V.I.E. Data Quality Analyst

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) operates as a leading transfer agent in Luxembourg, providing a comprehensive range of services to institutional investors, financial institutions, and corporate clients. As a central transfer agent, SGSS plays a crucial role in managing and maintaining records of securities holders, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data related to investments.

The Transfer Agent department plays a vital role in the financial ecosystem, serving as the intermediary between investors and issuers. By ensuring accurate record-keeping, facilitating transactions, and maintaining compliance, the Transfer Agent helps build trust and transparency in the securities market.

As part of the Business expert feam, the Data Quality Analyst will have the following responsibilities :

• To ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of data within FPS Luxembourg. This includes an assessments of data quality across various sources to identify issues such as inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and missing values
• To perform data profiling to analyze data sets, understand their structure, content, and relationships, and establish baseline quality metrics
• Key tasks are: data cleansing, to develop and implement processes to clean and standardize data, correcting errors and removing duplicates to enhance overall data quality.
• Will be in charge of establishing a data quality standards and guidelines that align with organizational goals and industry best practices
• Will have to track data quality metrics and generate reports to communicate findings, trends, and areas for improvement to stakeholders

In addition, the Data Quality Analyst conducts root cause analysis to investigate data quality issues, identify underlying causes, and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Continuous improvement is a vital part of his responsibilitiy, as to identify opportunities for process enhancements in data management practices and advocate for data quality initiatives.

He will maintain comprehensive documentation of data quality processes, methodologies, and findings to ensure transparency and facilitate compliance. Through these responsibilities, a Data Quality Analyst plays a crucial role in helping organizations leverage data as a valuable asset, supporting informed decision-making and operational efficiency.

Due to the VIE eligibility criteria a questionnaire will be provided. Please make sure to answer all the questions for an efficient analysis of your application.

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Graduate with a Master degree from Business/Engineering School or University with a specialization in finance, economics, information and technogy
• A previous experience in banking (invesment funds industry) would be appreciated

Language skills:

• You are fluent in English

Technical, operational & soft skills:

• Good communication and presentation skills
• Proficient/Good command of MS Office
• Strong listening and analytical skills
• Proactivity, spearheading of proposals
• Data Analysis Tools: Proficiency in data analysis tools and software such as, Micorsoft Office,VBA,Excel advanced skills,Matlab,Power Query, Power Pivot and data visualization tools (e.g., TCD/Pivot table, Power BI)
• Programming Skills: Knowledge of programming languages such as Python or R for data manipulation and analysis
• Statistical Analysis: Understanding of statistical methods and techniques to analyze data quality metrics
• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail to identify data discrepancies and ensure accuracy
• Analytical Thinking: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex data sets
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and present findings
• Critical Thinking: Ability to think critically and make data-driven decisions
• Team Player: Collaborative mindset to work effectively with cross-functional teams

The VIE assignment in a nutshell

This VIE in Luxembourg is to begin as soon as possible but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 12 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.

As soon as you arrive, you will be integrated into our teams and will learn every day alongside our experts, who will support you in your tasks. Gradually, you will become more independent in your projects, making this experience a real career accelerator. You will also discover all the diversity of our businesses, in a sector that is constantly evolving and innovating.

At the end of your VIE, various opportunities could be offered to you, in France and abroad.

At Societe Generale, we are convinced that people are drivers of change, and that the world of tomorrow will be shaped by all their initiatives, from the smallest to the most ambitious.

Whether you’re joining us for a period of months, years or your entire career, together we can have a positive impact on the future. Creating, daring, innovating and taking action are part of our DNA.

If you too want to be directly involved, grow in a stimulating and caring environment, feel useful on a daily basis and develop or strengthen your expertise, you will feel right at home with us!

Still hesitating?

You should know that our employees can dedicate several days per year to solidarity actions during their working hours, including sponsoring people struggling with their orientation or professional integration, participating in the financial education of young apprentices, and sharing their skills with charities. There are many ways to get involved.