Business Analyst

**Who we are**

Looking for a challenging and inspiring work environment where you can make a difference? At Zurich millions of individuals and businesses place their trust in our products and services every day. Our 53,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, enabling, businesses and communities to face a world of risk with confidence. Imagine if you could help people do this all over the world. You’d give them confidence and reassurance by protecting what they love most. It’s a big challenge, but you will be supported by a world-class team who believe in helping you to reach your full potential and deliver on our promises.

Be challenged. Be inspired. Help us make a difference.

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.

**Our opportunity**

Are you passionate about data, processes and analytics, someone who wants to be part of an innovative and motivated team and help us make the difference? Then this is your opportunity within one of the world’s leading insurance groups

In this role of a Business Analyst, you will be part of the global “Reporting and Analytics” team within Group Investment Management. You will collaborate closely with business users in different countries and translate analytical and reporting needs into functional requirements and solutions. You will analyse interrelationships of business processes, complex data and financial systems, define IT specifications and implement reporting front-end solution for our global end user base.

**Your role**

**As a Business Analyst (Reporting & Analytics) you**r main responsibilities will involve**:
- Develop analytical, regulatory, and operational reports and dashboards using business intelligence tools, as well as adapting them according to business needs and changes in regulation
- Ensure the good quality of the data across our reporting tools with the performance of proper control checks and analysis of the results
- Analysis of reporting & analytics business requirements and translation into functional and technical solution specifications
- Lead and support initiatives and projects related to new or existing business intelligence solutions
- Continuous improvement of existing reporting processes, services and infrastructure
- Provide end-user support/training for reporting needs
- Ensure compliance and governance
- Collaborate with our main stakeholders (Investment Management, Finance Teams) to identify reporting needs
- Analyze Investments data and provide insights into the results.

Your role will involve building relationships with:

- Stakeholders on local, regional and group levels
- Investment back-office and middle-office teams
- Market and Master Data teams
- IT teams

**Your Skills and Experience**

**As Business Analyst (Reporting & Analytics) your education and personal skills will ideally include**:
Education:

- Bachelor or Master´s degree in either Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Information Technology and/or quantitative fields such as Statistics and Math with good academic records
- Understanding of financial products, financial markets as well as the main accounting principles (IFRS, GAAPs)
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- CFA/CPA/CMA/ACCA certification is a plus

Technical skills:

- 3-4 Years of proven experience with financial data analysis and business analytics, preferably in the financial services or insurance industry
- Business Analyst skills (e.g., analytical skills, requirement engineering, design thinking, agile methodologies)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Coding skills (preferably SQL, Python, Spark)
- Familiarity with ERP system SAP BW, FAM/TRM or FICO is a plus
- Data management (e.g., quality checks, modelling, data warehousing, governance) is a plus
- Experience with data visualization and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau or QlikView) would be considered an asset

Personal skills:

- Ability to work with multi-cultural project teams and facilitating workshops with stakeholders
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Creative thinking and intellectual curiosity
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines with attention to detail.
- Good self-management skills and stress resilience

**What we offer?**

**As well as a competitive salary and a yearly bonus we offer**:

- **Over 300 euros** to set up your home office and additional monthly home office allowance
- Free **English and Spanish classes** depending on the needs
- **Ticket restaurant**or flexibility to exchange it for other benefits
- Life, accident, and **Health Insurance**:

- Collective Life **Retirement Plan**:

- **2000 referral bonus** if you bring other talented people like you
- Special banking and insurance conditions plus Exclusive Employees **discounts**:

- Functional diversity benefits
- No dress co