' paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer leave and donation matching, and up to 12 months' gender affirmation leave
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits, and salary packaging options
• Learning and development opportunities, including professional membership reimbursement
• Hybrid and flexible working, and reimbursement for work from home equipment