Data Analyst

HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a skilled analyst to develop high-quality Power BI reports and datasets. You will support internal and external stakeholders and drive a data-driven culture within the organization. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Power BI, data analysis, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a salary of £37,682, flexible working, and generous leave allowances.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension contributions

Flexible and hybrid working policies

Leave allowance starting at 25 days

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in developing insightful, user-friendly dashboards and reports using Power BI.
• Ability to manipulate and analyse data using pivot tables, functions, and charts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build Power BI reports and datasets to support stakeholders.
• Collaborate with others to address data gaps.
• Support peer review for quality assurance.

Skills

Power BI Experience

Analysis and Synthesis

Communication

Data quality assurance

Logical and creative thinking

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. This role sits within the Data Access team of the HMRC Legal Group and focuses on developing high-quality Power BI reports and datasets to support internal and external stakeholders. Outputs underpin operational and regulatory reporting across the Legal Group and feed into the Legal Group Hub to enable data-led decision making.

The Legal Group provides legal services to HMRC, including independent reviews of decisions, tribunal and civil litigation, work on new legislation, drafting statutory instruments, and legal advice to ExCom and staff. The team also provides technical accountancy and forensic services, and handles Ministerial Correspondence and Freedom of Information requests for HMRC.

Responsibilities

• Build Power BI reports from existing datasets, selecting appropriate measures to ensure correct results.
• Build datasets from existing dataflow sources; identify missing information and collaborate with others to address gaps.
• Support the peer review process to ensure quality outputs across the team.
• Provide updates and ongoing support for key products, such as the Legal Group Hub.
• Provide bespoke data extracts or analysis to support briefings and data requests from Ministers, ExCom, HMRC Board and other senior meetings as required.
• Work closely with other analysts and senior leaders to develop data usage to drive operational performance and foster a data-driven culture within the Legal Group.
• Collaborate effectively within a virtual team distributed across the UK.

Qualifications and Skills

• Power BI Experience: demonstrable experience in developing insightful, user-friendly dashboards and reports using Power BI. Foundational understanding of DAX and comfort with data models to support analytical outputs.
• Analysis and Synthesis: ability to manipulate and analyse data (e.g., merging, analysing, consolidating data using pivot tables, functions, and charts).
• Communication: strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to share insights with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Data quality assurance, validation, and linkage: ability to identify appropriate data collection, preparation, and assess data fit for purpose.
• Logical and creative thinking: ability to apply logic and creativity to problem-solving.

Behaviours and Technical Skills

• Behaviours: Changing and Improving.
• Technical skills: Power BI (including a test of technical ability using dummy data during interview) and Presentation (confidently analysing and presenting data to stakeholders).

Eligibility, Selection, and Benefits

• Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and operates fair competition; this role may involve reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
• Security: successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and baseline security checks for government assets.
• Nationality requirements and location information are provided in the advert; offers are subject to checks and compliance with Civil Service policies.
• Salary and benefits: salary at £37,682 with Civil Service Pension contributions; flexible and hybrid working policies; leave allowance starting at 25 days with increments up to 30 days; other family-friendly policies and development opportunities.

For more information about working for HMRC and the application process, please refer to the official HMRC candidate guidance and Civil Service recruitment information.