Data & Research Administrator

Confidential; Chester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in the United Kingdom (Chester) is seeking a data administration assistant to support the Investment/Research team with day-to-day tasks, data extraction and preparation for reporting. You will clean and manipulate data in Excel, maintain records and run reports for stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.

Ideal candidates will have advanced Excel skills, strong numerical ability and excellent attention to detail, with clear communication and the ability to collaborate

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills essential.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability.
• Experience in a data administration, reporting, operations, record-keeping or similar support role preferred.
• No specific finance degree required; practical data-handling ability and accuracy are important.
• Excellent attention to detail and time-management skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and data support to the Investment/Research team.
• Extract data from internal and external sources and prepare it for reporting, analysis and operational processes.
• Clean, organise, reconcile and manipulate data in Excel, including combining datasets and resolving data-quality issues.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, databases, spreadsheets and reporting tools.
• Produce regular and ad hoc reports, schedules and data summaries for internal stakeholders.
• Carry out data checks and reconciliations, investigate exceptions and follow up missing information.
• Review existing administrative and data processes and recommend improvements for accuracy and efficiency.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

PivotTables

Data cleansing tools

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and data support to the Investment/Research team, acting as an assistant to colleagues across a range of recurring and ad hoc tasks.
• Extract data from internal and external sources and prepare it for use in reporting, analysis and operational processes.
• Clean, organise, reconcile and manipulate data in Excel, including combining datasets, identifying inconsistencies and resolving data-quality issues.
• Maintain accurate and up-to‑date records, databases, spreadsheets and reporting tools, ensuring information is complete, consistent and available when required.
• Produce regular and ad hoc reports, schedules and data summaries for internal stakeholders, following established templates and procedures.
• Carry out data checks and reconciliations, investigate exceptions and follow up missing or inaccurate information with the appropriate team members.
• Review existing administrative and data processes, identify inefficiencies or control gaps, and suggest practical improvements to make processes more accurate, consistent and efficient.

Skills & Experience

• Advanced Excel skills are essential, with confidence using formulas, lookups, PivotTables, filters, sorting and other tools to extract, clean and manipulate data.
• Strong numerical and analytical ability, with the confidence to work with large volumes of data and identify errors, trends and inconsistencies.
• Experience in a data administration, reporting, operations, record‑keeping or similar support role is preferred; financial services experience is useful but not essential.
• No specific finance degree or professional finance qualification is required; practical data‑handling ability, accuracy and strong Excel skills are more important.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time‑management skills, with a methodical approach to maintaining records and completing recurring tasks.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to ask questions, follow up information and work effectively with colleagues across the business.

Key Attributes

• Highly organised, dependable and comfortable working in a support‑focused role with multiple routine and ad hoc priorities.
• Methodical and data‑focused, with a strong commitment to accuracy, completeness and good record keeping.
• Curious about how processes work and willing to question, document and improve existing ways of working.
• Collaborative and service‑oriented, with a practical approach to supporting the wider team and meeting deadlines.