Data Analyst
Summary: The Data Analyst role is a contract position focused on delivering actionable insights from complex datasets within a leading financial services organization. The analyst will collaborate with a data team to support customer-focused initiatives and influence business decisions through data analysis and reporting. This position requires strong analytical skills and experience in the banking sector, with an emphasis on using modern tools to enhance productivity. Occasional travel to Milton Keynes is expected, although the role is primarily remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse large and complex datasets to deliver clear, actionable business insights.
- Build reports and dashboards that support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Identify customer segments and opportunities through data analysis.
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into analytical outputs.
- Ensure high standards of data quality, accuracy and reporting.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of analytical processes and ways of working.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Data Analyst delivering high-quality analysis and business insight.
- Strong SQL skills for querying and analysing large datasets.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience producing reports and presenting findings to business stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working within financial services or banking environments.
- Experience analysing customer data, customer segmentation or targeted marketing initiatives.
- Experience using modern AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude or similar LLM-based assistants to improve day-to-day analytical workflows and productivity.
- Experience with modern cloud data platforms, including: Power BI, Snowflake, AWS (Athena).
- Experience supporting or working through the migration from legacy data platforms to modern cloud-based technology stacks.
Salary (Rate): £150,000.00 yearly
City: Milton Keynes
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Data Analyst (Banking) | Contract
Location: Remote with occasional travel to Milton Keynes
Rate: £600 per day (Inside IR35)
Duration: Initial 10-month contract
We're looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join a leading financial services organisation on an initial 10-month contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially-minded analyst who enjoys turning complex data into actionable insights that influence business decisions. Working within a collaborative data team, you'll be responsible for delivering analysis and reporting that supports customer-focused initiatives, helping identify target customer segments and providing insights that drive business performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyse large and complex datasets to deliver clear, actionable business insights.
- Build reports and dashboards that support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Identify customer segments and opportunities through data analysis.
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into analytical outputs.
- Ensure high standards of data quality, accuracy and reporting.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of analytical processes and ways of working.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Data Analyst delivering high-quality analysis and business insight.
- Strong SQL skills for querying and analysing large datasets.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience producing reports and presenting findings to business stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with excellent attention to detail.
Desirable Experience
- Experience working within financial services or banking environments.
- Experience analysing customer data, customer segmentation or targeted marketing initiatives.
- Experience using modern AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude or similar LLM-based assistants to improve day-to-day analytical workflows and productivity. We're looking for someone who actively uses AI to work smarter rather than someone who builds AI solutions.
- Experience with modern cloud data platforms, including: Power BI, Snowflake, AWS (Athena).
- Experience supporting or working through the migration from legacy data platforms to modern cloud-based technology stacks.
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