Senior Statutory Reporting & Data Analyst

Global University Systems (GUS); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Global University Systems (GUS) is recruiting for a Senior Statutory Reporting and Data Analyst in London. The role ensures accuracy, integrity and compliance of institutional data used in statutory reporting and regulatory submissions, supporting performance monitoring and regulatory readiness.

You will work within the Business Intelligence, Data Analytics & Reporting function and line-manage one analyst. You will collaborate with Registry, Finance and IT to interpret regulatory changes,

Qualifications

• Experience managing statutory or regulatory data returns in Higher Education.
• Knowledge of HE data and reporting frameworks.
• Strong analytical skills with complex datasets and data quality controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage regulatory data submissions (e.g., HESA, HESES, Graduate Outcomes).
• Produce regular management information for senior stakeholders on performance and student outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and reporting products to support regulatory monitoring and data quality.
• Identify process improvements to ensure accurate, auditable statutory reporting.

Skills

Statutory reporting

Data analytics

Excel advanced

Data validation

Management reporting

Regulatory metrics

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Location: London - Tower Hill

Department: Registry

Working Model: Hybrid

Reporting to: Head of Business Intelligence, Data Analytics & Reporting

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Working within the Business Intelligence, Data Analytics & Reporting function, the Senior Statutory Reporting and Data Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, integrity and compliance of institutional data used in statutory reporting and regulatory submissions. LCCA has three student intakes each academic year and has a student population of over 13,000 students.

The role supports LCCA’s regulatory obligations by managing complex statutory data returns, maintaining robust data quality and assurance processes, producing performance reporting for senior leadership, and analysing student data to support institutional performance monitoring and regulatory readiness.

The postholder will connect regulatory requirements, student life cycle data, institutional systems, business intelligence and performance analysis, ensuring that LCCA’s statutory reporting is accurate, well governed, auditable and supported by reliable underlying data.

This role currently has line management responsibility for 1x Statutory Reporting and Data Analyst.

Key Responsibilities

Statutory Data Returns

• Prepare and manage regulatory data submissions including HESA Student return, HESES, Graduate Outcomes and Discover Uni returns.

• Ensure submissions are accurate, validated and delivered in line with regulatory requirements and deadlines.

• Investigate and resolve validation errors, data anomalies and inconsistencies prior to submission.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation and audit trails for submitted datasets.

• Maintain clear records of statutory definitions, calculations, derived fields and reporting methodologies.

• Interpret changes to statutory reporting requirements and assess their impact on LCCA data, systems and processes.

Reporting & Performance Analysis

• Produce regular management information for senior stakeholders on institutional performance and student outcomes.

• Analyse key performance measures including continuation, completion, progression and Graduate Outcomes.

• Undertake cohort, programme and student-level analysis to identify emerging performance trends.

• Support the development of reporting that enables senior leaders and academic teams to understand the factors influencing student outcomes.

• Produce clear analytical outputs that translate complex data into meaningful information for different stakeholders.

Business Intelligence & Data Reporting

• Contribute to the wider work of the Business Intelligence, Data Analytics & Reporting function.

• Ensure statutory reporting definitions are appropriately aligned with institutional reporting and wider governance standards.

• Contribute to the development of dashboards and reporting products supporting student performance, regulatory monitoring and data quality.

• Undertake ad hoc analysis in response to institutional, regulatory, and senior leadership requirements.

Regulatory Data & Business Processes

• Develop a detailed understanding of the business processes that create and maintain student data required for statutory reporting.

• Identify where operational processes may create downstream risks for regulatory reporting.

• Work with data and process owners to resolve issues at source rather than relying on corrections at the point of statutory submission.

• Recommend improvements to processes and controls to improve data quality, efficiency and compliance.

Stakeholder Management

• Build effective working relationships with colleagues across Registry, Admissions, academic teams, Finance, IT and other professional service areas.

• Provide specialist advice on statutory reporting requirements, student data and regulatory definitions.

• Communicate complex regulatory and technical requirements clearly to non-specialist audiences.

Keys Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience managing statutory or regulatory data returns in Higher Education.

• Experience working with Higher

• Education Statistics Agency reporting frameworks.

• Knowledge of Office for Students regulatory metrics including B3 indicators.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage complex datasets.

• Advanced Excel and strong data validation capability.

• Experience producing management reporting for senior stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience using SQL, Power BI, or other reporting tools.

• Familiarity with student information systems and higher education data environments.

Our Approach

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population, striving to increase the representation of age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background of our employees.

We’re also committed to providing adjustments to those who may require support with the recruitment process - please contact the LCCA Talent Acquisition Team [e-mail]

Please note: For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.