Business Analyst with Data Governance

Role: Business Analyst with Data Governance Location: Toronto, Canada Hire type: Contract Job Description: Key Responsibilities Support the implementation and execution of Data Governance frameworks for financial, risk, lending, and regulatory data. Identify and document Critical Data Elements (CDEs), including definitions, ownership, stewardship, and data flows. Develop and maintain end-to-end data lineage, metadata, and source-to-target mappings. Define, monitor, and improve Data Quality controls and standards. Perform data reconciliation, variance analysis, and investigate data quality issues. Conduct root-cause analysis and coordinate remediation with business and technology teams. Document business rules, transformation logic, data mappings, and system dependencies. Facilitate stakeholder discussions to establish data ownership, resolve issues, and drive governance initiatives. Track data quality issues, risks, remediation actions, and governance decisions. Prepare governance reports, issue summaries, and audit/regulatory documentation. Support compliance, risk, audit, and regulatory reporting requirements. Promote consistent data governance, metadata, and data quality practices across the organization. Top 3 Required Skills: 1. Financial Domain Knowledge Knowledge of financial products, treasury, credit risk, exposures, and regulatory reporting. Experience with financial/risk reporting and business rules. 2. Data Governance Experience with data lineage, metadata, CDEs, and data ownership. Strong understanding of Data Quality controls (accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, etc.). 3. Stakeholder Management Ability to work with Finance, Risk, Technology, Compliance, and Operations teams. Strong communication, issue resolution, and governance reporting skills. Top 3 Preferred Skills: 1. Data Analysis & SQL Strong SQL, data reconciliation, variance analysis, and root-cause investigation skills. 2. Financial Systems & Reporting Familiarity with lending, treasury, risk, data warehouse, and regulatory reporting systems (Loan IQ/APMS is a plus). 3. Documentation & Issue Management Experience with issue tracking, remediation, data lineage, mappings, governance reporting, and business/technical documentation. Education & Certifications Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Management, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. Relevant certifications (CDMP, CBAP, CFA, FRM, CPA, etc.) preferred. Equivalent education and professional experience will be considered.

Implement and execute data governance frameworks for financial, risk, and regulatory data. Document critical data elements, maintain data lineage, and monitor data quality controls to ensure compliance.

Requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and strong expertise in financial domain knowledge and data governance. Proficiency in SQL and experience managing stakeholders across finance, risk, and technology teams are essential.

• Technical DocumentationPreferred
• SQLPreferred
• Root Cause AnalysisPreferred
• Business analysisPreferred
• Stakeholder ManagementPreferred

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Data Governance
• Financial Domain Knowledge
• Stakeholder Management
• SQL
• Data Lineage
• Metadata Management
• Data Quality Controls
• Root-Cause Analysis
• Data Mapping
• Regulatory Reporting
• Variance Analysis
• Financial Risk Management
• Business Analysis
• CDE Identification
• Data Reconciliation
• Technical Documentation

• Data & Analytics
• Finance & Accounting
• Consulting
• Technology
• Management & Leadership

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 27, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level

Application method

Direct apply is available