Analytical Consultant

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Analytical Consultant to leverage data analytics for business performance insights. In this crucial role, you'll develop processes to communicate insights effectively across the bank, enhancing decision-making and driving strategy improvements. Your expertise in data-driven analysis will be pivotal in maintaining statistical profitability models and identifying opportunities for business enhancement. Join a dynamic team that values your contributions and offers excellent recognition in a remote-first working environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in a numerate discipline.
• Experience in analytical and data science.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver analytics and insights for the franchise.
• Provide actionable MI on model performance.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

Python

Tableau

Consultancy Skills

Education

Degree in Numerate Discipline

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Join us as an Analytical Consultant

• For someone with a background in explaining business performance and recommending management actions through expert use of data analytics in a client facing role, this is a valuable opportunity to help deliver crucial business advice within our franchise-wide team
• We’ll look to you to develop processes that enable the distribution and understanding of insights into the wider bank
• You’ll be supporting the business by using insights to drive effective decision making, giving you excellent recognition and the chance to raise your profile

What you'll do

This key role will see you helping to build and deliver analytics and insights for the franchise by creating and leveraging all financial and business performance including balance sheet and P&L. You’ll be developing and maintaining effective statistical profitability models and associated analytics, while providing actionable MI on all aspects of model performance.

As well as this, you’ll be:

• Providing insight through analysis and communicating this effectively to your stakeholders
• Identifying opportunities as they arise for business strategy improvement through a range of levers such as product, propositional, target operating model, and pricing
• Identifying opportunities for improvement, both in terms of the analysis being produced, and the approaches and processes used within the team
• Working with the team manager and other managers to maximise team performance and effectiveness, sharing your technical expertise to improve team capability

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for a keen problem solver who’s qualified to degree level in a numerate discipline and has data driven analysis and consulting skills. Along with extensive banking or financial services experience, you’ll have knowledge of key analytical and visualisation software. You’ll need consultancy skills, but a consultancy background is not essential.

You’ll also need:

• Experience in analytical and data science including SQL, Python, and Tableau or an equivalent
• An understanding of stakeholder products, propositions, customers, customer journeys, markets, and competitors
• Broad experience of risk and finance systems, methodologies, and processes in a retail or wholesale banking environment
• An understanding of the regulatory regime and risk management and control processes applicable to businesses within the financial services industry

Hours

35

Job Posting Closing Date:

15/05/2025 Ways of Working:Remote First