Master Data Analyst

In this role you will support the Master Data team in the creation and maintenance of Master Data that is required for finance processes and is leveraged by cross-functional teams including, but not limited to, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Invoicing, Accounts Payable, Collections, and Reporting. The role requires working closely with both Finance process users and everyday system users to create and maintain data at the expected service and quality levels.

About Group Finance

In joining RWS’s Finance team you will be a critical part of supporting a listed world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. RWS has growing revenues of over £750m through a combination of value accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Group finance, led by our Group CFO; Candy Davies, includes diverse teams across the globe operating in functions including business partnering, operational finance, specialist, and group functions. We cover a footprint of over 100 legal entities in 43 different countries worldwide.  

It’s a very exciting time to join RWS Finance for an individual who enjoys change and making an impact! As part of the overall RWS business strategy we are making a significant investment in upgrading our financial systems and processes to deliver enhanced reporting and control, more efficient processing enabling great value through enhanced business partnering and decision support. 

Key Responsibilities

1. Work with Accounting, Customer, Supplier & Vendor Master Data

• Collate and action requests for data creation and maintenance
• Maintain chart of accounts (including GL, cost centers and entities), other accounting master data objects, customer records and contracts data
• Perform Master Data tasks with accuracy and completeness, for example, to always enter and maintain complete and comprehensive details in the systems
• Provide inputs for required standard data documentation e.g., data dictionaries
• Convert data sources to standard formats
• Create standard reports and visualizations, as required
• Follow ways of working and apply instructions / guidelines to remediate business and/or technical issues
  
  2. Collaborate with cross-functionals teams across various levels
• Establish stable working relationships within Master Data team and with other departments/team members to ensure smooth ways of working and delivery of Master Data activities
• Fulfil data needs of other teams and seek to respond / create solutions in a timely manner
• Collaborate with Finance process owners to adapt best practices and standards
• Collaborate with IT and Data & Analytics teams on data structures and data strategy
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to provide required data points
  3. Ensure data compliance & integrity
• Complete all required training and adhere to company compliance policies & procedures
• Abide by data quality audits, policies, and procedures for good organizational data health
• Provide inputs for frequent and accurate reporting on data input, cleansing and maintenance activity to accurately monitor implementation of Master Data maintenance strategy and compliance with company policies and regulation

           4. Apply data quality control

• Run reports to assess data quality and contribute to any testing & development in support of data quality improvement initiatives
• Validate data integrity during any data transformation and loading activities
• Analyze and monitor business processes that create erroneous data to support remediation of issues
• Operate in line with robust and effective internal controls across all master data processes

Skills & Experience

• Advanced Excel skills to process data and perform analysis, with a proven aptitude to interpret financial data
• Ability to collect, process, priorities and action a large volume of requests and transactions in an organization’s Master Data systems
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to capture requirements and feedback regular updates
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with a proactive approach, accustomed to working towards tight deadlines whilst maintaining quality of work
• Basic data literacy and knowledge of core finance systems, ERP, and integrations
• Basic understanding of Master Data management business processes
• Ability to liaise with business stakeholders independently and/or in groups to develop new master data elements

Beneficial to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business Analytics, Finance, or Accounting 
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. 

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics. 

RWS Values 

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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