Investment Data Analyst – Edinburgh

Investment Data Analyst – Edinburgh

As an Investment Data Analyst, you will support the management and quality of security and investment data across Aberdeen’s public markets business. Based in Edinburgh and reporting to the Data Management Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring data flows from custodians and vendors are accurate, complete and fit for purpose. You will investigate and resolve data exceptions, support corporate actions processing and respond to queries from investment and operational stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, validate and maintain investment and security data received from custodians and data vendors.
• Investigate and resolve data exceptions relating to positions, static data and security attributes.
• Support the processing and review of corporate actions to ensure accurate downstream impact.
• Respond to data queries from front office, operations and other internal teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data quality, controls and processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in investment or security data within an asset management or financial services environment.
• Understanding of asset classes such as equities and fixed income.
• High attention to detail with an analytical and questioning mindset.
• Comfortable working with data, systems and reconciliations in a fast‑paced environment.
• Willingness to learn and develop within a collaborative, global team.

Benefits

We offer 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, discretionary performance‑based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us through the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.