Finance Data Analyst (Contract)

About CLS:

CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem.  Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective.  Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day. 

Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies.  We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.

CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.

Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people.  Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.

Finance Data Cleanse, Reconciliation and Migration Analyst

• Seeking a detail-oriented and analytical specialist to support our finance team by ensuring that finance related data is accurately cleansed, transformed, and migrated to the new finance systems in a timely and efficient manner. This will involve ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial data across multiple systems.
• This role will involve collaborating closely with finance, IT, and data teams to ensure data integrity and adherence to financial reporting standards during the migration process.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Data Cleansing - Assess and identify inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and redundancies within the finance data. Apply data validation rules to ensure high-quality, accurate data.  Coordinate with finance teams to resolve data discrepancies.
• Data Migration – work closely with Project team to help manage and execute the migration of financial data from legacy systems to the new Oracle Fusion ERP. Develop and implement data mapping strategies for smooth migration.  Work closely with IT teams to ensure data integrity and mitigate any system errors during the migration.
• System Configuration & Testing - Assist in configuring the new financial systems to ensure they are ready for the migrated data. Perform testing of data migration processes, ensuring successful data transfer with minimal errors.
• Documentation and Reporting - Maintain thorough documentation of data cleansing, migration processes, and outcomes. Provide regular status updates on data migration progress to key stakeholders.  Prepare post-migration data validation reports and resolve any identified issues.
• Stakeholder Collaboration - Collaborate with finance, IT, and other cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and address potential issues. Act as the subject matter expert for data quality and migration in financial systems.
• Training & Support - Provide training to finance users on the new data structure and system functionalities as needed. Offer ongoing support and troubleshooting for any post-migration data issues.

Experience & Skills

• Proven experience in finance data migration or data management projects, ideally with Oracle ERP.
• Experience in financial data analysis, cleansing, and mapping.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, SQL, and data manipulation techniques.
• Experience with data quality tools or software for cleansing and validating finance data.
• Understanding of financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work across teams.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Our commitment to employees:

At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:

• Holiday - UK/Asia: 25 holiday days and 3 ‘life days’ (in addition to bank holidays). US: 23 holiday days.
• 2 paid volunteer days so that you can actively support causes within your community that are important to you.
• Generous parental leave policies to ensure you can enjoy valuable time with your family.
• Parental transition coaching programmes and support services.
• Wellbeing and mental health support resources to ensure you are looking after yourself, and able to support others.
• Affinity Groups (including our Women’s Forum, Black Employee Network and Pride Network) in support of our organisational commitment to embrace and always be learning more about DE&I.
• Hybrid working to promote a healthy work/life balance, enabling employees to work collaboratively in the office when needed and work from home when they don’t.
• Active support of flexible working for all employees where possible.
• Monthly ‘Heads Down Days’ with no meetings across the whole company.
• Generous non-contributory pension provision for UK/Asia employees, and 401K match from CLS for US employees.
• Private medical insurance and dental coverage.
• Social events that give you opportunities to meet new people and broaden your network across the organisation.
• Annual flu vaccinations.
• Discounts and savings and cashback across a wide range of categories including health and retail for UK employees.
• Discounted Gym membership – Complete Body Gym Discount/Sweat equity program for US employees.
• All employees have access to Discover – our comprehensive learning platform with 1000+ courses from LinkedIn Learning.
• Access to frequent development sessions on a number of topics to help you be successful and develop your career at CLS.