Data Analyst - Business Intelligence

Location Exeter
Job type: Permanent: Full Time
Salary: circa £22,000
Contact name: Toni Kemble

Contact email: careers@sarahwest.co.uk
Job ref: VR/31
Published: over 2 years ago

​We’re recruiting for a Data Analyst that will specifically focus on Business Intelligence. You will see the bigger picture and make those vital connections in what is happening, and have an input and report on how improvements and savings can be made. Ultimately, you will be helping to produce a self-serve system with amazing and insightful dashboards.

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been working in a similar role before, or if you’re a graduate looking for your first commercial role - the key thing is that you’ve been working with large sets of data and using Excel at an advanced level including V-Lookups and pivot tables. You will receive further training to enable you to build on these skills that will see you involved in interpreting requests across the whole business and working confidently with SQL.

You will be working across a number of departments so will be someone who is naturally great at building relationships and curious to understand what different departments want and need.

Your role as a Business Intelligence Analyst will see you involved with:

  • Developing and automating reports that will allow the business to measure against the company’s goals and objectives

  • Managing and cleansing data and producing associated reports

  • Explaining to others the findings of the reports and process to change any information on the system

  • Ensure that data is thoroughly checked and cross referenced

  • Produce high quality BI and KPI reports

  • Supporting and training users with data and related tools as required

The skills and experience that we are looking for in a Business Intelligence Analyst:

  • Working with large sets of data

  • Advanced level of Excel

  • Great communication skills

  • Ability to explain findings

  • Problem solver

  • Aptitude to identify requirements, issues and strive to deliver improvements

  • SQL knowledge would be desirable

The company has an enhanced benefits scheme - including free parking, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) enhanced pension, discretionary company bonus and more! All this, plus the working environment is lovely - where you will be welcomed and fully supported.