Technical Business Analyst

Fairmont Recruitment Technology; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company is seeking a Data Business Analyst for a newly created role in Manchester. This position involves defining and ensuring the quality of data reporting across the organization. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in a data-driven environment, defining metrics, and collaborating with data engineers. This high-impact role offers significant investment in data and technology, working closely with senior stakeholders to shape the data function responsible for decision-making and regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Data / BI Business Analyst in a data-driven environment.
• Proven ability to define metrics and reporting logic, not just build reports.
• Experience working with data engineers on data models and warehouse structures.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts (facts, dimensions, grain).
• Comfortable validating data using SQL and reconciliation techniques.
• Experience in regulated environments (finance, lending, insurance, etc.) is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Define KPIs, metrics, and reporting logic end-to-end.
• Translate business requirements into clear, buildable data specifications.
• Work closely with data engineers to shape the data warehouse and semantic layer.
• Own data quality, controls, and reconciliation.
• Support delivery through backlog ownership, user stories, and UAT.

Skills

Data / BI Business Analyst experience

Defining metrics and reporting logic

Collaboration with data engineers

Understanding of data warehousing concepts

SQL validation and reconciliation techniques

Experience in regulated environments

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Hybrid (Manchester area) | Fintech | Permanent

We’re hiring a Data Business Analyst into a newly created role within an established fintech business making a significant investment in its data and technology function.

This sits within a growing team and offers the opportunity to shape how data is defined, structured, and trusted across the organisation - not maintain legacy reporting.

The Role

You’ll operate at the intersection of business and data engineering, owning the definition, structure, and quality of reporting across Finance, Risk, Operations and Compliance.

You will:

• Define KPIs, metrics, and reporting logic end-to-end
• Translate business requirements into clear, buildable data specifications (data models, mappings, lineage)
• Work closely with data engineers to shape the data warehouse and semantic layer
• Own data quality, controls, and reconciliation, ensuring outputs are accurate and audit-ready
• Support delivery through backlog ownership, user stories, and UAT

What They’re Looking For

• Strong experience as a Data / BI Business Analyst in a data-driven environment
• Proven ability to define metrics and reporting logic, not just build reports
• Experience working with data engineers on data models / warehouse structures
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts (facts, dimensions, grain)
• Comfortable validating data using SQL and reconciliation techniques
• Experience in regulated environments (finance, lending, insurance, etc.) is highly beneficial

Why This Role

• Newly created position — real opportunity to shape the function
• Backed by significant investment in data and technology
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across the business
• High-impact role influencing decision-making and regulatory reporting
• Growing team with clear progression opportunities