Senior Consultant, Business Analyst – Data Governance (for Banking Industry)

About Us

From business process re-engineering to global business expansion for Japanese corporations, ABeam Consulting has served our clients through more than 40 years of growth. With our vision of being the No. 1 global consulting firm from Asia, ABeam Consulting helps our clients take on the challenge of business transformation. With 4,400 consultants in Japan, and 3,100 in overseas offices concentrated in Asia, our 7,500 consultants and global alliance partners provide truly comprehensive services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and define critical data elements (CDEs) based on regulatory reporting requirements and business priorities.
• Develop and maintain data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, and metadata documentation.
• Identify source systems and map data elements to regulatory and management reporting requirements.
• Standardize data definitions, business rules, and data specifications to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Engage business users, reporting teams, IT teams, and vendors to gather requirements and validate data lineage and governance processes.
• Assess data quality issues, including completeness, accuracy, consistency, and granularity gaps, and recommend improvement initiatives.
• Define and recommend data quality controls, including validation, reconciliation, exception management, and monitoring processes.
• Establish and validate end-to-end data lineage, covering data sourcing, transformation, and reporting consumption layers.
• Assess data governance frameworks and processes against BCBS239 principles and organizational standards.
• Conduct gap assessments and recommend remediation actions to strengthen regulatory compliance and data governance maturity.
• Support regulatory reviews, audits, and governance assessments through documentation and evidence preparation.
• Define data governance KPIs, data quality metrics, and issue management processes to enhance governance effectiveness.
• Prepare governance reports, status updates, and management presentations for key stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Data Governance or Data Management, preferably within the Banking or Financial Services industry.
• Solid understanding of banking operations, regulatory reporting, risk management, and related data governance requirements.
• Strong data analysis skills with the ability to identify and assess how reporting data is sourced, transformed, and generated across systems.
• Strong analytical and logical thinking skills, with the ability to interpret reporting requirements and establish end-to-end data lineage.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with business users, IT teams, and external vendors.
• Strong expertise in BCBS239, Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting (RDARR), and data governance frameworks within the Banking and Financial Services industry.
• Proven experience in establishing or enhancing data lineage, data dictionaries, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience conducting BCBS239 assessments, control reviews, regulatory compliance reviews, or remediation programs.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical governance controls, operating processes, and implementation roadmaps.
• Experience with data governance tools such as Collibra, Informatica, or equivalent platforms is advantageous.
• Working knowledge of MAS reporting requirements and banking data structures is preferred.
• Prior experience in financial data governance or enterprise data management initiatives is preferred.

Why Join Us

At ABeam Consulting, we place a strong emphasis on collaboration, and helping our employees grow and develop their skills, offering a supportive and empowering work environment. With a presence in multiple countries and a diverse range of clients, ABeam Consulting offers an exciting and dynamic workplace for individuals looking to build a career in consulting. ABeam Consulting has also recently joined SAP’s regional strategic partner initiative as their first regional partner in the region and has also been recognized by UiPath as a Diamond Partner in providing RPA solutions. With such accolades, we aim to continue driving enterprise and digital transformation initiatives in order to transform the way people work and communicate in the digital age. In addition, our industry team is working tirelessly in order to bring more solutions to the banking and finance sector.

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