Business Analyst

Marlow Fire & Security; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in fire and security solutions is seeking a Business Analyst based in Salford Quays. The role involves analyzing operational performance data, preparing insightful reports, and supporting the Finance department with reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical capabilities and exceptional communication skills, working in a hybrid environment.

Benefits

Royal London Pension

Life Assurance 4x Salary

Paid Holidays plus Bank Holidays

Mental Health & Well-being Scheme

Employee Recognition Scheme

Free, secure on-site parking

Free, on-site gym

Qualifications

• Experience in operational and financial databases is essential.
• Ability to handle high volumes of complex data.
• Willingness to be discrete with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and issue regular reports to leadership.
• Analyze financial data and support payroll processes.
• Conduct profitability analysis linking costs to revenue.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Highly numerate/analytical

Attention to detail

Proactive approach

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Advanced Office 365 skills

SAGE 200

ODBC / SQL

Job description

Business Analyst – Hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days in the office (Salford Quays)

Marlowe Fire & Security are the fastest growing fire & security business in the UK. From initial design, supply and installation, through to ongoing maintenance and monitoring, we maintain the capability to help prevent, detect and monitor Fire and Security risks for our customers up and down the country. We are currently looking to appoint a new Business Analyst based out of our Head Offices in Salford Quays. The role is based within the Service Admin department but will work closely with the Finance Department, providing reconciliation and data to support the management accounts and payroll entries.

Basic Salary – £30-35,000 per annum

Pension, Life Assurance & much more. – Please see our generous remuneration packages below

Marlowe Fire & Security’s Business Analyst…..

Provides qualitative data and inciteful commentary on the operational performance of the Business. A wide array of data is collected, collated, analysed, verified, and presented to the Senior Leadership team and the business to support and enable optimum visibility of performance and outcomes to underpin short and long-term business decisions. The role requires discretion at all times, as much of the data is sensitive/business critical. As well as producing high quality regularised reports, the post holder will, from time-to-time, be required to support investigations into specific situations or the actions of specific individuals. Some project work is also required.

• Preparing, reviewing, and issuing routine daily/weekly/monthly reports with commentary to the leadership team of the business. Reports will include engineer revenue, productivity, travel, stock usage, compliance assessments.
• Reconciliation of the engineer revenue to the revenue as declared in the monthly accounts produced within Sage 200
• Production of weekly timesheet audit including review of high overtime
• Provide a link between service management and payroll to accurately sign off commissions/overtime/expenses
• Monthly verification of incentive scheme details
• Production of complete suite of anomaly reports identifying wastage and all significant sub-optimised business outcomes (penalties, credits, underspends, missing revenue…)
• Profitability analysis of sub-con labour usage – linking of cost to revenue
• Ensure that best use is being made of KPI data and company delivery performance against customer SLAs.

Requirements

Who We’re Looking For

Marlowe Fire & Security consider our people our greatest asset. All we ask is that every Team Member take pride in what they do and demonstrate commitment to delivering the highest level of service to both external and internal customers. Therefore, in addition to having all the usual attributes of a great Marlowe Fire & Security employee, such as; a positive attitude, excellent communication skills, well presented and professional at all times, ability to work alone and as part of a team….. For this specific opportunity, we are looking for candidates who offer:

• A proactive approach, excellent inter-personal skills and first-class presentational skills.
• Discreet and respect confidentialities.
• Highly numerate/analytical
• Flexible approach, able to pick up new work and one-off projects as they arise.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a team and on own initiative.
• Great attention to detail
• Detailed understanding of the use of operational and financial databases
• Advanced Office 365 skills – specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to deal with high volumes of complex data
• ODBC / SQL skills – desired but not pre-requisite
• Knowledge of management accounts desirable but not essential
• SAGE 200 / CASH for Windows knowledge would be of advantage. Training in these applications will be provided

Benefits

How we Attract, Reward & Retain Our Employees

At Marlowe Fire & Security we recognise the importance of fairly rewarding our employees. We go above and beyond with our remuneration packages that not only meet the needs of a challenging economic climate, but we offer packages, benefits and incentives to support the broader needs of our people making their everyday lives and futures more comfortable.

• Basic Salary – £30-35,000
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 3 days office based located in Salford
• Royal London Pension
• Life Assurance 4x Salary
• Paid Holidays plus Bank Holidays
• Additional Day holiday for each full year of completed service (up to 25 days)
• Paid Candidate Referral Scheme – up to £1,000 per referral, unlimited referrals.
• Mental Health & Well-being Scheme
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Development and progression opportunities
• Free, secure on-site parking
• Free, on-site gym

A Little More About Marlowe Fire & Security

We proudly operate across the nation, serving a wide range of industries in both commercial and domestic settings. Our goal is to provide fire and security solutions tailored to the specific needs of our customers. Each of our solutions is crafted to meet the unique compliance standards of the industries we serve, helping them ensure site security and protect their teams. We also enjoy the advantage of being part of a larger group within the Fire Protection, Security & Building Management Systems sector. This collaboration allows us to share best practices, access development academies, and leverage Human Resource expertise, all contributing to continuous improvement in this vital service industry.

Our Commitment: We are large enough to provide comprehensive, industry-leading solutions, yet small enough to deliver a personal and caring service to each client.

Our Businesses Include:

• Alarm Communications acl.uk.com/careers
• Clymac clymac.co.uk/careers
• FAFS Fire & Security fafsfireandsecurity.com/careers
• Marlowe Kitchen Fire Suppression marlowefireandsecurity.com/vacancies/
• Morgan Fire Protection morganfire.co.uk/recruitment/
• Marlowe Smoke Control marlowe-aov.co.uk/careers/
• Marlowe Fire & Security marlowefireandsecurity.com/vacancies/

Equal Opportunities

At Marlowe Fire & Security, we cultivate a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive environment where everyone can truly be themselves. We celebrate individuality and believe that a culture of inclusion helps us better serve our customers and innovate as a team. Our commitment to equal opportunities means we're here to support you—if you need any adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, just let us know. Together, we can create a workplace where everyone thrives.

Right to Work

Regrettably, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship.

If you do not currently have the Right to Work in the UK or will need additional support to extend your current Right to Work status, your application cannot be considered.