Data Analyst (Accounting, Finance & IT)

As a Data Analyst,

• You’ll be consulting with our stakeholders to understand their needs and identify suitable data and analytics solutions to meet them along with business challenges in line with our purpose.
• You’ll bring advanced analytics to life through visualisation in a meaningful way for key stakeholders, giving you excellent recognition for your work.
• You’ll be using advanced analytics to develop business solutions which increase the understanding of our business, including its customers, processes, channels and products.
• You’ll be working closely with business stakeholders to define detailed business questions, problems or opportunities which can be supported through advanced analytics, making sure that new and existing processes are designed to be efficient, simple and automated where possible.

Description of Job Duties

• Working in an Agile way within multi-disciplinary data and analytics teams, co-ordinating resources from across the team and the business to achieve agreed project and scrum outcomes
• Delivering data and analytics expertise and solutions, which brings commercial and customer value to business challenges
• Communicating data and analytics opportunities and bringing them to life in a way that business stakeholders can understand and engage with, supporting them to select the best approach for the business needs
• Using new tools, technologies and methodologies to carry out advanced analytics
• Sharing relevant updates with key stakeholders bringing together advanced analytics, data science and data engineering work that is easily understandable and links back clearly to our business needs

Requirements and Personal Skills

We’re looking for someone with a passion for data and analytics together with knowledge of data architecture, key tooling and relevant coding languages. Along with proficiency in advanced analytics, you’ll bring an ability to simplify data into clear data visualisations and compelling insight using appropriate systems and tooling. You’ll also have good financial services knowledge, and the ability to identify wider business impact, risk and opportunities, making connections across key outputs and processes.

You’ll demonstrate:

• Advanced degree (PhD, MSc or equivalent) in finance, accounting, economics or a related field
• 2 to 5 years Business or Financial analysis experience
• Experience with Python/R, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI, or equivalent, including report and dashboard development
• Strong knowledge of data management principles
• Experience of translating data and insights for key stakeholders
• Knowledge of data engineering, data science and decisioning disciplines
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing, innovative accountancy business with 30 branches in and around London, Suffolk, Essex, Surrey, Oxford, Brighton and more branches in line to open. Please refer below to their description of their business;

"We are targeting to become The Uber of Financial Sectors: Disrupting the UK Market with our Innovative Business Model! We are not just providing full accountancy services, advice and business consultancy support to a wide range of clients but are proactive and technology-friendly change makers.

Our business focuses on adding value through offering bespoke packages which meet clients’ accounting and compliance needs, by assisting with achieving business growth (including securing funding opportunities, business growth modelling and advance tax planning) and by providing guidance in relation to tax efficiency and business strategy. As well as having a solid strategy and mind-blowing growth rate which we achieved so far, through the use of digitalisation, coworking and remote working, and cloud collaboration solutions.

Our business is growing with our new franchise model, expanding all around the UK. We are looking for like-minded Accountants to join our team as partner accountants. We are seeking innovative, creative minds within the accounting and financial industries to expand our team of accountants, bookkeepers and support teams (marketing, training, additional services) as we search for new opportunities to innovate even more!

We seek out partnerships that can help us grow nationally and globally in a way when we are talking about partner accountants - so if you share our vision please get back in touch! We are confident that through our unique approach to business, we can make a real difference in the financial industry. We are committed to using the latest technology and working in a way that benefits both our clients and employees.

Our business model is open to qualified and experienced accountants, ranging from experienced small practice practitioners to corporate talent.

Please keep in mind, that pay includes performance-based bonuses and a share of profits."

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Salary: £3,000.00-£4,000.00 per month

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)