Application Deadline: 11/29/2026 Address: 100 King Street West Job Family Group: Technology We are seeking a highly analytical and technically skilled Senior Data Analyst / Business Analyst to support enterprise finance and regulatory data initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Technology, Data Governance, Regulatory Reporting, and business stakeholders to analyze, document, and transform finance data across multiple source systems. This role is ideal for someone with strong banking and accounting knowledge who can bridge business and technology teams while driving data quality, data lineage, reporting, integration, and finance transformation initiatives. The candidate will play a key role in understanding financial data flows, performing data mapping and reconciliation activities, supporting regulatory and management reporting, and contributing to strategic transformation programs involving General Ledger (GL), finance platforms, and enterprise data assets.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Analysis Lead requirements gathering sessions with Finance, Regulatory, Risk, and Technology stakeholders.
- Document business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, and data requirements.
- Perform current-state and future-state analysis.
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions.
- Translate business requirements into actionable technical specifications.
- Finance Data Analysis Analyze complex finance datasets across source systems, data warehouses, and reporting platforms.
- Investigate data quality issues and identify root causes.
- Perform data profiling, reconciliation, and validation activities.
- Support month-end, quarter-end,
and regulatory reporting processes.
- Develop data quality controls and monitoring processes.
- Data Mapping & Integration Define source-to-target mappings for finance and GL data.
- Support data conversion and transformation initiatives.
- Analyze lineage from upstream operational systems to Finance and Regulatory reporting.
- Work with development teams to clarify mapping and transformation requirements.
- Reporting & Analytics Develop data-driven insights and reporting solutions.
- Create dashboards using Power BI and other analytics platforms.
- Deliver executive summaries and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Support KPI definition and performance measurement initiatives.
- Testing & Delivery Support Create test scenarios and validation criteria.
- Support UAT, SIT, and production validation activities.
- Collaborate with QA and project teams to ensure successful delivery.
- Ensure business requirements are fully traceable through implementation.
Required Qualifications
- Education Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Experience 5+ years of experience as a: Data Analyst Business Analyst Business Systems Analyst Finance Data Analyst
- Experience working within:
Banking Financial Services Regulatory Reporting Finance Technology
Required Skills
- Finance Domain Knowledge
- Solid understanding of financial data structures.
- Strong understanding of accounting and finance concepts.
- Knowledge of General Ledger processes and financial reporting.
- Understanding of data flows within financial institutions.
- Experience supporting regulatory and operational reporting initiatives.
- Data & Analysis
- Advanced SQL skills.
- Data profiling and reconciliation.
- Data mapping and source-to-target mapping.
- Data lineage analysis.
- Data quality assessment and issue management.
- Technical Skills
- Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, macros)
- Power BI
- Jira and Confluence
- Analysis & Delivery
- Requirements gathering and documentation.
- Process mapping and workflow analysis.
- Gap analysis and root cause analysis.
- Stakeholder management and facilitation.
- Soft Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Stakeholder management
- Presentation skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently in ambiguous environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Banking Finance Technology experience
- Understanding of Data Governance and Data Management principles
- Experience with data catalog and lineage tools such as Alation and Manta.
- Experience with enterprise data platforms such as Netezza, RedShift or AWS Data Platform.
- SAP S4 knowledge
- Success Factors
Salary
Salary: $70,000.00 - $150,000.00 Pay Type: Salaried The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type. Salaries will vary based on factors such as lo
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