Business Data Analyst: Data Governance & Insights Lead

Affinity Water; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

26–30 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Wellbeing Centre access

Tap4Perks discounts

Job summary

Affinity Water is seeking an experienced Business Data Analyst to join our Data Analytics & Governance team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will bridge business and technical teams, turning requirements into data-led solutions that improve governance, quality and reporting.

Ideal candidates will have 4–5 years in a Business Data/BI Analyst role, strong SQL skills, and experience with data mapping, data lineage and dashboards using Power BI or Qlik Sense.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years' experience as a Business Data Analyst, Data Analyst or BI Analyst role.
• Proven experience gathering, documenting and validating business requirements across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and influence outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead business and data requirements gathering workshops with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Analyse, document and validate business requirements, ensuring clear understanding and stakeholder agreement.
• Create business process maps and current/future state models, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reporting and data quality.
• Develop and maintain data mapping, data lineage and data flow documentation.
• Use SQL and data analysis techniques to explore, interrogate and validate complex datasets.
• Work closely with data engineers, data architects and technical delivery teams to translate business requirements into effective data solutions.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, playback sessions and solution reviews throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support the development and enhancement of dashboards, reports and analytical products that drive business decision-making.
• Identify data quality issues, risks and opportunities for improvement across key business processes.
• Support data governance initiatives and help establish best practice for data management and reporting.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation, influencing stakeholders and supporting successful delivery of change.

Skills

Stakeholder management

SQL-based data analysis

Data mapping

Data governance

Data warehousing

ETL processes

Data architecture

Agile delivery

Data quality

Python

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Tools

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Python

Job description

Affinity Water is seeking an experienced Business Data Analyst to join our Data Analytics & Governance team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. You will bridge business and technical teams, turning requirements into data-led solutions that improve governance, quality and reporting.

Ideal candidates will have 4–5 years in a Business Data/BI Analyst role, strong SQL skills, and experience with data mapping, data lineage and dashboards using Power BI or Qlik Sense.