Job Title: Data Analyst
Reporting to: Head of Innovation
Date of Issue: July 2025
Role Objective Reporting directly to The Head of Innovation, you'll play a key role in transforming raw business data into meaningful insights. Your analytical expertise will drive smarter decision making across departments, helping shape strategic direction and uncover opportunities for growth.
Duties & Responsibilities - Lead the development of a robust data analytics framework to support strategic decision making.
- Interrogate and reconcile data on business performance.
- Consolidate company performance and operational data as part of regular reporting to key stakeholders and board members.
- Provide insight to drive strategic decision making by using advanced analytical data techniques.
- Understand business challenges and identify relevant approaches to provide actionable insight.
- Contribute to process improvements and AI integration.
- Identify trends through data interrogation and production of league tables.
- Undertake all other duties as reasonably required.
This Job Description may be reviewed and subsequently amended to better reflect any changes required in the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Batchelors/Masters Degree in Finance/Economics or similar discipline.
- Excellent quantitative academic credentials (Maths / statistics, engineering, science).
Knowledge and experience
- Extensive experience interpreting financial data to drive strategic decision making.
- Requires a minimum of two years direct experience with expert analytics and reporting experience, ideally in a relevant sector.
- Ability to effectively participate in cross-functional problem-solving teams.
- Planning, analytical and conceptual skills to evaluate business problems and identify and apply appropriate solutions.
- Expert skillset in relational databases (e.g. Microsoft SQL Server or Access) and data management essential. Experience with Object Oriented programming (e.g. VBA, Python) essential.
- Strong skillset and experience with business intelligence tools and data visualisation (specifically Power BI) essential.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and Excel (expert).
- Experience leading team members or small projects an advantage.
Personal Skills
- Possess strong analytical skills and a natural aptitude for problem solving.
- Demonstrates strong commercial acumen and a proactive approach to driving results.
- Highly proficient in presenting ideas and information clearly, both in writing and in person.
- Excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
- Strong organisational skills; attention to detail.
- Demonstrates a high level of intellectual curiosity and a drive for continuous learning.
- Proven hard work ethic, hunger and motivation to succeed.