Finance Data Analyst

Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment in Central London is seeking a Finance Data Analyst to transform financial data into actionable insights and support strategic decision-making across the business.

You will analyse large data sets, design dashboards in Power BI, use SQL for data extraction, and work with wider stakeholders on budgeting, forecasting and reporting to drive efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI and SQL in a financial context.
• Experience handling large financial datasets.
• Experience in financial analysis, reporting, or a similar analytical role.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complex data clearly to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyse large, complex financial data sets to identify trends, variances, and key business drivers, providing clear insight to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards and visualisations in Power BI, enabling stakeholders to interpret financial performance and KPIs.
• Extract, manipulate, and interrogate data using SQL, ensuring data integrity and optimising queries for reporting.
• Consolidate financial data from multiple systems following acquisition activity, ensuring consistency and accuracy of reporting structures.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes with detailed data analysis, scenario modelling, and variance analysis.
• Partner with finance, FP&A, and non-finance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and deliver insights.
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting processes, and automation, driving efficiencies across finance.
• Assist in developing scalable data models and reporting frameworks to support growth.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Marc Daniels are recruiting for a Finance Data Analyst to join a rapidly growing business based in Central London. This is an exciting opportunity created following a recent acquisition, offering exposure to large-scale financial data and a highly commercial environment.

The Role

As a Finance Data Analyst, you will play a key role in transforming financial data into actionable insights to support strategic decision-making. Working closely with finance and wider business stakeholders, you will analyse and consolidate large data sets, ensuring accuracy and consistency across reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse large, complex financial data sets to identify trends, variances, and key business drivers, providing clear insight to support strategic and operational decisions
• Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards and visualisations in Power BI, enabling stakeholders to easily interpret financial performance and KPIs
• Extract, manipulate, and interrogate data using SQL, ensuring data integrity and optimising queries for efficient reporting
• Consolidate financial data from multiple systems and entities following recent acquisition activity, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment of reporting structures
• Support the budgeting and forecasting processes by providing detailed data analysis, scenario modelling, and variance analysis
• Partner with finance, FP&A, and non-finance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and deliver meaningful, value-add insights
• Identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting processes, and automation, driving efficiencies across the finance function
• Assist in developing scalable data models and reporting frameworks to support continued business growth
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting to senior stakeholders, translating complex data into clear and actionable recommendations
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About You

• Strong experience with Power BI and SQL
• Proven ability to handle and interpret large financial data sets
• Experience in financial analysis, reporting, or a similar analytical role
• Strong attention to detail with excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex data clearly to stakeholders

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary with bonus scheme
• Modern offices in Central London
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Opportunity to join a fast-growing business with strong career progression