Risk Data Analyst

Business Unit:  Group RiskSalary range: up to £30,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefitsLocation:  UK RemoteContract type: Permanent

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Our Team

We need the Risk Data team within Model Risk and Analytics (MRA) to keep our Purpose, Strategic Aims and Values & Behaviours at the heart of everything they do and to make sure that we are a responsible and safe pair of hands for our customers' and investors' money.

This is your chance to dive into an exciting role, playing a pivotal part in major bank-wide projects and helping to look after our day-to-day data management and you'll be monitoring and validating Risk data, ensuring it's rock-solid for a wide range of stakeholders. We're on the lookout for someone who can help us push our capabilities to the next level.

As a Risk Data Analyst, you'll design, develop, and maintain critical Risk data. You'll have the opportunity to sharpen your technical skills, drive innovation, and improve processes in a dynamic and growing environment. Collaboration and support are key as we work together to achieve our team and department goals.

What you'll be doing

• Sourcing and development of new data feeds and datasets.
• Extraction, manipulation and validation of data to support other business units and fulfil regulatory obligations.
• Applying your insatiable curiosity to identify opportunities to improve processes and gain efficiencies.
• Providing SME knowledge for Risk data for various stakeholders.
• Helping us run our standard processes and supporting regular tasks.
• Supporting Senior Analysts on more complex projects.

We need you to have

• Excellent communication, listening and writing skills. An ability to listen, understand and respond professionally.
• An eye for detail is key as you work to a high degree of accuracy, ensuring you always get the basics right and identify inconsistencies.
• The ability to overcome obstacles, be accountable and use your initiative to do the right thing whilst keeping our purpose at the heart of all you do.
• Experience in building trusted relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• A proven logical approach to problem-solving in relation to both technical and business issues.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel).

It's a bonus if you have but not essential

• Coding experience (e.g. SAS, Python, SQL).
• Experience in MI applications such as PowerBI or similar.
• Previous success at creation and/or analysis of Management Information (MI).

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part–Time) plus the option to buy more.
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year. 
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt. 
• Market-leading pension.
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness. 

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.

Say hello to Virgin MoneyWe're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank.  As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we're a workforce to be reckoned with, and we're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We're customer-obsessed and work tirelessly to deliver on our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money.' This means we're able to do banking differently, and by innovating and working together we can make a real difference by creating memorable moments and red-hot experiences for our millions of customers. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin MoneyOur purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities.  We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.  

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.  If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team

It's important to note that there may be occasions where it's not possible to interview all candidates declaring a disability who meet the essential criteria for the job. In certain recruitment situations such as receiving a high-volume of applications, we may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants. 

Now the legal bitLiving A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.