BI / Data Analyst - Finance

B&Q plc; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement retailer is looking for a Business Intelligence Analyst in Eastleigh. This role involves managing BI report deliveries, supporting existing processes, and upskilling users. The contract offers a competitive salary up to £40,000, 6.6 weeks of holiday, and a hybrid working model. Candidates should have a degree in maths or a related field and experience with BI tools like Power BI.

Benefits

Award-winning pension scheme

Bonus

Shopping discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 3 years proven experience in business intelligence or related role.
• Competent user of querying to retrieve and manipulate data.
• Experience within Retail or FMCG is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and amend BI suite of reports and dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to share best practices and champion change.
• Support adoption by upskilling customers.

Skills

BI report delivery

Data manipulation

Enterprise BI tools usage

Problem ownership

Analytical methods

Education

Degree in maths or similar science

Tools

Business Objects

Power BI

Job description

Overview

6 Month Fixed Term Contract £40,000 depending on experience + Pension + Private Medical + 6.6 weeks holiday + Hybrid Working 2-3 days per week in the office. Southampton, Store Support Office

What’s the job?

Improve the decisions we make by owning delivery of BI reports across functions for B&Q. The role includes managing IT delivery of changes, supporting existing processes and upskilling our user base.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and amend BI suite of reports / dashboards using established BI tools
• Combine multiple online and offline sources to provide a holistic view
• Identify opportunities to share best practice across banners and champion change
• Act as a bridge between the technical teams and business needs, managing KITs delivery as required
• Maintain & develop automated reporting
• Support adoption - upskill customers and be the SME to advise and develop functional capability, driving a better data culture
• Update data dictionaries for datasets and dataflows utilising common definitions, formatting and naming convention
• 3 years proven experience or qualified to degree level (preferably in maths or similar science)
• Competent user of query to retrieve and manipulate data
• Expert at one or more enterprise BI tools, ideally Business Objects and/or Power BI
• Inquisitive nature; comfortable with owning a problem through to solution
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to translate data into business terms
• Experience of advanced analysis methods and their application
• Experience within Retail or FMCG (desirable)

What’s in it for me?

As part of a great team, you'll be valued for who you are. We're committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve, where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business. We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people, and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary, our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme, bonus, ShareSave options, 6.6 weeks holiday, payroll giving, an Employee Assistance Programme, shopping discounts, colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!

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