Data Governance Lead

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future. You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

The Innovation Team in the UK is dedicated to shaping a future-focused firm where innovation is part of everything we do. At the heart of our team is client-centred design which aligns to our local and global focus on our client experience. Part of Forvis Mazars’ Innovation team, the Data function performs a key role in owning and driving forward the firm’s Data Strategy to deliver transformative data change and help our colleagues deliver better outcomes for clients. We anticipate and respond to the evolving needs of our clients with confidence and precision working as closely as possible to collaborate on their needs. Together, we are building a firm that thrives on innovation, ensuring sustainable growth and leadership in a rapidly changing world.

The Data Governance Analyst will be part of the Data team at Forvis Mazars and will perform an important role in enabling the firm to deliver upon its firm-wide data strategy. It will focus on the implementation and adherence to the firm’s data governance framework to ultimately improve the quality, consistency, reliability and value of enterprise data across Forvis Mazars. Whilst there are fundamental process and procedural aspects to this role, extensive and effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management will be essential to ensure that the framework is clearly understood, agreed and adopted and that it can continuously evolve to suit the changing requirements and landscape of the firm.

Partnering with data owners, stewards and operational and analytical platform owners will be critical to the successful deployment of the processes, procedures and controls, requiring a balance of technical expertise with strong communication, relationship management and influencing skills.

What we are looking for:

• Business-focused data governance specialist who understands that effective governance frameworks must convert principles and procedures into practical and measurable data quality and governance outcomes.
• Experience in defining and leading data governance, data quality, and data management processes and capabilities within medium to large complex organisations.
• Experience of creating and leading appropriate data governance forums with senior representation from the business and operational functions.
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory data compliance and the ability to translate requirements into operational controls and processes.
• Strong understanding of data risks and controls within a regulated environment and experience of partnering with risk and audit functions.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and management standards and models, such as DAMA-DMBOK and DCAM, and practical experience of their deployment or use within an enterprise.
• Expert knowledge and appreciation of the role that tooling has in supporting the delivery of a Data Governance framework and experience of the enterprise adoption of such tools.
• Understanding of data warehousing, semantic models, business intelligence, analytics and the data foundations required for trusted insight.
• Experience implementing technical controls for quality, metadata, lineage, classification, lifecycle, access, privacy and auditability.
• Strong executive-level communication and influencing capability, with the judgement to challenge constructively, resolve complex issues and explain technical and governance trade-offs in plain English.
• Collaborative relationship-builder who works effectively across Data, Technology, Change, Privacy, Security, Operations, business teams and suppliers.
• Professional, ethical and aligned to Forvis Mazars values, demonstrating integrity, judgement and accountability.

Diversity, equity and inclusion:

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity creates better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential.

At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you can grow your skills, belong to a team that values your ideas, and make an impact that matters.

Culture:

We believe the best ideas come from different perspectives, so you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work, collaborate with talented people across our firm, and build relationships that help you grow. At Forvis Mazars, you'll belong to a local team, benefit from global opportunities, and make an impact for our clients, communities and each other. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

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