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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Summary

Raymond James is seeking a Senior Analyst with strong analytical, technical, and communication skills to support Risk Management through data, reporting, and analytics. This role is critical in understanding front-line processes, analyzing and transforming data, developing reporting and visualization solutions, and collaborating with IT to integrate data across multiple departments. Under limited supervision, you will collaborate and play a key role in shaping the firm's risk information and analytics capabilities. This position requires exceptional analytical ability, attention to detail, and hands-on experience with data and business intelligence tools.

Please note: This role is not eligible for immigration Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Advance data, reporting, and analytics capabilities for Risk Management, ensuring deliverables meet business needs, enterprise standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboarding, and analytical solutions using approved data and business intelligence tools.
• Extract, transform, reconcile, and analyze data from multiple source systems to support risk measurement and decision-making.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and IT delivery teams to translate business needs into data requirements, analytical logic, and reporting solutions.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and automation within assigned workflows.
• Translate technical and analytical findings into clear, compelling narratives through dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines using effective project management and time-tracking practices.

Knowledge of:

• Risk Management principles and practices, including market, credit, and liquidity risk.
• Agile methodologies and iterative delivery environments.
• Analytical and business intelligence tools and platforms, including SQL, Python, Excel, Tableau, and Qlik.
• Data preparation, cleansing, reconciliation, validation, and basic data modeling concepts.

Skill in:

• Extracting, manipulating, transforming, and analyzing data from multiple source systems using SQL, Python, Excel, Tableau, and Qlik.
• Developing dashboards, reports, visualizations, and analytical outputs.
• Reconciling and validating data to ensure accurate and consistent results.
• Translating business and risk objectives into data requirements, analytical logic, reporting specifications, and technical documentation.
• Communicating technical insights effectively through presentations and visual storytelling.

Ability to:

• Hand write SQL (required) and Python (preferred)
• Collaborate with business partners to understand their processes and translate them into data, reporting, and analytical solutions.
• Analyze complex datasets, identify patterns or anomalies, and develop actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain queries, scripts, technical documentation, and instructions.
• Adapt quickly to evolving needs and deliver concise, actionable insights under tight timelines.
• Work independently and prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and justify data-driven recommendations that consider constraints and potential outcomes.

Education/Previous Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience in financial services, data analytics, business intelligence, or a related field.
• OR
• Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience approved by Human Resources.

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The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions. This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision; life insurance; critical illness insurance and accident insurance; disability benefits; retirement savings; paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave); and parental leave. Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.
We expect our associates at all levels to:
Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James - as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates. When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.