Finance Data Analyst: SQL & Reconciliation Expert

Netrolynx AI; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

ARM is seeking a Data Analyst for a high-profile finance data programme with a leading financial consultancy. This role focuses on analysing and reconciling complex datasets using SQL, supporting data quality and delivery activities across finance, risk, data and technology teams.

You will translate business needs into clear rules, mappings and acceptance criteria, and present findings in a way that is useful to both technical and non-technical audiences, enabling informed decision-making

Qualifications

• Strong practical SQL skills including joins, aggregations and performance optimisation.
• Experience analysing or supporting data within financial services.
• Hands-on data reconciliation and investigating data quality issues.
• Ability to define or document business rules, data mappings and acceptance criteria.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to explain analysis to different audiences.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a thorough, methodical approach to validating data and documenting outcomes.
• Experience using a business intelligence tool such as Power BI, Tableau or Looker would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of BigQuery, data governance practices or Python would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, compare and reconcile large finance datasets using SQL.
• Investigate data discrepancies, identify underlying causes and support resolution across multiple systems.
• Assess data quality and document findings, impacts and follow-up actions.
• Define and maintain business rules, data mappings and acceptance criteria in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Support test planning, data validation and release activities, helping confirm that changes meet agreed requirements.
• Prepare clear analysis, reports and documentation for technical teams, business users and programme stakeholders.
• Collaborate with finance, risk, data and technology colleagues to clarify requirements and progress issues.
• Share risks, dependencies and findings promptly, contributing to reliable delivery and continuous improvement.

Skills

SQL

Data reconciliation

Data quality

Communication

Problem solving

Data governance

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

BigQuery

Python

Job description

ARM is seeking a Data Analyst for a high-profile finance data programme with a leading financial consultancy. This role focuses on analysing and reconciling complex datasets using SQL, supporting data quality and delivery activities across finance, risk, data and technology teams.

You will translate business needs into clear rules, mappings and acceptance criteria, and present findings in a way that is useful to both technical and non-technical audiences, enabling informed decision-making