Financial Crime MI & Analytics Specialist in Newcastle upon Tyne

As a Financial Crime MI & Analytics Specialist, you will play a key role in strengthening the organisation’s ability to monitor and respond to financial crime risk through high-quality data and insight. You will take ownership of the end-to-end MI lifecycle, delivering accurate, timely, and scalable reporting packs and dashboards. Using SQL, you will work with large and complex datasets to produce actionable insights, while developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards to improve accessibility and reduce reliance on manual processes.

You will be responsible for identifying trends, anomalies, and emerging risks within customer and transactional data, supporting effective decision-making and risk management. In addition, you will contribute to regulatory reporting, ensure data quality and integrity, and drive continuous improvement through automation and enhanced analytics capability, including the use of Python where appropriate.

About You

You are an experienced MI or Data Analyst with a strong track record of owning and delivering high-quality reporting outputs. You have advanced SQL skills and are confident working with large, complex datasets to produce accurate, insight-driven MI at pace. You are comfortable managing recurring reporting cycles, maintaining data quality, and identifying trends, anomalies, or issues that require further investigation or escalation. You can balance strong attention to detail with the ability to step back and highlight what matters most.

You have hands-on experience with Power BI (or similar visualisation tools), building and maintaining dashboards used in regular business reporting. You are confident translating data into clear, meaningful insights for stakeholders at all levels. You bring a proactive approach to improving and automating reporting processes, reducing manual effort and increasing efficiency. Experience with Python, financial crime, or working in a regulated environment is beneficial but not essential.

About Us

The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North-East, North-West, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK’s leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers.

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return?

• Financial: Corporate bonus scheme (on target 10%, up to a maximum 15%), Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution), Annual performance related pay reviews, Colleague mortgage scheme, Electric car salary sacrifice scheme, Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection, Access to our financial advisers, Access to a range of high street and online discounts.
• Work/Life Balance: A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions, 30 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday, Hybrid working (typically 3 days’ home based), Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood.
• Health and Wellbeing: Private medical insurance, Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme, Access to an employee assistance programme, Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gyms, Two paid volunteering days’ each year, Cycle to work scheme.

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you.

Why work here?

People are the focus of absolutely everything we do. We believe in people, we care deeply about their hopes, their dreams and their wellbeing. And that applies equally to our customers, our communities and our colleagues – which means you, if you choose to work here. It’s important to us that you know if you join us we will welcome you, respect you, encourage you and help you to achieve your goals.