Portfolio Data Analytics - Analyst/Associate

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Summary:
Opportunity to join ING UK’s Acquisition Finance (AF) team to support the platform’s ongoing data transformation project.

ING’s AF team was established in the 1990s to support Private Equity (financial sponsors) clients by providing debt financing solutions for Leveraged Buyouts and recapitalisations. The global team comprises c.100 professionals across Europe, US and APAC. We work with businesses across a wide variety of industries and is responsible for originating and executing transactions for some of the world’s most sophisticated investors, as well as monitoring the portfolio companies for which the bank has provided financing. In line with ING WB’s digitalisation efforts AF is looking to automate reporting tasks and to establish state-of-the art data analytics capabilities. A material and core part of this role is in relation to data transformation. This relates to designing, creating, implementing, and fine-tuning of new data analytics processes with interactive inputs/outputs to enable accurate and thorough business monitoring and reporting for the Global AF business.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities include:
Operating as part of a dedicated portfolio team responsible for the global AF business reporting to senior ING stakeholders, responsibilities will include: 

• Data acquisition and cleansing for use in new or existing solutions, as well as for ongoing data activities 

• Designing / creating functional spreadsheets and data visualisation dashboards for business requirements 

• Devise and automate data quality controls and process flow 

• Liaising with different ING teams to define the data requirements and ensure final outputs aligns with cross-team objectives 

• Maintain an excellent standard for all aspects of project delivery and governance, including planning, status reporting and data management 

• Provide analytical support for the AF team in relation to regulatory and statistical requirements 

• You should be a passionate technologist who is excited about automation and best practice engineering, and building future proof reliable platforms, ensuring operational excellence is met throughout. 

Requirements:

• Permanent (full-time) role 

• Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience as a data analyst with a strong preference in Financial Services / Leveraged Finance / Credit Risk Management background.

• Advanced knowledge and experience of the full Microsoft office suite (particularly Excel/VBA), Power BI and SharePoint. Knowledge of cloud systems (e.g. AWS, Azure) and programming skills is required 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with the ability to provide quick resolution to problems 

• Excellent communication skills and comfortable in presenting to stakeholders on complex concepts and ideas

• Possess the ability to articulate and translate complex concepts and patterns to non-technical personnel

• A strong team player with an open attitude who can work collaboratively and thrive in fast-paced environments and quick to learn ING systems

• The successful candidate must, by the time of their application to ING, have the right to work in the UK.

Values we look for:
With 53,000 employees across 40 countries, there’s no predefined template for an ING employee. What unites us all is a set of shared behaviours and expectations that are part of our value system, the Orange Code.

1.Initiative and ownership: You take it on and make it happen

We seek people who keep their promises and take ownership of tasks, projects and their team. Who have the ability to listen, ask questions, and speak up. Who strive to bring ideas to life and embrace challenges. People who are flexible and consistently go the extra mile.

2.Teamwork: Help others to be successful

We prefer big thinkers with small egos. Collaborative by nature, ING people are eager to see others succeed as much as themselves. We operate in cross-disciplinary teams with a flat structure. Mutual respect is not just an expectation, it’s the only way to get great work done.

3.Forward-looking: Always a step ahead

We value people who question the status quo and pose creative approaches to problems. People who can think on their feet and respond to change with a plomb. Our industry’s moving fast and we’re leading the charge. If you can adapt to new challenges as quickly, ING could be the place for you.

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