Remote Data Analyst - Workforce & Pay Forecasting

Harnham; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Harnham is seeking a Data Analyst to join a highly respected organisation at the intersection of workforce analytics and policy. This remote role includes one day per month in the Leeds office and offers the opportunity to influence workforce planning, pay frameworks, and long-term strategy by delivering analyses and clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

You will build complex Excel models, handle large datasets, and translate policy questions into analytical solutions, collaborating

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills, including building complex models from scratch.
• Experience using formulas, Pivot Tables, charts, VBA, and macros.
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving capability.
• Experience modelling complex business, workforce, or financial scenarios.
• The ability to work with large datasets and extract meaningful insights.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience presenting technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• A STEM degree, ideally within mathematics, statistics, economics, or a related discipline.
• The ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver workforce, pay, and reward analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Build and maintain complex Excel-based models to forecast workforce and financial outcomes.
• Develop cost modelling for pay proposals, policy changes, and workforce initiatives.
• Create scenario analysis and long-term forecasts incorporating variables such as workforce growth, attrition, and inflation.
• Analyse large and complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate business and policy questions into analytical specifications and modelling frameworks.
• Produce clear reports and recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Present findings and analytical insights to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with policy teams and external stakeholders to support evidence-based decisions.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of analytical methodologies and best practices.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot Tables

VBA/Macros

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

STEM degree (maths/statistics/economics)

Tools

Job description

Harnham is seeking a Data Analyst to join a highly respected organisation at the intersection of workforce analytics and policy. This remote role includes one day per month in the Leeds office and offers the opportunity to influence workforce planning, pay frameworks, and long-term strategy by delivering analyses and clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.

You will build complex Excel models, handle large datasets, and translate policy questions into analytical solutions, collaborating