Senior Forensic Data Analyst, Belfast 1

Senior Forensic Data Analyst

Who are we?

EY’s Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) practice is a global, data-focused team within the Forensic & Integrity Services (FIS) department. Our team supports clients in dealing with the complex issues of fraud, regulatory compliance and business disputes.

The FDA team practices the full life cycle of data analysis from the early stages of data discovery and capture, to its management, analysis and reporting. Our engagements typically require working with large datasets from disparate sources to support investigations, disputes and proactive risk detection. Our projects primarily involve FTSE100 clients covering a wide range of industries such as Life sciences, Oil & Gas, Government and Telecoms.

Your key responsibilities:

• Work with blue chip clients, fraud investigators, internal and external auditors, lawyers and regulatory authorities in sensitive situations
• Communicate with clients to scope projects and gather requirements
• Highlight and explain the outputs of our analytics to clients in the context of their business
• Be responsible for end to end delivery of projects across the full lifecycle - Data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), analysis, visualisation, deployment and client delivery
• Handle a large amount of structured and unstructured data from a variety of data sources
• Carry out reactive and proactive data analysis of large datasets using a wide range of technologies, database management systems, Business Information reporting and visualisation software
• Supervise the work of junior team members and be responsible for quality control of work products from the team
• Develop algorithms and solutions to detect, respond, prevent, continually monitor and investigate areas of fraud, bribery & corruption, misconduct and financial crime
• Apply analytic techniques to prevent, detect, monitor or investigate potentially improper transactions, events or patterns of behaviour related to misconduct, fraud and non-compliance issues
• Develop supporting material using a suite of visualisation software to clearly present the benefits of the analysis to clients
• Align to various strategic teams in the areas of technology, innovation and business development

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong academic qualifications with a degree in a STEM discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrable proficiency in SQL, Python and Visualization techniques and awareness across other programming languages such as R, C#, JavaScript
• Ability to work independently, manage work products and mentor junior team members
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving skills, understanding of algorithms and appreciation of working with data
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex analytical concepts to stakeholders from different backgrounds

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Domain knowledge of accounting, fraud, bribery and corruption or sector specific knowledge or experience
• Organisational ability, people skills and project management potential
• Previous consulting experience and experience with:
  • Relational databases, e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL;
  • Data visualisation software: Spotfire, Tableau, or Power BI;
  • Azure cloud computing platform;
  • Big data technologies such as Spark, Elasticsearch, Hadoop;
  • Statistical techniques (regression, clustering etc.);
  • Machine learning and pattern recognition;
  • Front-end web development e.g. HTML, JavaScript;

We are looking for tenacious and curious individuals with a desire to ‘get to the bottom’ of things. You will be intellectually rigorous, with extremely strong analytical skills, have a passion for data, be adaptable and show an ability to build strong relationships.

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

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  Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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