Business Intelligence Analyst

Harnham; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading challenger bank is looking for a Business Intelligence Analyst to join its portfolio analytics team in Manchester. This role requires strong SQL skills and experience in financial services to support strategic decisions and insights. The selected candidate will deliver BI reporting and collaborate with cross-functional teams for actionable insights. A flexible hybrid working model allows for a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL skills for deep analytical querying.
• Experience in financial services or risk-focused environments.
• Ability to turn data into actionable recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver BI reporting and insight across core lending portfolios.
• Analyse broker and customer performance to surface trends.
• Support forward flow investment projects and new lending initiatives.

Skills

SQL

Data visualisation

Analytical skills

Credit risk

Lending analytics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

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Building Data Analytic Teams Across the North & Midlands (UK) | The Talent Driving The Data & AI Revolution

Business Intelligence Analyst (Portfolio Analyst)

Salary: Up to £50,000

The Company

We're working with a well-established challenger bank that’s scaling its business intelligence and portfolio analytics team. The organisation operates across savings, mortgages, business banking, and motor finance, with a strong emphasis on tech-driven decision-making. With a leaner structure than traditional high-street banks, this company offers individuals the chance to own projects end-to-end and contribute meaningfully to strategic decisions.

The Role

This is a commercially-focused analytics role sitting within the property team, reporting into the Head of Portfolio Analytics. It’s ideal for a BI Analyst who thrives on working cross-functionally with sales, product, and operations to derive actionable insights and shape strategy. The work directly supports investment and growth initiatives across customer and broker performance, commercial trends, and credit risk.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver BI reporting and insight across core lending portfolios.

- Partner with product, sales, and risk teams to explore strategic data questions.

- Analyse broker, customer, and product-level performance to surface trends and opportunities.

- Support forward flow investment projects and new lending initiatives.

- Deliver reports in Tableau or Power BI and drive best practice in data visualisation.

Skills & Experience

- Strong SQL skills for deep analytical querying and insight generation.

- Data visualisation experience using Power BI or Tableau.

- Previous experience working in financial services or risk-focused environments.

- Ability to turn data into actionable recommendations.

- Experience in credit risk, lending analytics, or broker performance reporting.

- Familiarity with Return on Equity (ROE) and portfolio strategy metrics.

- Background in challenger banking or fast-paced FS environments.

- Flexible hybrid working model (2 days in-office)

- High ownership role within a growing data function

- Be part of an ambitious team shaping BI strategy at group level

How to Apply

Interested? Send your CV to Mohammed Buhariwala at Harnham via the Apply link on this page.

Keywords

Business Intelligence Analyst, BI Analyst, Credit Risk, Lending Analytics, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Portfolio Analytics, Financial Services, Banking Analytics, Challenger Bank, Strategic Insight

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Analyst

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