Analytical Consultant

NatWest Group; London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Analytical Consultant to leverage data analytics for enhancing business performance. In this pivotal role, you'll create and maintain statistical models while delivering actionable insights that drive decision-making across the organization. Your expertise will not only support the business but also enhance your visibility within a collaborative team environment. If you're a problem solver with a strong background in data analysis, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic setting focused on continuous improvement and strategic growth.

Qualifications

• Degree in a numerate discipline with analytical consulting skills.
• Experience in banking or financial services with data analysis.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

SQL

Python

Tableau

Data-driven analysis

Consulting skills

Education

Degree in a numerate discipline

Tools

Analytical software

Visualisation software

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 data, 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 hours per week.

Job Posting Closing Date:

15/05/2025

Ways of Working:

Remote First