Data and Business Analytics Assistant Manager or Manager

Indestructible Dog; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Junior Data and Business Analyst to join their dynamic Manchester team. In this role, you will leverage your strong data analytical skills to support a variety of advisory assignments and contribute to business development activities. You'll be immersed in a stimulating environment, working closely with experienced professionals while enhancing your technical and soft skills. Your responsibilities will include data collection, transformation, analysis, and visual reporting, providing valuable insights to clients. If you are proactive, curious, and ready to tackle challenges, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in data matching, profiling, and transformation.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Collect, transform, analyze, and visually report data.
• Support business development through data insights.

Skills

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Communication

Data Transformation

Excel

SQL

Data Visualisation

Business Process Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PowerBI

SQL Suite

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provides a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team works across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straightforward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work proactively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients.

Our Manchester Business Restructuring team is dynamic and fast-paced, providing a stimulating environment for growth and development. We are looking to recruit a Junior Data and Business Analyst. This role is ideal for someone with experience in professional services or industry, with strong data analytical skills to support a variety of advisory assignments and business development activities.

We are looking for an individual that has great problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity and an agile outlook, who can apply analytical techniques to varied scopes and datasets across a range of different situations.

You will be joining a Manchester-based team and report into a local Director. Business Restructuring operates as a national stream and the role may involve supporting teams in other BDO offices. Through your work, you will have the opportunity to work with experienced team members in an environment that supports and encourages personal development of soft and technical skills.

The role is primarily focused on the collection, transformation, analysis and visual reporting of data. You will be part of a vibrant team, providing data analysis and business insights to support our clients. Your work will involve collecting, transforming, analysing, and visually reporting data. You will also play a key role in supporting business development through data analysis.

You’ll be someone with:

• Knowledge or awareness of business process transaction cycles (e.g., Procure to Payables, Order to Cash, Forecast to Fulfil) and core financial data (e.g., Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Inventory, Staff Expenses, General Ledger)
• Experience in data matching, data profiling, and data transformation
• Experience in some of the following: business process analysis, financial control analysis, forensic investigation, revenue, cost and margin analysis, customer segmentation, sensitivity analysis, ERP analytics
• Strong skills in using Excel for data analysis
• Experience with data visualisation software (PowerBI preferred) to create clear and insightful visualisations
• Experience using SQL suite of software including the ETL process
• Ability to present data and findings clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
• Willingness to take initiative and drive projects forward
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and business needs
• Strong problem-solving ability

Desirable Skills

• Basic knowledge of financial modelling techniques and principles
• Understanding of statistical methods and their application in business analysis
• Understanding of database schema design and implementation

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK, thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help the companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.