Finance Data Analyst

Stirling Ellis; Knaphill; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Stirling Ellis in Guildford, Surrey is seeking a Finance Data Analyst to develop insight, automate processes and enhance decision-making across the business. The role reports to the Finance Director and collaborates with Finance and IT to speed up information delivery.

The candidate will work on dashboards, advanced models and self-service reporting, with a focus on data quality, governance and modernising reporting capabilities for future-proofing the finance function.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, IT, Mathematics or Statistics.
• Experience in Financial or Data Analysis in a large complex business; Power BI, SQL and Excel.
• Accounting or Finance qualification is beneficial but not essential.

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 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

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Finance/IT/Math/Statistics

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.