Senior Data Reporting Analyst - Finance (Tesco Mobile) in Slough

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Reporting Analyst to join our central Analytics & Insight Chapter and support our Financial Tribe with accurate transactional reporting, so that we can secure loans from our banking partners to purchase handsets. It is an essential and complex role, which requires close understanding of our customer data, attention to detail and a strong use of SQL.

Tesco Mobile is an Agile organization, meaning that we work very closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and objectives and then implement appropriate solutions. The role also requires close collaboration with internal data analysts and a thorough knowledge of our business fundamentals. Financial reporting is an ever-developing area in the Tesco Mobile business, which means you will need to be a problem solver and continually work to improve the way that we report financially, to minimize risk and maintain our reputation with partners and regulatory bodies.

About the Analytics & Insight Chapter: The Analytics & Insight Chapter sits at the heart of the Tesco Mobile business, providing the business with essential data and insight to drive business decisions, partnering with functions across the business, such as marketing, commercial, digital and channel to understand business needs and then implement solutions. The Analytics & Insight Chapter is a diverse one covering sales, behavioral, attitudinal, competitor and customer experience datasets, providing us with a holistic view of our customers and the market, which allows us to live out our mission to make customers & consumers the focal point of business decisions. We aim to both inform and challenge the business on developing opportunities and threats and proactively unearth insight to improve business strategy and maximize commercial return to the Tesco Mobile business.

As a Senior Financial Reporting Analyst you will:

• Collaborate with the Finance Centre of Excellence to interpret and shape incoming briefs, ensuring all reporting outputs are delivered to an exceptional standard.
• Contribute as a core member of the Finance Treasury Squad, taking shared accountability for the end-to-end delivery of the reporting backlog.
• Support wider Finance squads, including Control and Accounting, by providing high-quality reporting, analysis and ad-hoc insights as required.
• Own the delivery of all prescribed reporting and audits, ensuring flawless accuracy and consistently timely submission to meet the high expectations of strategic and regulatory partners.
• Participate fully in all squad ceremonies, proactively raising impediments and collaborating to maintain momentum and delivery.
• Continuously refine and improve your working methods, embracing an inspect-and-adapt mindset to drive operational excellence.
• Embody and champion Agile principles, helping to build maturity and strengthen agile culture across Finance and the wider business.
• Act as an autonomous and trusted decision-maker, using your expertise to prioritise effectively and deliver the right solutions for stakeholders.
• Provide precise, timely and insight-rich analysis, helping the business and its partners understand performance and make informed decisions.
• Simplify complex topics, generating clear, actionable insights and communicating them with confidence.
• Serve as a trusted insight partner across multiple squads, developing domain knowledge and identifying opportunities where analytical input can add value.

Technical & Data Skills:

• 3+ years' experience in customer data analytics and reporting, working with large, complex datasets.
• Advanced SQL skills, including writing complex queries against large relational customer databases, identifying relevant data sources and producing accurate, reliable reporting.
• Experience resolving data-related issues, with the ability to diagnose data quality problems and ensure accuracy.
• Experience with Python and Power BI (desirable), with the ability to support automation and create intuitive, visually compelling dashboards.
• Highly numerate, holding a degree in Mathematics, Statistics or another discipline with strong quantitative content.

Analytical & Insight Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills, applying a logical and structured approach.
• Proven ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insight, with experience creating engaging visualisation.

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