Data Analyst

Newcastle upon Tyne
10 months ago
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Technical Data Engineer / Analyst

Data Engineer

Join a leading business at the heart of their market, known for embodying excellence in their field. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a real family community atmosphere and extend your technical capabilities as a Data Analyst.

Data Analyst

Annual Salary: £40,000 - £45,000
Location: North Tyneside
Job Type: Hybrid (2 days in office per week)

The Company

This business are approaching 25 years in trading and have significant presence in their market. Their purposes is to employer their members and they achieve this, through the provision of various data and reports, to inform decision making. Data has become an integral part of their offering and its introduction, has seen more contract wins than ever before.

The Mission

The demand for data and tech within this group and its members is at an all-time high. This position will see you truly at the heart of this. With a live Power BI environment and access to a host of useful information, this is a brilliant opportunity to get hands-on and assist with reporting requirements

Day-to-day of the role:

Roll out reports and assist users with ad-hoc requests.
Engage in ad-hoc reporting for senior stakeholders and ongoing development of a self-service environment for users, in conjunction with the rest of the data team.
Utilise a live Power BI environment and access a host of useful information to assist with reporting requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Power BI skills - dashboard design and development.
SQL - experience of writing to extract from a RDBMS.
SQL procedures and functions - ETL tasks, to move data to the data warehouse.
An understanding of database design and administration.
Highly organised approach to work.
A willingness to help users with their technical queries.

Benefits:

A highly flexible approach to work.
Summer and winter company conferences.
Opportunities to learn and develop technical skills with accreditations.
Company pension contributions.

To apply for this Data Analyst position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this position

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