MI/BI Data Analyst in London

Duration: 12 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: London/Hybrid (2 - 3 days on site)

Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate is available for suitable candidates

Role Profile

We are looking for an experienced MI/BI Data Analyst to join the Data Analytics Team. This role will play a key role in designing and delivering reporting and analytics products within the Management Information (MI) Workstream of a large transformation program focused on our Transaction Banking.

This role will operate as part of the MI Workstream and will work closely with Business Analysts who will lead primary stakeholder engagement and requirements definition. The focus of this role is on translating well-formed business requirements into efficiently delivered reporting and analytics products through strong engagement with technical and delivery teams.

The role will be responsible for the end-to-end technical coordination and development of analytics products, ensuring work is appropriately planned, prioritised, and delivered to agreed standards.

Key Accountabilities:

• Deliver new analytics products using best practice data analysis and data visualisation techniques to translate complex data into insightful reports and interactive dashboards.
• Run proofs-of-concept to evaluate feasibility and value, uncovering benefits for our stakeholders, customers, and businesses.
• Support the rollout and adoption of reporting and analytics products, including providing in-house coaching support and training for users and product owners.
• Coordinate closely with Business Analysts to ensure agreed delivery processes are followed and that analytics development progresses as planned and remains aligned to approved requirements.
• Ensure sufficient and appropriate documentation is produced to quality-assure analytics development and support ongoing maintenance.
• Collaborate with a range of technical and non-technical audiences to quality assure delivery of analytics products through development and UAT.
• Prepare and transform data for use in analytics products using appropriate tooling and techniques.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience working in a data team and collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify, scope and develop data analytics solutions.
• An outstanding problem solver who has an analytical mindset, is inquisitive and excellent with technology enabling a creative approach to solution scoping and delivery.
• Strong experience with using Power BI to develop interactive data driven dashboards.
• Strong SQL skills to support data discovery and profiling, including experience of working with raw and aggregated data and reviewing transformation logic as well as diverse and complex data sets and all data types.
• Strong data manipulation and preparation skills with experience of using Alteryx, Power Query or similar.
• Experience of testing reports and data analytics dashboards.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of working in the financial services industry and knowledge of data related regulatory requirements for financial service sector.
• The ideal candidate will have experience working in an investment bank and a good understanding of transaction banking.
• Demonstrable experience of training, mentoring and coaching others in the use of applications.
• A good understanding of core mathematical and statistical concepts.
• A good understanding of, and experience of applying, project management principles and approaches like waterfall and agile.
• Experience of working in an organisation that has rolled out self-serve analytics tooling at enterprise level.
• Knowledge of emerging trends and issues within the Data Analytics and Data Science landscapes.
• Experience working with cloud environments & components (e.g. AWS, Azure).

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role, 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP; however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

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As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.