Data Governance And Operations Analyst, Investments

Company Description
Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders
Closing date: 15th March 2024
Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies
Job Description
About Us
Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.
We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.
Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.
About the Job
The Investment Data Team is a newly established operational capability within Rest’s Investments Services and Transformation organisation. Investment Data supports all components of the data, reporting and analytical needs for our growing Investment business.
As a Data Analyst, you will be responsible for daily monitoring and data quality checks across the data ingestion and mastering processes to ensure that data is accurate, timely and usable by our Investments team each day.
As a Data Analyst you will support the team by maintaining and validating Investment data, overseeing Investment databases and systems, and assisting in ensuring that data sets are sourced, governed, mapped, ingested and transformed to feed the reports and dashboards utilised by the Investments team.
The Data Analyst will ensure accurate information is stored and reported, maintaining automated reconciliation and validations in REST's systems, monitoring for discrepancies, and investigating causes to ensure data sets are complete and accurate for use in reporting, analytics and dashboards.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Data mapping, definitions and procedure documentation
• Metadata management (catalogue, lineage)
• Data process compliance and risk assurance
• Data quality check execution, investigation and resolution
• Data retention, audit and regulatory compliance
• Follow best practice business process optimisation for the Data and Analytics operations, utilising technology and analytical tools.

Qualifications
About You:
Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary degree and/or diploma

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Demonstrated experience in data analysis in a data management or investment analytics function.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with data platform environments (AWS, Snowflake, Azure) and data integration technologies.
• Exposure to BI and analysis technologies, PowerBI/Tableau, Python, R, Excel.
• Proficiency in SQL programming.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage meaningfully with key stakeholders in the Front Office & Investment Analytics teams.
• High attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Eager to use your expertise to help make a positive difference to every Rest member's financial future.

Additional Information
Benefits
Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Flexible, hybrid working – work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia)
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops)
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.
Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.
We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.
Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.
*Funds under management as at 30 June 2023. Rest is recognised as a by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.
Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier