Associate, Business Reporting and Analytics (BCO)

 SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC Rail Services LLC, Manufacturers Bank, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $98,000.00 and $130,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Director of Analytics and Governance in the Business Control Office, Americas Division, the Business Reporting and Analytics role will perform detailed analytics work in an independent fashion and support a broad range of tasks related to sourcing, analyzing, and interpreting data and business processes to identify and assess risks, developing and monitoring KRIs and thresholds, and building data models to measure specific risks within the organization. This role requires expertise in data analysis, data governance, data management, risk and control frameworks, and documentation and gathering of business requirements and specifications. This person will collaborate with various stakeholders and business groups within the Americas Division to understand business processes and requirements, develop and provide the needed support.

Role Objectives: Delivery

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with various stakeholders to assist in sourcing, analyzing, and interpreting data and business processes to identify, document, and assess risks and controls within the organization.
• Assist in developing and monitoring KRIs and thresholds for all SMBC Americas Division business lines according to the relevant procedures and policies.
• Assist in curating and analyzing data from various systems and sources against the existing pool of business risks and controls to identify opportunities for developing Key Risk Indicators and Key Control Indicators for effective management reporting and monitoring.
• Assist in analyzing and validating existing KRIs inventory.
• Assist with coordination, documenting, information gathering, and follow-up tasks.
• Support the team with data analysis and management, reporting, presentations, and providing demos as needed.

Qualifications and Skills

CRITICAL JOB KNOWLEDGE AND CORE COMPETENCIES/SKILLS

• 4+ years of experience in a business analysis, business management, analytics, data governance, or risk management role.
• Working knowledge of governance structures and experience interacting with management within a business environment.
• Team player with excellent communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter with ability to hit the ground running and work independently with limited supervision.
• Good skills in Microsoft products including Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables, and charts), PowerPoint (senior management-level presentation skills), and Word (business requirements and formal documentation skills).
• Problem solving skills, willingness to learn, strong sense of work ownership, strong attention to details, and ability to handle a vast array of information.
• Financial Services experience and knowledge of the banking and markets businesses and products is a plus.
• Working experience in SQL, MS Power Platform, Cognos Analytics, Alteryx or Dataiku is advantageous.
• Working experience of workflow and visualization tools like Pow