Finance Team – Data Analyst
Job Description
As a data analyst it is your professional responsible for collecting, organising, and analysing the data sets provided in order to help company make informed business decisions. You will play a crucial role in extracting meaningful insights and trends from raw data and presenting them clearly and concisely to your line manager.
Main Duties
· Retrieve data from various suppliers, ensuring the data is accurate, complete and properly formatted
· Monitor & maximise data quality and efficiencies.
· Clarify and validate revenue expected from business placed whilst identifying potential clawbacks or discrepancies.
· Reconcile actual revenues and ensure that all variations of revenue streams are understood and appropriate.
· Resolution of queries submitted for any variations of the revenue streams.
· Ensure all monthly, weekly, daily invoices are received or sent ready for management accounts to be processed in a timely manner.
· Raise manual invoices, process automatic recurring invoices and manage any payment submissions and collections.
· Support calculation and reconciliation of commissions for sales.
· Set up new suppliers/customer accounts and amend existing supplier/customer details as necessary.
· Submission of monthly performance figures
· Submission of month end movements for the purposes of producing monthly management accounts.
· Support the production of management accounts and year end reporting.
· Take responsibility for any discrepancies ensuring they are investigated and dealt with appropriately.
· Supporting the production of daily/weekly and monthly reporting.
· Creating custom reports on an ad-hoc basis, presented in an ‘easy-to-understand’ format.
· Work across departments to ensure consistency of information across the organisation.
· Ensure data requests are effectively prioritised and are actioned within the agreed SLA.
· Formulating and submitting statutory return datasets.
· Working closely with colleagues to ensure business needs are met.
· Investigate queries raised in relation to data produced by the Informatics Team.
· Continuous improvement, development and streamlining of reporting processes.
Skills, Qualifications & Experience Required:
· Previous experience in a similar role.
· Ideally experience working in internal audit or consulting.
· Advanced Excel skills essential.
· Intermediate SQL skills including experience creating SQL queries and understanding SQL basic commands.
· Strong report writing skills.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Excellent Excel Skills & knowledge.
· Having a very good eye for detail.
· Good planning and organisational skills.
· Ability to multitask and work in a busy environment.
· Ability to take initiative and a practical approach to problem solving.
· Positive and flexible approach to work.
· Previous working experience of Sage 50 accounts & Auto Entry software is advantageous but not essential.
If you are passionate about data analysis and eager to contribute your expertise within a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Runcorn, WA7 3FW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Data analytics: 3 years (required)
Language:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: GPSFTDA251