Data Insights & Automation Analyst

Permanent Futures Limited; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Futures recruitment is looking to appoint a proactive Data Business Analyst to join our growing team. This role focuses on turning data into actionable insights, improving reporting processes, and supporting data-driven decisions across stakeholders.

You'll analyse business data, develop dashboards in Power BI, automate reports in Excel, and refine SQL queries to drive operational performance. Strong communication and data accuracy are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis and business analytics.
• Ability to write complex SQL queries and validate data.
• Experience creating Power BI dashboards and Excel automation.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse, and interpret data from multiple business systems.
• Write and optimise SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and validate data.
• Develop and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Create automated reporting solutions using Excel, VBA, and Power Query.
• Identify trends and opportunities to support business improvement.
• Translate reporting requirements from stakeholders into actionable insights.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across reporting processes.
• Document data definitions and business requirements.
• Provide analytical insights to support projects and performance metrics.
• Recommend improvements to reporting and analytical processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Futures recruitment is looking to appoint a proactive Data Business Analyst to join our growing team. This role focuses on turning data into actionable insights, improving reporting processes, and supporting data-driven decisions across stakeholders.

You'll analyse business data, develop dashboards in Power BI, automate reports in Excel, and refine SQL queries to drive operational performance. Strong communication and data accuracy are essential.