Data Quality Analyst

Sanderson; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

Sanderson is seeking a Data Quality Analyst for a 6-month contract in London with 3 days onsite per week. The role focuses on improving data quality, accuracy and trust across the organisation within the Data Management function.

You will define quality standards, investigate issues, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Advanced Excel skills with large datasets.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data standards.
• Experience investigating data issues and root cause analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and clear communication.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define data quality rules, measures and tolerances.
• Profile and analyze data using Excel and other tools.
• Identify trends, anomalies and data quality risks.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications for reporting teams.
• Support development and testing of data quality dashboards.
• Monitor performance and investigate data exceptions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and provide evidence-based findings.
• Collaborate with data owners to develop remediation plans.
• Track improvements and ensure sustainable results.
• Maintain auditable documentation of rules and actions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Documentation

Tools

SQL

Job description

Data Quality Analyst

£500/day - Outside IR35

London - 3 Days onsite

6 Month Contract

About:

Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for a Data Quality Analyst to help improve the quality, accuracy and reliability of business-critical data across the organisation.

This role sits within the Data Management function and will play a key part in ensuring data is fit for purpose, measurable and trusted. You'll work closely with business stakeholders, data owners and analytics teams to define quality standards, investigate data issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Define data quality rules, measures and tolerances for critical business data.
• Analyse and profile data using Excel and other accessible tools.
• Identify trends, anomalies and data quality risks.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications for reporting and analytics teams.
• Support the development and testing of data quality dashboards.
• Monitor data quality performance and investigate exceptions.
• Conduct root cause analysis and provide evidence-based findings.
• Work with data owners and stewards to develop remediation plans.
• Track improvements and assess whether actions are delivering sustainable results.
• Maintain clear and auditable documentation of rules, controls, issues and actions.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience working as a Data Quality Analyst
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into measurable data standards.
• Experience investigating data issues and performing root cause analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Data Governance or Data Management principles.
• Experience working with data quality frameworks.
• SQL or data querying experience.
• Experience supporting reporting or dashboard development
• Experience within financial services or another regulated environment

Reasonable Adjustments:

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