Description: My Client has an open role for a business analyst with responsibility for liaising with business units to gather requirements on reporting needs, interpret these needs, source data, build /develop reporting outputs in an automated manner using a range of technologies and applications.


This role involves interaction with key business stakeholders and offers an ideal opportunity to expand existing PC skills and give exposure to a wide range of reporting tools used through the group.
The role also provides a great opportunity to gain exposure to the business.

Key Responsibilities:


Liaise with Business Partners and management to understand reporting needs to generate automated reporting.
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Development and production of management packs used by the business which provide analysis on Key Performance Indicators.(KPI’s)
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Develop/enhance and produce new & existing reporting within agreed timelines to meet business unit’s needs using a range of reporting application tools.
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Analysis of ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.
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Participate in completion of all stages of the development lifecycle of Group IT projects.
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Essential Requirements:


A business acumen with the ability to interpret stakeholders requests and deliver appropriate reporting
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Ability to manage the development of MI reporting in an automated manner, from specification through testing to implementation
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Strong data analysis skills with advanced proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel/Access databases)
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Strong organisational skills with ability to progress a number competing priorities within agreed timelines
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Have a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail to ensure quality reporting.
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Demonstrate strong interpersonal & communication skills

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Desirable Requirements:

Previous experience in using reporting tools Business Objects, Cognos, Brio or Microsoft reporting tools.
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A knowledge of building macros and VBA would be of benefit
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Ability to interpret Financial / Non-Financial Data
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An accountancy background while desirable is not essential.
Skills: Access, Excel, Data Analysis, Reports.



Apply now for more details on the Role to Nollaig@eolas.ie

Description: Financial Data Analyst (Credit Risk)

Overview:
Excellent client looking for a Financial Data Analyst in their Credit Risk Team.

Job Description:
To lead and support the review and further development of the company’s existing Portfolio Credit Risk modelling methodology used for the purpose of identifying potential additional capital requirements for Credit Concentration Risk.
 Be familiar with current Credit Concentration Risk Regulatory requirements (GL31). Keep up to date and abreast of new Regulatory requirements, industry best practice and take steps to position the company to implement same.
 Become the subject matter expert on Portfolio Credit Risk modelling for engagement with the Central Bank around the company’s risk management practices, such as SREP interviews, and follow up responses and documentation.
 Ensure any shortcomings raised by either Internal or External stakeholders are satisfied in future enhancements of the model in line with prescribed deadlines.
 Increase the understanding of Portfolio Credit Risk Modelling and stress testing across the company, through targeted presentations and Senior Management Understanding programmes.
 Take ownership of the execution of stress testing for Credit Concentration Risk and ensure the complete, timely and accurate submission of external and internal stress testing reports to the Stress Test Team and relevant external Regulators.
 To extract and analyse trends from Credit Concentration Risk stress testing results so as to inform senior management decision making.
 To ensure the appropriate documentation supporting the process is reviewed, maintained at a consistently high standard and is up to date.
 Build and maintain relationship across the Group so as to ensure that Portfolio Credit Risk Modelling requirements are satisfied at all times and that a consistent and robust methodology is implemented.


Required Skills:
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate:

Excellent numeracy skills (degree / masters in a numeric discipline).
 Strong data management, analytical and reporting skills – experience of using these in a high data volume environment.
 An in-depth knowledge and understanding of Credit Portfolio Models such as KMV.
 An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Regulatory rules / requirements as prescribed under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRB)/ Basle II Framework together with their practical application, (asset correlations etc).
 Clear understanding of the Regulatory Stress Testing requirements for IRB and STD (standardised) portfolios (GL31 and GL32),
 Proficiency in Excel to include / VBA,
 An understanding of the composition of credit portfolios or a background in Credit and/or Banking.
 Proficiency in the SQL query writing for use with FERMAT and the EDW.
 A working understanding of SAS would be beneficial.

Remuneration Package:
Excellent salary and package on offer

Description: Financial Data Analyst – Data Analyst – Credit Risk Analyst

Please forward an updated CV to peter@eolas.ie for immediate consideration

Description: An opportunity exists within the Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) team in Marketing of a leading Financial Services Company for a highly skilled and experienced Datamining Analyst.
This is a permanent, full time, position based with a Top Financial Services Company based in Dublin City Centre.

The CRM team is responsible for the development and delivery of campaigns into the branch, telephone and online channels.
The objective is to find commercially successful ways of driving cross-sales and higher product holdings across key customer segments.

