Data Insights and MI Senior Analyst

Vanquis; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Insights and MI Analyst to drive data-led decision-making. You will play a key role in developing insights reporting and maintaining data marts, collaborating with stakeholders across various departments. Candidates should have at least 3 years of coding experience in SAS and SQL, with a background in financial services. This role is hybrid with competitive pay and additional benefits including a discretionary bonus and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Competitive pay

Continued investment in development

Qualifications

• 3 years coding experience in SAS and SQL.
• Experience in reporting systems, preferably Power BI.
• Proven capacity to work independently in a financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive data-led decision-making by leading development and maintenance of insights reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define data requirements for business processes.
• Produce and deliver regular insight reports adhering to governance standards.

Skills

SAS

SQL

Power BI

Data Management

Data Analytics

Job description

Overview

Data Insights and MI Senior Analyst (12 Months FTC) – Contract Type: Fixed Term, Full Time. Location: Bradford, London, Petersfield and Chatham. Working Pattern: Hybrid (usually 1 day a week in the office). We welcome part-time and flexible arrangements and will aim to match your current flexibility where possible.

Role

The Senior Data Insights and MI Analyst plays a pivotal role in driving data-led decision-making across Vanquis by leading the development and maintenance of insights reporting and legacy data marts. Working across all products and customer data domains, the role involves defining and delivering analytical projects, shaping data infrastructure to support reporting needs, and ensuring outputs align with governance and DevOps standards. You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders across Risk, Credit Management, Marketing, Business Change, BI/IT and Finance, contributing to a high-performing team that values analytical thinking, a proactive mindset and a strong understanding of consumer credit and corporate governance.

• Planning, developing and delivering strategic data-driven projects that translate complex analytics into actionable business insights, and evolving legacy data marts to remain aligned with changing business needs through timely updates and enhancements.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather, define and refine data requirements that support critical business and finance processes, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Shaping the data infrastructure landscape by defining robust requirements that enable scalable, reliable and insightful reporting capabilities.
• Producing and delivering regular insight reports that adhere to governance standards and embrace DevOps principles, ensuring consistency, quality and continuous improvement in development practices.

What We’re Looking For

• 3 years coding experience; SAS and SQL is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve complex challenges through strategic thinking and data-informed decision-making.
• 3 years of reporting systems experience; Power BI is highly beneficial.
• Proven capacity to work independently with objectivity and sound judgment, consistently delivering high-quality outcomes in data reporting & analytics within a Credit Risk or Financial Services environment.

Who We Are

At Vanquis our purpose is simple: to deliver caring banking that helps people make the most of life’s opportunities. Founded in 1880 we are a FTSE All Share specialist bank supporting over 1.7 million UK customers with responsible, tailored products. We are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s Best Employers 2025, ranked top 50 nationwide and seventh in Banking & Financial Services. We are signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant, actively supporting veterans, reservists and military personnel. We value people, pulling together, finding better ways and getting the right things done, building a workplace where colleagues feel connected, valued and empowered. We offer competitive pay, meaningful benefits including salary reviews, a discretionary bonus scheme, and continued investment in development.

We hire. We use AI to help organise applications and surface early matches, but all decisions are made by humans. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

Additional Information

• Required Experience: Senior IC
• Key Skills: Databases, Data Analytics, Microsoft Access, SQL, Power BI, R, Tableau, Data Management, Data Mining, SAS, Data Analysis Skills, Analytics
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Vacancy: 1