Data Quality Analyst in London

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively.

The Data Office is responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise-wide data strategy for BDO. Within the Data Office, the Data and Analytics team builds value-focussed data products strategically on the Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform (EDAP), internally for the firm. The Data Analytics Lead sits within this growing team to build, develop, and support the growing catalogue of data products offered by the Data Office and will play a vital part in the execution of the data strategy.

Reporting to the Data Quality Lead, the Data Quality Analyst will be a key role in the translation of data into meaningful and actionable insights. It is also their responsibility to provide value from the wealth of data available by understanding, not only the business, but also the technical aspects of the data. They will be curious and grow their knowledge of the business and systems to get to the bottom of what stakeholders and system owners need to understand about the quality of our data. The Data Quality Analyst will drive continuous improvement in BDO by highlighting any data risks found through data quality analysis of BDO system data. They will utilise their analytical expertise to provide robust analysis of data contained within our systems and our Data Office data products.

You will:

• Strive for excellence in data quality by building data quality analytical products to assess and monitor BDO data quality initiatives.
• Deliver products with the right tool, considering security, sensitivity, and a strategic versus tactical approach.
• Work closely with the Data Engineering counterparts to develop the building blocks to data quality analysis by understanding and contributing to the ETL processes with knowledge of project required analytical outputs.
• Provide data quality analysis through reusable, automated data quality monitoring dashboarding, data profiling, and ad hoc analysis.
• Understand BDO’s analytical issues across streams and utilise this knowledge to enable data quality analysis.
• Collaborate with Data Governance, business, and technical subject matter experts to provide products which focus on a holistic approach.
• Ensure that data quality and governance are at the forefront of thought and work to inform and enable the Data Governance team in the advancement of BDO’s data maturity and strategy.
• Provide clear communication on data quality analysis and outcomes.

You’ll be someone with:

• Experience or a relevant qualification in the field of data and analytics and/or data quality analysis.
• Experience in working with various data platforms and developing analysis using Microsoft Power BI and other data visualisation tools.
• Strong SQL skills to support data investigations and analysis, Python is a plus.
• Experience in working with data quality tools for profiling, validating, and analysing data.
• Knowledge of working with data catalogues, such as Data.World.
• Understanding of data modelling concepts and techniques.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.