The Role:
• Lead the development of analytics models using the SAS analytics suite. The focus of this work is to use sophisticated analytical techniques to determine which customers have high propensity to purchase specific products.
• Develop propensity models for key products that deliver strong uplift.
• Manage models through their lifecycle to ensure they deliver ongoing success.
• Develop the models to input into the development of the next best offer capability.
• Contribute to the ongoing build and maintenance of the Marketing Data Warehouse.
• Work closely with the wider members of the team to build a dynamic and commercially focused campaign process.
• Manage the delivery of ‘Return on Investment’ in-campaign and post-campaign reporting.
• Provide customer profiling, marketing reporting and segmentation analysis as required.
• Provide ad hoc analysis as required to support key commercial decisions and business case development.
• Coach other members of the team to support the development of a wider and deeper analytical/modelling capability within the business.
• Liaise with external vendors, such as SAS, to ensure we are getting the most out of the analytical tools.
• Work to ensure that the wider CRM infrastructure is aligned with and integrated as required with key systems (SAS, SMART, BICC etc.)


The Person:
The ideal candidate will have a degree in statistics or a similar discipline. They will have proven commercial experience and the ability to apply statistical analysis to drive outstanding commercial results.

They will also have:
• proven experience, ideally within financial services industry
• SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Enterprise Guide
• advanced Microsoft Access and Excel skills
• strong team and interpersonal skills
• strong written and verbal communication skills
• proven problem solving skills
Apply now to nollaig@eolas.ie for full details on the attractive Salary and benefits package available.

Description: My Dublin City Centre based client are currently recruiting for a HR MIS Administrator, this is a 12 - 18 month fixed term contract.

Job Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to develop, produce dashboard and analyse operational metrics reporting on all processes for the HR Services Centre. The job holder will provide database expertise and will be responsible for managing and updating database logic and design to ensure an effective service management framework that is focused on continuous improvement. The job holder is also responsible for identifying and implementing continuous improvements focused on risk and quality.

Main responsibilities:
To collect, track and produce operational data and trends and to report and analyse performance against key performance metrics and Service Level Agreements.
To maintain and develop the process and systems for tracking and reporting on all performance measures while ensuring quality and integrity of the operational data and preparing reviews for weekly operations reviews.
To maintain, develop and support the operational databases and the related data based documentation. As the organisation that the Operations Centre is undergoing considerable restructuring, the job holder will be responsible for reviewing and realigning the existing operational dashboards to support the restructured organisation and a revised set of core metrics.
To collate and produce monthly and quarterly reporting packs to support Customer Reviews
To develop and produce accurate data to Finance to support Activity Based Costing for HR Shared Services and present the analysis of data in a user friendly manner for internal and external review.
Through analysing the operational performance, to identify and recommend opportunities for continuous quality improvement and to support solution implementation.
To process Customer Feedback Surveys, analyse and present the outputs while co-ordinating the Customer Complaints reporting and resolution and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
To support the sustainment of ISO 9001 accreditation.
To develop and maintain documentation and materials relating to the governance of the service management framework including SLAs, Service Catalogues and Customer Reporting Packs.
To deliver and support projects from inception to completion.

Educational & Professional qualifications requirements:
-Leaving Certificate
-Fluency in English

Technical skills and experience requirements:
-Data reporting and analysis in operations environment
-Database management and design expertise incl. Microsoft Access, SQL etc
-Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
-Minimum of 2 years experience working in a similar role

If you are interested in this role can you please send an Updated CV with your salary expectations and availability to peter@eolas.ie or call 01 286 6666

Description: My client is looking for an Experienced Data Analyst with a strong background in VBA /Excel skills. The role is as follows:
oTo streamline internal processes which are aligned to the company strategy
oTo identify opportunities and recommend improvements through implementation of more efficient processes
oTo develop and apply expertise in process modeling using advanced Excel (VBA) and SQL technologies
oTo support business requests for ad hoc reporting requirements
oTo communicate and translate requirements effectively between business process areas and supporting departments (such as IT)
oTo conduct analysis of current business trents and recommendations based on finding of analysis
oTo investigate into systematic reqorting queries from trading etc

Ideally you should have or be able to demonstrate:
oBachelors or Masters Degree in IT/ Economics/ Finance / Mathematics / Statistics
oExcellent knowledge of MS Excel and fluent in VB / VBA is essential
oGood research, analytical and problem solving skills
oCore principles of DB and SQL
oExperience in SAP R3 and BW is an advantage
oEffective communication and presentation skills - MS PowerPoint, MS Word
oHave a minimum of 2 years experience in a similar role

Please contact Clayton on 01-286 6666 or clayton@eolas.ie if you are interested in this super role.