Intern, Data Analyst

At Fairstone, our culture is built on strong values and leadership principles that define the expectations we have for working together and with our customers. We help Canadians find the right solution to meet their needs with a variety of products and services. Our values and principles guide the actions we take to ensure our customers get the best experience possible.

Be part of our talented and growing team We are currently looking for a Data Analyst, to join our team, reporting to the Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics. 

As a Data Analyst, you are not just charged with analyzing and interpreting data, but also to bring business strategies to life through end-to-end delivery, monitoring and measuring their impact. You will spend time gathering, mining, and visualizing data, evaluating results and storytelling your insights through presentations.  Much of the job will involve evaluating credit risk data and helping senior management build out credit underwriting strategies that achieve loan originations and loan loss business objectives.

"Be a part of our inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives drive innovation and excellence."

WHY JOIN US?

BECAUSE WE ARE PROUD TO BE One of Montreal's Top Employers for 2025 for the fifth consecutive year by the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers.

WE OFFER:

• Work-Life Balance: Our 37.5-hour workweek and hybrid model (3 days in-office) promote a healthy balance.
• Wellness: Tailored well-being solutions available 24/7.
• ​Development: Access to Fairstone Academy for comprehensive training and skill development.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

• Mine data to discover key insights
• Ensure the data infrastructure is optimized to meet departmental objectives
• Run queries that efficiently extract data from databases
• Determine analytics required for different business cases
• Analyze and interpret data to help make business decisions
• Compile data into meaningful reporting
• Present results of analysis to senior managers
• Act as key technical contact for internal and external partners when developing predictive models
• Manage documentation of data attributes and data sources in a concise way to support model/strategy development/maintenance and reporting.
• Carefully document processes
• Assist with the configuration and administration of operational cloud-based platforms using business logic when required
• Perform QA testing to ensure logic is working properly and to ensure data integrity
• Proactively assess data anomalies that may affect reporting and analytical conclusions

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Minimum 1 years' experience working as a data analyst or equivalent.
• Analytically oriented: Experience in analytical problem-solving.
• Advanced Excel skills, comfortable working with complex formulas
• Comfortable writing basic code in SQL and understanding of relational databases.
• Knowledge of SQL jobs and stored procedures
• Experience with business intelligence & data visualization platforms
• Experience in data maintenance
• Self-starter and independent problem solver
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in a financial institution or in credit risk
• Basic proficiency in R or Python and interested in growing these skills

WE ARE PROUD TO BE RECOGNIZED AS Great Place to Work Canada for 2025 and
Montreal's Top Employers 2025 by Canada's Top 100 Employers

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Fairstone is an equal opportunity employer. Accordingly, we will make reasonable accommodations to respond to the needs of people with disabilities. Individuals who view themselves as Aboriginals, members of visible minorities, and disabled are encouraged to apply in confidence.

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