Data Analyst

HGF Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced parental leave

27 days holiday

Bonus scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

HGF Limited is seeking a Data Analyst to own operational and management reporting across the firm. You will design dashboards and semantic models in Power BI, build self-service reporting with our Data Engineer, and ensure trusted data for decision-making.

You'll work with Finance, Business Development, and Legal teams to shape metrics and reporting standards, with opportunities to grow into advanced analytics and AI-assisted tooling as the platform evolves.

Qualifications

• 4+ years data analysis and/or business intelligence experience.
• Power BI dashboards, reports and semantic models 4+ years.
• DAX 3+ years.
• SQL 3+ years.
• Data modelling for reporting/analytics 2+ years.
• Requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement 3+ years.
• Financial and/or operational reporting 2+ years.
• Microsoft Fabric experience desirable 2+ years.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery and ongoing support of operational reporting across the firm.
• Rebuild and enhance financial and operational reporting on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, semantic models and DAX measures.
• Collaborate with Data Engineer to build intuitive data models enabling self-service reporting.
• Translate business requirements into actionable reporting that answers key questions.
• Maintain reporting standards, security, governance and metric definitions.
• Drive adoption of the new platform and move away from legacy reporting.
• Investigate reporting and data quality issues with stakeholders to ensure trusted data.
• Promote data literacy through training, support and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

SQL

Data analysis

Data modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Fabric experience

Fabric (Microsoft)

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Job description

As a Data Analyst at HGF you’ll take ownership of operational and management reporting across HGF. Based in the Data team and reporting to the Head of Data, you’ll partner with colleagues across Finance, Business Development, our Attorneys and Solicitors, and the support functions understanding what they actually need and turning data into insight they can act on.

You’ll be picking up an established Microsoft Fabric and Power BI platform and helping shape where it goes next, working alongside a small, friendly Data team. Day to day, that means designing dashboards, reports and semantic models, establishing consistent business metrics, and helping colleagues across the firm get the answers they need from the data as well as building data literacy along the way.

As the data platform grows so will the role and there’s scope to move into advanced analytics, and AI-assisted tooling such as Fabric MCP, Fabric IQ, Copilot and data agents.

Key Responsibilities

• Owning the delivery and ongoing support of operational reporting across the firm.
• Rebuilding and enhancing financial and operational reporting on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Designing, developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards, reports, semantic models and DAX measures.
• Working closely with our Data Engineer to build intuitive data models that unlock self-service reporting.
• Getting under the skin of business requirements and turning them into reporting that actually answers the question.
• Keeping reporting standards, security, governance and metric definitions consistent across the board.
• Steering the move away from legacy reporting and driving adoption of the new platform.
• Digging into reporting and data quality issues alongside stakeholders, so the data stays trusted.
• Championing data literacy through training, support and stakeholder engagement.

Candidate Essential Experience, Qualifications and Skills

• Data analysis and/or business intelligence (4+ years)
• Power BI, including dashboards, reports and semantic models (4+ years)
• DAX (3+ years)
• SQL (3+ years)
• Data modelling for reporting and analytics (2+ years)
• Requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement (3+ years)
• Financial and/or operational reporting (2+ years)
• Microsoft Fabric experience is desirable (2+ years)

This is a mid to senior level role. We don’t expect every box ticked — if you’re close, get in touch.

About You

You’re an experienced Data Analyst or BI professional who genuinely enjoys turning messy, complex data into something people understand. Power BI, DAX and SQL are your everyday tools, and you’ve got a track record of building reporting that changes decisions rather than gathering dust. You’re confident with stakeholders at every level drawing out what they actually need, translating vague asks into clear requirements, and turning those into numbers people trust and understand.

You’re curious and detail-oriented, and you take real ownership of your work. You’re happy working independently while staying closely plugged into technical and business teams, particularly Finance. Experience with Microsoft Fabric, data modelling, data governance or professional services reporting would be a real plus as would an interest in advanced analytics and AI-driven reporting tools.

About HGF:

HGF Limited is one of Europe’s largest intellectual property specialist firms offering a fully integrated IP solution, bringing over 200 Patent Attorneys, Trade Mark Attorneys and IP Solicitors together to provide a full-service IP solution.

With 25 offices across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, France, Switzerland & Austria, HGF’s Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys provide specialist technical and legal advice to blue chip organisations and small to medium businesses across the world. Many of our clients are household names and the work HGF does allows them to protect and exploit their inventions, new products and branding.

Why move to HGF?

• HGF takes a transparent and merit-based approach to your career development and you will have the opportunity to shape your long-term progression.
• We’re a firm with a focus on DEI (Diversity, Equality and Inclusion), with a staff led DEI Focus Group, affinity networks and a DEI Board sponsor
• As a business we have a dedicated Learning and Development team focused on career long development of your skills along with a digital learning platform covering a wide range of content
• Benefits including our award winning enhanced parental leave policy, 27 days holiday, bonus scheme and flexible working

HGF Values

People - People matter. We treat people fairly, with respect and compassion. We foster a friendly, inclusive and enjoyable culture for everyone to prosper in. We invest in our people and offer appropriate coaching and training to assist with development and learning. We promote a healthy work-life balance. Progression is based on merit.

Excellence – We strive to be the best. We pursue excellence in all our individual roles resulting in outstanding legal and technical advice for our clients. Our people are pragmatic, responsive and commercially minded. We do not presume but listen to understand so we can engage proactively and appropriately.

Teamwork – We stand together. We work with our clients to protect their interests, and with each other as a mutually supporting firm. We value, appreciate and listen to others, regardless of role, recognising each individual’s particular blend of talent, skill and experience. We are individually and jointly accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions.

Progressive – We innovate. We continually improve our services and processes through understanding, creativity, and investment. We evolve by taking opportunities and adopting new business procedures, unencumbered by historical structures or out-of-date attitudes. As a firm, we have an entrepreneurial spirit, and encourage new thinking in our people.