Data Analyst

Introduction

A fast-growing financial services business is scaling quickly and needs stronger data visibility to keep pace. This is a newly created Data Analyst role with real influence, helping shape how the business measures performance and turns data into better decisions.

Role Overview

Location: Central London – 3 days per week in the office Day rate: £500 - £600 per day Outside IR35 Availability: Immediate start Industry: Capital Markets / Prime Brokerage

What You’ll Be Doing

Establish the core KPIs the business needs to understand commercial and operational performance. Work with senior stakeholders to define reporting priorities and turn business questions into meaningful data requirements. Identify where key data sits across the organisation and assess its accuracy, consistency and reliability. Tackle data quality issues and bring structure to information that currently sits across different sources. Build a robust reporting framework and establish consistent standards for how performance is measured and presented. Develop clear executive-level dashboards that give leadership a straightforward view of business performance. Analyse revenue, profitability, product and service-line performance alongside wider commercial metrics. Develop reporting around key operational measures. Look for opportunities to automate recurring reporting and remove unnecessary manual processes. Turn raw data into practical insight, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities. Present findings clearly to senior stakeholders, tailoring the level of detail and focus to what they need to make decisions. Take ownership in an environment that is still developing, proactively identifying what needs to be done rather than waiting for a fully defined brief.

Main Skills and Experiences Needed

Proven experience working within Capital Markets ideally Prime Brokerage / Prime Services . Solid commercial and operational data analysis experience. Strong understanding of data quality, reporting structures, KPIs and dashboarding. Ability to work across multiple data sources and resolve inconsistencies. Experience building or improving management and executive reporting. Comfortable identifying opportunities to automate reporting and improve efficiency. Able to translate complex data into clear, actionable business insight. Confident working directly with senior executives and communicating at their level. Naturally proactive, comfortable working with ambiguity and able to make progress in a fast-moving, developing organisation.

What’s in It for You