Data Analyst

Title: Data Analyst

Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office)

Salary: £55,000 - £70,000 DOE

Industry: Financial Services

The Opportunity

I'm currently working with an established financial services organisation looking to hire a Data Analyst to join its growing team in London.

The business uses complex financial and commercial data to support decision-making, improve performance and identify opportunities for greater efficiency. Data plays a key role in understanding trends, monitoring KPIs and delivering meaningful insights across the business.

This is a hands-on analytical opportunity where you'll work with large datasets, develop reporting solutions and translate complex information into actionable insights. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across different functions, helping them understand the data and make better commercial decisions.

The ideal candidate will have strong SQL skills, experience with tools such as Power BI or Tableau, and the ability to communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences. Financial services experience would be advantageous, particularly working with financial, operational or customer data.

If you're a Data Analyst looking to develop your career in financial services, take ownership of analytical projects and work closely with business stakeholders, this could be an excellent opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse datasets to identify trends, anomalies and opportunities for improvement.

• Write and optimise SQL queries to extract and analyse data from multiple sources.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI, Tableau or similar tools.

• Translate business requirements into analytical solutions and actionable insights.

• Monitor KPIs, track performance and highlight areas requiring attention.

• Work with stakeholders across finance, operations, risk and other business functions.

• Investigate data discrepancies and help improve data accuracy and consistency.

• Deliver regular and ad hoc reporting to support business planning and decision-making.

• Automate manual reporting and improve analytical processes.

• Present findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven experience as a Data Analyst or in a similar analytical role.

• Strong SQL skills, including extracting, joining and manipulating data.

• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or another data visualisation tool.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Experience developing dashboards, reports and performance metrics.

• Ability to translate business requirements into reporting solutions.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain findings to non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience managing multiple datasets and analytical priorities.

• A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in financial services, banking, insurance, asset management or fintech.

• Experience analysing financial, transactional, customer, risk or operational data.

• Knowledge of financial products, business processes or regulatory reporting.

• Python experience for data analysis or automation.

• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas and pivot tables.

• Familiarity with cloud data platforms, data warehouses or modern analytics tools.

• Understanding of data governance and data quality.

• Experience presenting insights to senior stakeholders.

Package and Benefits

• £55,000 - £70,000 salary, depending on experience.

• Hybrid working, with two days per week in the London office.

• Exposure to complex financial services data and commercially important projects.

• Opportunity to influence business decisions through data-driven insights.

• Collaboration with stakeholders across multiple business functions.

• Scope to develop your technical skills and analytics career.

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