Finance Data Analyst

Stirling Ellis; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Stirling Ellis is seeking a Finance Data Analyst to join our Guildford office. You will develop and enhance financial reporting, build dashboards, and automate processes to improve decision-making across the business.

The role partners with Finance and IT to increase speed and quality of information, reduce manual tasks, and accelerate adoption of analytics tools and AI. You will deliver self-service reporting, standardise methods, and drive data governance while supporting forecasting and

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre with a degree in Finance, IT, Mathematics or Statistics.
• Proven track record in Financial or Data Analysis within a large complex business.
• Experience with Power BI, SQL and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and KPI scorecards.
• Produce advanced analytical models and business performance insights.
• Support management reporting, forecasting and decision-making processes.
• Deliver user-friendly, self-service reporting solutions for finance and business stakeholders.
• Reporting modernisation and improving reporting efficiency.
• Standardise reporting methodologies across all areas of the business.
• Utilise Power BI and other related reporting platforms.
• Enable greater visibility of Financial KPIs.
• Undertake responsibility for Data Quality & Governance.
• Assist in building a modern digital finance capability to future proof the business.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Finance/IT/Math/Stats degree

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Job description

Overview

US owned business require experienced Finance Data Analyst for a newly created role based at well situated offices in Guildford, Surrey

About the role

Reporting to the Finance Director the Finance Data Analyst will be responsible for developing insight, improving reporting capabilities and automating processes in order to enhance decision-making across the Business.

Working closely with the Finance and IT departments the Finance Data Analyst will strive to improve the speed and quality of business information, eliminate manual processes and accelerate the adoption of new analytical software and AI. key duties include:

• Develop and maintain financial dashboards and KPI scorecards.
• Produce advanced analytical models and business performance insights.
• Support management reporting, forecasting and decision-making processes.
• Deliver user friendly, self-service, reporting solutions for finance and business stakeholders.
• Reporting modernisation and improving reporting efficiency
• Standardise reporting methodologies across all areas of the business
• Utilise Power BI and other related reporting platforms.
• Enable greater visibility of Financial KPIs.
• Undertake responsibility for Data Quality & Governance
• Assist in building a modern digital finance capability to future proof the business

About you

• Graduate calibre you will ideally have a degree in Finance, IT, Mathematics or Statistics.
• You will have a proven track record in Financial or Data Analysis, ideally gained within a large complex business and experience with Power BI, SQL and Excel.
• The jobholder will be analytical & investigative with a good understanding of financial statements, management reporting and business performance metrics.
• An Accounting or Finance qualification is beneficial but not essential.