Business Analyst

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Charlotte, NC +2

Bank of America is seeking a Business Analyst for their Global Payments Solutions Data Strategy and Governance team. This role will define and deliver Merchant Services reporting, support strategic technology initiatives, and partner with various teams to define and deliver data and reporting solutions. The analyst will also ensure adherence to Enterprise Data Management policies and standards, provide design input for technology initiatives, and enable data for enterprise use cases.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and deliver specific reporting solutions and ad-hoc queries assigned to the team.
  2. Partner with various Merchant reporting partners to understand, resolve differences, and align metrics across different business functions and source systems.
  3. Assist with the development of new reporting and the conversion of existing reporting to utilize the Merchant Commerce Authorized Data Source (MCM ADS) and Merchant Commerce Insight Reporting and Analytics (MIRA) data and reporting solutions including the incorporation of latest AI capabilities
  4. Assist with the identification of other data to be either brought into these data solutions and/or referenced as part of the reporting and analytics.
  5. Ensure adoption of and adherence to Enterprise Data Management policies and standards, including data quality, lineage, controls, and issue management.

Skills

Required

  • data analysis
  • reporting
  • SQL
  • Enterprise Data Management policies
  • data quality
  • data lineage
  • controls
  • issue management
  • Metadata
  • design input
  • execution oversight
  • testing
  • data strategy
  • architecture
  • governance
  • regulatory expectations
  • accuracy
  • traceability
  • resiliency

Nice to have

  • Python
  • BI Tools (i.e. Tableau etc.)
  • JIRA
  • Merchant Services
  • Financial Services
  • legacy modernization
  • data transformation initiatives
  • Bachelor's degree

What the JD emphasized

  • Merchant business expertise
  • in-depth understanding & knowledge of data
  • keen drive towards making an impact
  • practical, hands-on experience in data analysis and reporting
  • Proficiency in the usage of SQL for coding of complex reports, data pulls and data mining
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, work-intensive organization and be able to adapt to changing priorities while delivering with high accuracy
  • Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to synthesize data into easy-to-understand graphics and reports for consumption by senior leaders
  • Excellent organizational, communication and leadership skills
  • The ability to effectively manage in cross-functional teams to ensure that critical work is owned and completed in a timely manner.
  • Candidate must aptly manage day-to-day interactions and relationships with a diverse group of colleagues
  • Familiarity with data requirements in heavily regulated environments