Business Insights Analyst, Corporate Finance, Jump Trading, IL, US

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research.  We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets.  Our culture is unique.  Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak.  We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect.  At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns.  We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems. 

The Finance team at Jump is hiring a Business Insights Analyst. This role is a part of our Business Insights & Process team which works closely with trading operations, technology, and back-office teams to leverage data for better business decisions. In this position, you will take ownership of key operational data while gaining a deep understanding of how it supports the firm. You’ll collaborate across departments, enhance data collection and reconciliation processes, and deliver high-quality insights to decision-makers, helping the firm operate more efficiently.

Are you organized, detail-oriented, and a strong communicator with an interest in finance and technology? Do you have an analytical mindset, thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and possess the curiosity to keep learning and growing? If so, this role could be a great fit for you.

This position is based in our Chicago office with an expectation to work onsite a portion of each week.

What You'll Do: 

• Build and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the firm’s operational data, including the services the firm has contracted, their use within trading infrastructure and operations, internal data sources containing metadata about these services, and vendor billing details 
• Develop an understanding of internal data sources that can be used to reconcile against vendor billings and own reconciliations between data inputs and vendor invoicing, including identifying and resolving discrepancies between contracted expectations and vendor billing, and utilizing system reporting to validate balances between systems
• Manage the master data source for contracted services, including creation, updates, and deletion of data
• Maintain updated knowledge of business development, infrastructure, and internal system changes which can enhance the quality of data capture 
• Help implement best practices for collecting, organizing, interpreting, and classifying information from source system and translating to our internal data warehouse; monitor input to ensure consistency, quality, and integrity of data
• Contribute to and drive process improvements by identifying opportunities to streamline data management workflows, enhance accuracy, and improve efficiency across data systems and related processes
• Make recommendations for system enhancements; assist in testing and implementation of modifications and enhancements
• Other duties as assigned or needed 

Skills You'll Need: 

• Bachelors’ Degree 
• At least 2 years of work experience in an analytical or business research related field such as Accounting, Finance, Economics 
• Experience with Excel, SQL and data visualization software required 
• Proven data management capability  
• Proactive thinker and strong team player with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision 
• Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment 
• Exceptional attention to details, organized, and excellent communication skills 
• Flexible, conscientious and easily adaptable to constant change 
• Professional demeanor and ability to use discretion when working with confidential material 
• Kind, resourceful, collaborative and able to build and sustain relationships with colleagues 
• Reliable and predictable availability