BI & Data Analyst

Crane Authentication (NXT); Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in the UK is seeking a BI & Data Analyst. The successful candidate will support decision-making through data analysis and reporting solutions. Key qualifications include proficiency in BI tools like Power BI and strong SQL skills. This position offers flexibility with both office and remote work options along with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Health Insurance

24 days holidays plus national holidays

Life Insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ work experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in MI, data analysis, or BI reporting.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data to support decision-making.
• Develop and maintain reports and dashboards.
• Gather reporting requirements from stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Strong SQL skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Tableau

Qlik

Job description

As a partner to businesses and governments, Crane Authentication offers expertise and cutting-edge innovations that protect and enhance products, secure identities, safeguard revenues and enforce compliance. Customers from different business sectors and levels of government trust our team of 1,250 people for their expertise in R&D, security design, engineering and data-driven insights. We are an integral part of Crane NXT, a $2 billion dollar business with over 5,000 associates

Position Summary & Objective

The BI & Data Analyst is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and presenting data to support decision‑making across the organization. This role develops and maintains reporting solutions, dashboards, and KPIs, ensuring data accuracy, consistency and is compliant with data governance principles. The Analyst works closely with internal/external stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver actionable insights, helping the organization monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement.

Essential Functions Performedby the Position

• Design, develop, and maintain regular reports and dashboards to support functions across the organization (creating prototypes where practicable)
• Gather and document reporting requirements from business stakeholders; proactively challenge data owners/data users as appropriate and support them during testing
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across solutions developed within the team
• Perform data analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Automate all regular reporting deliverables, minimizing manual interventions and improving both quality and team efficiency
• Support data governance principles and quality improvement initiatives (sharing data quality reporting concerns with data owners as necessary)
• Work towards the introduction of risk‑based data quality metric reporting
• Conduct ad‑hoc analysis to answer specific business questions
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, providing training and support to end‑users on BI and reporting tools
• Prepare data presentations for management and senior leadership
• Mentor junior team members as required
• Work with colleagues to improve data pipelines and system integrations

Disclaimer

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Position Qualifications Education:

• Educated to degree level with 5+ years’ work experience

Experience:

• 2–4 years of experience in MI, data analysis, or BI reporting
• Proficiency with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik, preferably Power BI
• Strong SQL skills with an ability to query and transform data
• Experience with Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables, macros)
• Delivery and improvement of data, management information and business intelligence reporting
• Exposure to data warehouses, ETL processes, or cloud data platforms a plus
• Exposure to data governance principles and techniques to protect the use of data delivered by the team

Certifications/Licenses:

• None required.
• Advantageous: Data Analysis / Power BI accreditations or equivalent

Language Proficiency:

• Fluent in English

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Passion for data
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Problem solver with an ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights
• Collaborator with excellent communication and presentation skills
• Focused with a high attention to detail and data accuracy
• Supportive, reliable, productive, dependable and diligent
• Adaptable, flexible and resilient with an ability to manage multiple reporting requests and deadlines
• Familiarity with data governance and compliance best practices

Working Hours and Conditions

• Office and Remote Work Environment
• Collaboration across business functions and time zones

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Work for a market leading, established product company.
• Nice modern offices with great facilities.
• Health Insurance.
• 24 days holidays plus national holidays.
• Life Insurance.

Crane Authentication is part of Crane NXT

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. Crane NXT has approximately 5,000 employees with global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, and Malta. For more information, visit www.cranenxt.com.

We value diversity at our company. Everyone who applies with the qualifications will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, colour, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We receive a high number of applications, so apologies if we are unable to provide specific feedback. If we feel you are a fit for the role, we’ll be in contact.