Master Data Steward, Finance Maia

Master Data Steward, Finance
Maia
Maia, Porto District, Portugal

This job will provide you with an opportunity to further your career alongside some of the best and most passionate technology experts from around the world in a leading company within the test, measurement and data analytics industry. You will be a strong contributor collaborating closely with colleagues from various business functions.

At HBK, we live up to our three values: Be True, Own It and Aim High. We believe in absolute integrity – it’s how we win for stakeholders, the environment and each other. We believe in teamwork and keeping our promises – to ourselves and others. Finally, we believe in being bold and positive. This is how we perform at our best and achieve greater success.

Do you want to have an impact on our global organization as a part of our transformation journey? Are you passionate about Master Data Management?

Then this might be the opportunity and next step you have been looking for in your professional adventure!

As a part of HBK's transformation journey, data governance and high data quality are increasingly important. To support this, a lot of changes are required; therefore, we are currently looking for a Master Data Steward within Finance for our Master Data Governance team established in Portugal.

Become a strong sparring partner to our global organization. Work will initially focus on transformation; however, in the future, you will have the scope to impact global processes that you can proactively identify as well as business requests.

As a Master Data Steward, you have a key role in our journey to improve and standardize the way we govern and work with master data. It offers exposure to stakeholders at all levels within HBK. You thrive on driving changes by finding simple solutions to complex problems together with relevant stakeholders and feel comfortable collecting input and putting forward recommended decisions.

Primary responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) within Finance.
• Be part of developing the Master Data Governance strategy, model, and framework and ensure implementation.
• Collaborate closely with the business on master data needs, challenges, and improvements, including support on daily MDM tasks and key projects.
• Define data quality measurements together with the business and establish the needed tools to analyze and monitor the current state of master data quality.
• Facilitate maintenance and improvement of master data quality in the business.
• Advise and educate Data Owners on governance issues and methods.
• Ensure that agreed data governance processes and policies are followed across business functions.
• Map master data to business processes.
• Ensure master data requirements are documented, analyzed, designed, and implemented according to the Master Data Governance Model.
• Ensure data is managed and understood across lines of business.

Professional qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience working with Data analysis, Data Governance, and/or Data Quality control.
• Experience with SAP Master data within the relevant business area (Finance). S4 Hana is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Experience working with large data sets and assigning a structure to them.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to engage and communicate with senior business leaders.

In finance, you have experience working with data related to:

• Enterprise Structure.
• Chart of accounts, Profit Centres, Cost Centres, IO & GL.
• External Business partners (Vendors, customers, banks, etc).
• Miscellaneous data requirements for Financial reporting.
• Etc.

• Experience with documentation, processes, and rules.
• Thrive in a
  - moving and dynamic business environment where operations and business requirements might change quickly.
• Knowledge of how to apply data privacy and GDPR standards to master data is an advantage.
• Experience with at least one MDM platform is an advantage.

Personal skills

• Self-starter; curious; independent, team player able to effectively prioritize activities & requests.
• Strong analytical skill set with a clear business impact focus.
• Strong people engagement skills.
• Ability to influence & implement change at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to collaborate
  - functionally.