Senior SQL & Performance Analytics Lead

Investigo; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Investigo partners with a market-leading consumer business to appoint a commercially focused SQL & Business Performance Manager in Milton Keynes. The role owns weekly sales reporting, forecasting, and dashboard development across a £1.5bn revenue base, using SQL, Power BI and Excel to transform data into actionable insight.

The successful candidate will lead budgeting, analyse promotions and ROI, and influence senior stakeholders across Finance, Revenue Management, Marketing and BI.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent commercial finance experience.
• Strong SQL capability is essential.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI experience.
• Experience building dashboards and automated reporting solutions.
• Strong FP&A, forecasting or commercial finance background.
• Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience operating within a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
• Previous management or mentoring experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own weekly and period-end sales and trading performance reporting.
• Develop and enhance SQL-driven reporting solutions and management dashboards.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes across a £1.5bn revenue base.
• Analyse promotional activity, marketing campaigns and commercial initiatives to assess ROI and business impact.
• Deliver KPI reporting and performance insights across financial and operational metrics.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Finance, Revenue Management, Marketing, BI and Investor Relations.
• Translate large and complex datasets into clear commercial recommendations.
• Identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve business performance.
• Support external reporting requirements including interim and year-end trading updates.
• Manage and develop an analyst within the team.

Skills

Commercial finance experience

Stakeholder influence

Data analysis

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Investigo partners with a market-leading consumer business to appoint a commercially focused SQL & Business Performance Manager in Milton Keynes. The role owns weekly sales reporting, forecasting, and dashboard development across a £1.5bn revenue base, using SQL, Power BI and Excel to transform data into actionable insight.

The successful candidate will lead budgeting, analyse promotions and ROI, and influence senior stakeholders across Finance, Revenue Management, Marketing and BI.