Senior Executive – Data

Management Level

Business Unit

Finance Shared Services Centre, Chennai

Job Title

Senior Executive – Data & Reporting

Reporting to

CPP Data Analyst

Date

10th August 2025

Role Overview:

The Finance Data and Reporting function is a critical function within EQ as part of our data and reporting transformation journey. The function has a diverse mix of BAU and Project Activities. Due to increased demands, we require a junior support into the team to assist with several critical activities.

The Data Analyst is a varied role and will give the candidate exposure to a variety of modern business tools.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

Profitability Support

• Updating and performing client and product profitability activities in line with the process (Runbook) timelines through the manipulation and update of large external (excel / CSV) data sources.
• Administer, monitor and manage data in the Client and Product Profitability Tool, including analytical reviews, reconciliations. 
• Working with various stakeholders across the organisation to identify and support improvements to increase the accuracy and quality of outputs.
• If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for finance and business partnering, we would love to hear from you.

Data Quality Monitoring

• Production of Monthly Data KPI's using the Workday tools.
• Updating KPI definition(s)
• Monitor and audit data quality, including identifying, evaluating, and implementing capabilities to support data validation and improved at source coding.
• Monitoring of the Worktag and other data policy documents.

Workday Reporting Monitoring

• Identify business requirements, specify reporting requirements and following training develop Workday reports. Act as a support for experience Chennai Staff.
• Monitoring Use of Finance Reports, identifying duplicates,  low usage reports.

Ad-Hoc Project / Analysis Support

• Various Ad-hoc support typically being able to methodically work through medium to complex problems, map out solutions in excel and then either build or test the output.   
• Be able to reasonably understand the key finance data tools (Workday Accounting Centre, Prism) and logically work through formulas and SQL code. Training will be given.  
• Identifying improvements to KPI's and Data Drivers including modelling what these looks like and building in the right teams

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience skills and behaviours:

Experience

• Overall, 5+ years of experience in finance with minimum of 2+ years in data analyst role.
• Experience of data ingestion, complex rules application and validating outputs
• Experience of solving output problems by using data and facts to identify the likely source of the issue
• Strong Analytical and Data gathering skills. Experience of using and manipulating high volume of data is essential
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; familiarity with data query/data management tools is desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to persuade and influence
• Knowledge of Workday an advantage.
• Ability to methodically walk though complex problems, getting to the route cause and proposing solutions

Education / Qualifications:

• University Qualified, MBA, CA/CWA Intermediate.
• Financial accountancy experience including UK GAAP within multi-national organisation will be an advantage, but not necessary.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
• Data Analytics / Data Mining Qualifications would be advantageous.

Skills & Abilities

• Fluent English: written and spoken.
• Proven Leadership abilities and team working.
• Excellent organizational, communication and planning skills.
• Professional, credible individual with an ability to influence peers, superiors and subordinates.
• Adaptable with an ability to change direction and priorities if required.
• Achievement orientation: Driven by goals and deadlines.
• Ability to work well with people across the organisation.
• Ability to understand the detail behind processes.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.