Financial Advisory Data Analyst

Overview

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Our Advisory Analytics team plays a pivotal role in supporting clients with their data analytics across M&A transactions, Forensic and Investigation Services, and business as usual management reporting. We support a variety of clients across private equity, corporates, banks, regulators, and other professional firms by combining commercial insight with advanced analytics to deliver clarity in key operational and strategic moments. In the deal environment, we work with clients on both the buy-side and sell-side across the full deal life cycle. Our analytics provide investors and management teams with deeper insight into the drivers of performance, risks, and opportunities. On forensic engagements, we interrogate complex datasets to support investigations, disputes, compliance reviews, and financial crime cases. Our work is fast‑paced, varied and impactful – from uncovering value in an M&A transaction to detecting anomalies in forensic investigations and more. Using leading analytics tools to bring clarity to complexity and help clients make confident data‑driven decisions. If you have a logical problem‑solving mindset, a passion for analytics, and a genuine interest in both deals and forensics, you’ll fit right in. You’ll join an exciting and growing team, with opportunities to develop cutting‑edge technical skills while working on projects that shape outcomes for businesses, communities, and society.

Responsibilities

• Combine cutting‑edge tools and technologies to develop end‑to‑end analytical solutions that help our clients solve critical business challenges across M&A Transactions, Forensic Investigation Services and Business Consulting workstreams.
• Play a hands‑on role in M&A deals, building and delivering analytics solutions such as interactive dashboards that uncover value drivers, highlight risks, and provide the clarity that investors and management teams need to make confident decisions.
• Prepare financial databooks ahead of the due diligence team beginning their work.
• Support forensic investigations by interrogating complex datasets, identifying anomalies and patterns, and providing insights that can help resolve disputes, compliance reviews, and fraud investigations.
• Use ETL and data transformation tools (eg Alteryx and Knime), SQL and Python to prepare and analyse large datasets, ensuring results are accurate, reliable, and due diligence‑ready.
• Build impactful visualisations and dashboards in Power BI and Tableau, transforming data into clear, compelling stories that resonate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Work closely with deal teams, forensic specialists, and business stakeholders to co‑develop innovative tools and approaches that push the boundaries of what data can deliver.
• Stay ahead of the curve by keeping up to date with advances in analytics, automation and forensic techniques.
• Contribute to a diverse, inclusive culture where people are recognised for their contribution and where career development is actively supported.

Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience across one or more of Alteryx, Knime or Power Query (or other ETL tools).
• Python and SQL experience.
• Visualisation skills in Power BI and/or Tableau.
• Strong problem‑solving/analytical skills.
• Experience with ETL processes and handling large, complex datasets.
• Experience working closely with internal and external stakeholders, including presenting and explaining analytics outputs to non‑technical audiences.
• Good time‑management skills and the ability to balance priorities across multiple fast‑paced projects and deadlines.
• Strong numeracy and statistical analysis skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to interrogate data for anomalies, patterns, and insights.
• Genuine interest in deal‑making, M&A transactions and forensic investigations, and flexibility to work across both types of projects.
• Basic qualification: experience with technical analytics tools as detailed above, or similar analytics experience in professional services or industry.

About Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently – looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. We empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity and genuine partnership, and we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work‑life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK and a presence in 150 global markets, we are on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. We embrace uniqueness and build an inclusive culture that values difference and respects our colleagues. We offer flexible working options for all roles and a variety of ways to give back to society – from secondments and fundraising for local charities to investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world.

Life is more than work. Beyond the day job, you’ll have chances to pursue passions inside and outside of work and enjoy a healthy work‑life balance. We strive to do the right thing, grounded in our values of purpose, curiosity and kindness, and we look for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations.