Business Analyst, Retail Banking

Role Type: Contractor

Dates: December 1 – January 31 (potential to extend depending on business need)

Hours per week: 40 (working hours are flexible, need to attend regular team meetings on US East Coast time)

Location: US or UK Remote 

Datos Insights is an insights and advisory firm providing mission-critical insights on technology, regulations, strategy, and operations to banks, insurers, payments providers, and investment firms—as well as the technology and service providers that support them.

We are seeking a contractor to join our Special Projects team as a business analyst.  In this engagement, you will collaborate with research leaders on a new benchmarking initiative including concept design, requirements development and testing, and data analysis. This engagement involves analyzing financial data, monitoring performance metrics, and providing insights to support strategic decision-making.

Interested and qualified?  To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]

Responsibilities:

  • Compiling business requirements such as bank financial metrics to support the development of a new financial services benchmarking product
  • Communicating with multiple stakeholders to define project objectives, timelines, and milestones
  • Assisting domain experts with project concept development
  • Obtaining, aggregating, and cleaning data
  • Preparing data output for analysis

 

Requirements:

  • 2 to 5 years of project management or product development experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field
  • 3+ years of financial analysis experience, preferably in retail banking
  • Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in financial modeling
  • Strong knowledge of banking products and key performance indicators (KPIs) for retail banking operations
  • Experience with financial reporting systems and databases
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience partnering with senior executives in scoping, planning, and execution of key initiatives
  • Experience in product research, prototyping, and A/B testing capabilities
  • Understanding of bank or credit union financial statements and reporting
  • Familiarity with quarterly Statement of Condition (Call Report) reporting to the FDIC or NCUA
  • Experience with retail banking products’ performance and profitability analysis

Desired, but not required:

  • Experience and skills in benchmarking analysis
  • Experience with developing financial models for new product initiatives
  • Experience with research in a business context

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Finance or MBA
  • CFA certification or progress toward completion
  • Experience with SQL and data visualization tools
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements (Basel III, Dodd-Frank)