Senior Analyst, Data Solutions – Comcast Global Audit

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Job Summary

Senior Data Solutions Analysts support Comcast Global Audit (CGA) by identifying, monitoring, and mitigating risk through the integration of advanced data analytics, engineering, automation, and business analysis. This role plays a critical part contributing to audit engagements in shaping audit scope areas by generating innovative insights and scalable data solutions. As we expand our scope to include auditing Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployments, this role may also be responsible for supporting those auditing efforts.

As part of CGA team, Senior Analysts are responsible for:
• Analyzing complex business challenges to inform audit planning and execution.
• Developing and maintaining ad hoc reporting and proactive monitoring metrics (dashboards).
• Designing and implementing scalable data solutions to support audit objectives.
• Identifying and executing automation opportunities to enhance audit efficiency and effectiveness.

This role offers broad exposure to the Comcast Corporation through the audit process and provides opportunities to influence risk management strategies through data-driven insights.

Job Description

Core Abilities:

What You Deliver

• Executes project tasks and contributes to the development of project plans and timelines.
• Discusses audit engagement objectives with CGA team members and recommends data analytics approaches to support audit goals.
• Extracts, manipulates, transforms, models, visualizes, and analyzes accurate, relevant, timely, and cohesive data to support the audit lifecycle.
• Identifies audit scope areas that can be automated or repeated through data analytics and works with leadership to schedule/implement.
• Ensures all data is secure and follows company policies regarding data classification.

• Analyzes data to assess compliance with established policies/procedures, best practices, US GAAP, and legal/governmental requirements.
• Applies analytical models (e.g., regression, simulation, statistical) to audit scope areas to identify outliers, trends, and projections.
• Uses data concepts, tools, and programming techniques including SQL, dbt, Snowflake, Tableau, AWS, MS SQL Server, Oracle BI, Teradata, Databricks, Alteryx, Spark, Python, and R to perform ETL and data analysis activities.
• Develops process flows, prototypes, and requirements documentation to accelerate stakeholder understanding and guide solution development.
• Creates, documents, and executes support process steps and test procedures to ensure data deliverables are accurate and sustainable.
• Facilitates discussions that lead to decision-making throughout the lifecycle of creating and enhancing data solutions.
• Prepares clear and well-organized analysis workpapers, documenting root-cause (as applicable), work performed, findings, and recommendations.
• Creates graphical reports and executive presentations to effectively summarize analysis and findings.
• Consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Assists with managing, scheduling, monitoring, and maintaining automated processes in production.
• Supports department objectives and performs other duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

AI Audit Sub-Team

• Reviews inventories of AI applications across Comcast Corporate, Cable, Sky, and NBCU, mapping them to upcoming audit engagements, and assessing their potential risks.
• Works with CGA peers to maintain, customize, and execute a library of prompts and scripts for generative AI testing.
• Updating and documenting standard audit test procedures capturing testing scenarios as they relate to new and/or changing AI technologies and related risks and policies.
• Performing code reviews of machine learning applications testing.

How You Deliver

• Demonstrates the ability to quickly grasp complex subject matter and apply strong analytical skills and business knowledge to assessing processes, risks, and controls.
• Stays current on data analytics trends (e.g., new tools, statistical methods, visualization techniques) and emerging technologies that impact audit work (e.g., AI, Blockchain, RPA).

• Works with discretion applying sound judgment regarding work details on assignments of a varied and difficult nature while maintaining personal accountability and ownership.

• Utilizes creative thinking, individual initiative, and flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks.
• Exhibits willingness to tackle new areas and challenging topics.
• Demonstrates the ability to work in a complex, dynamic, and fast-paced environment.
• Assists less experienced team members in understanding and executing data analytics and automation activities.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement to team activities, tools, and training.
• Transparently keeps CGA management informed of findings / status / important issues as they arise.
• Acts in accordance with stated CGA and company policies and practices, and maintains the highest degree of integrity in all activities and interactions.
• Displays regular, consistent, and punctual attendance. Able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s), as necessary. Out-of-town travel may be required at up to approximately 20%.

How You Partner

• Exhibits strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communications, and an ability to collaborate with others.
• Shows respect to other team members and clients in all interactions.
• Demonstrates a willingness to assist other team members in areas outside of direct assignments, when necessary.
• Collaborates in a virtual environment to complete projects with team members in various locations.
• Educates audit team members on data analytics and automation techniques through daily interactions.

How You Develop

• Exhibits a commitment to continuously self-improve by working with leadership to leverage strengths and focus on areas of development.
• Gains knowledge of IT controls and cyber security concepts

Skills

Communication, Data Analysis, dbt Core, Deliverables Management, Python for Data Analysis, Structured Query Language (SQL), Tableau (Software)

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

5-7 Years

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