Senior Reporting Analyst

METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE; London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Reporting Analyst to enhance data-driven decision-making within its new Met Business Services. This role involves designing compelling dashboards, analyzing data for strategic insights, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish best practices. The ideal candidate will be analytically minded and eager to learn new reporting platforms essential for the organization’s operations. With a commitment to inclusivity and diversity, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading reporting and dashboard creation.
• Strong analytical skills to derive insights from data.

Responsibilities

• Design and build dashboards for business insights.
• Gather reporting requirements and define KPIs.
• Ensure quality assurance for reports and dashboards.

Skills

Data Analysis

Dashboard Design

KPI Definition

Cross-functional Collaboration

Education

Degree in Data Science or related field

Tools

Reporting Software

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

Senior Reporting Analyst

Salary: The starting salary is £47,060, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £44,132 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £52,652 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Kilburn

We’re currently setting up Met Business Services (MBS) which will streamline our Commercial, Finance and HR services. MBS will be a highly focused front-line organisation, reducing admin and providing easy to use interfaces and ‘one-touch’ services for end-users that leverage the potential of contemporary technologies.

A key part of MBS will be the Data and Solutions Capability, and we’re currently looking for a Senior Reporting Analyst to drive and maintain reporting services that enable data-driven decision-making and compliance. This role will involve collaborating with cross-functional teams to establish best practices, supporting users with training, and enhancing data capability across the Met. The ideal candidate will be analytically minded and eager to learn the new reporting platform that’s essential to MBS’s operations.

You’ll have a number of core duties relating to MBS reporting. These include:

• Leading the design and build of visually compelling dashboards and reports to drive business insights
• Gathering reporting requirements and defining the KPIs, measures and metrics for reporting solutions, and storing this critical data centrally
• Analysing data within reports to provide pertinent insights that inform stakeholders’ strategic decision-making
• Leading all reporting and dashboard testing and ensuring a high level of quality assurance is met before reports and dashboards are published
• Owning the creation of the technical documentation required to support the team

How to apply

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 9^th May 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 week after the vacancy has closed.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1 week after the hiring managers review.

www.metpolicecareers.co.uk

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups, and women.

As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.