Data Analyst

Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK forge manufacturer is seeking an experienced Data Analyst to gather and analyze data using Power BI, ensuring data accessibility and visual presentation for business decisions. The role includes collaborating with various stakeholders, implementing best practices in data management, and contributing to continuous improvement within the team. Competitive benefits include a pension scheme and development opportunities.

Benefits

Pension scheme with 5% contribution

Westfield cash plan

Gympass Membership

Death in service payment

Attendance bonuses

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis and database management.
• Proficient in Power BI for data visualization.
• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze data from various sources.
• Design and build interactive reports and dashboards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define KPIs.

Skills

Data infrastructure and migration

PowerBI deployment and management

Best practice implementation

Stakeholder engagement

Exception attention to detail

Knowledge of SQL Server and databases

Job description

Overview

Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd (IFA) sits uniquely as the only single sited forge with open-die radial, press, hammer & ring rolling AND closed-die extrusion, drop stamp and blade forging in the world. Over the last few years we have invested in the business and have successfully doubled our turnover. We are looking to continue this growth and are looking to grow our established team.

Due to this continued investment and growth, we are looking to add to our Finance team and we are looking for an experienced Data Analyst. This is a regular days position working 37 hours per week.

The Role

The Data Analyst will be responsible for gathering data from various sources (e.g., SQL databases, Excel files, cloud services), clean, transform, and model data using Power Query and DAX, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency. You will design and build interactive reports and dashboards in Power BI, use data visualisations to communicate key metrics and insights clearly and you will customise visuals using DAX, bookmarks, slicers, and tooltips.

You will perform data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and outliers, support business decision-making with actionable insights and collaborate with stakeholders to define KPIs and analytical requirements. Managing data access and security using roles and permissions in Power BI Service, you will ensure compliance with data governance policies and best practices.

Working closely with business users, managers, and technical teams to understand data needs, you will present findings and visualisations to non-technical audiences effectively and provide training or support to end-users on how to interact with reports. Monitoring and optimising report performance, you will stay updated with new Power BI features and best practices and recommend improvements to existing data models, reports, and processes.

Skills and Experience

• Data infrastructure and migration
• PowerBI deployment and management
• Best practice implementation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Awareness of security and access controls, and its impact on design requirements.
• Exception attention to detail
• Knowledge of SQL Server and databases

Company Principles and Culture

Our vision of success through integrity is supported by our core values:

• Working Safely safety is a priority in all that we do
• Teamwork by working respectfully together in teams across our business, we build great relationships, recognise outstanding contributions and create the environment for our highly skilled workforce to support our customers in meetings their requirements.
• Continually Improving Quality and Performance our teams are excellent at what they do and are constantly working to improve our processes.

Why work for us?

At IFA we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As one of the UK\'s leading forge manufacturers we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service to the company and our customers.

We Offer You

• Pension scheme: IFA offers a 5% contribution, plus discounts on health, travel and rescue insurances.
• Westfield cash plan: level 1 health cash plan with discounts across gym, online, high street and grocery retailers.
• Gympass Membership: option to take up a gym membership.
• Death in service payment, full company sick pay and long service rewards.
• Tax efficiency schemes, including Cycle to Work.
• On-site parking is available.
• Development opportunities to progress your career.