Business Insights Analyst

Yorkshire Water; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Yorkshire Water seeks multiple Business Insights Analysts to enhance financial performance through data analysis and reporting. Opportunities for career growth in a permanent position, alongside a competitive salary and extensive benefits package, await those ready to deliver exceptional service.

Benefits

Annual performance related bonus

Attractive pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Online GP service and gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Analysis and using data to drive insights.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
• High level of numeracy and process control experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform standardized reporting and forecasting for finance teams.
• Conduct assessments and data analysis to support business decisions.
• Ensure continuous improvement in reporting processes.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Numeracy

Education

Accountancy qualification or studying towards

Job description

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Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

• We offer a competitive salary, depending on experience between £42,000 to £50,000 per annum
• Annual performance related bonus
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution)
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford / Hybrid Working (one-two office days a week – Bradford)

Work type: Permanent. Working full time, 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a number of Business Insights Analyst’s to join the team at Kelda and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?

What we do:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

Our Company Secretariat Team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

As one of our Business Insights Analysts you will drive business performance and enable functional efficiencies within the finance function, key requirements for the Commercial and Regulatory finance team. These roles have been established to deliver a significant step up in business intelligence that enables our finance business partners to effectively drive performance in a consistent and effective way built on a foundation of data and enterprise systems.

You will be accountable for delivery of cross business analysis and reporting, acting as a key interface with the Group Financial Control organisation for planning, reporting and external audit activities. You will also act as primary point of contact on topics such as Energy/Electricity analysis, (Silver) fleet financial partnering and will be a critical enabler to total cost of acquisition and benefits agreement to the commercial/procurement process.

Where you fit in.

As our Business Insights Analyst you will be:

• Performing standardised reporting and forecasting processes that deliver insight to the commercial and regulatory finance teams (business partners) and feed Group Financial Control team reporting.
• Perform assessments and analysis of commercial / procurement proposals in support of business partners role in sourcing decisions (baseline and benefits)
• Ad hoc data analysis to support deployed business partnering
• Perform designated roles in data supply chains to deliver standard and consistent outputs.
• Accountable for continuous and controlled improvement of processes.
• Updating and following processes included in the integrated management system pertinent to the business insights team accountabilities.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

• Ideally be a qualified Accountant or making good progress in studying toward qualification
• Prior experience of using data to drive insight to affect performance.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
• High level of numeracy.
• Experience of process control and compliance.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy!

Do we sound like your cup of tea?

If you’ve got experience in Financial Analysis and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

Please complete the online application process and submit a covering letter and CV outlining your suitability for the role.

Recruitment Process –

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.