Data Analyst

If you have a passion for data, we want to hear from you! This is a new role, for a skilled Data Analyst to join a fantastic team in a company that is experiencing a period of sustained growth. This is a great opportunity to extend your expertise using the latest Microsoft and related technologies, working on long-term projects for enterprise-level customers in a wide range of industries and business sectors.

This role is UK-based and will require visits to customer sites in the UK. Although our head office is based in Northampton, this role can be remote, with the opportunity to work from home combined with periodic days in the office as required.

Purpose of the Role

• Working with departmental technical, business and management teams to understand their data and analytics requirements
• Leading reporting development through all stages of engagement - from requirements capture, data model building, data visualisation and delivery
• Developing and leading the implementation of the Microsoft Power Platform solutions, with a primary focus on data analytics.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning, designing, and delivering data and analytics solutions that meet business requirements and drive clear commercial benefits for customers
• Capture requirements, develop specification and perform tasks such as configuration, testing, data manipulation and documentation
• Communicating analysis and technical concepts to non-technical users, clearly and concisely
• Develop and demonstrate strong Microsoft Power Platform product skills, specifically Power BI
• Champion continuous improvements to the data and analytics function, using a proactive and solution-oriented approach
• Where appropriate, undertake delivery of product training in a classroom or on-site setting.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working with BI visualisation tools - Power BI and DAX preferred
• Previous experience with the Microsoft Dynamics Power Platform (formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM)
• Confident and skilled using Microsoft Excel
• Proven development experience including processing, modelling, manipulating, and analysing large datasets
• Familiarity with SQL and ETL processes
• Understanding of key foundational data concepts (e.g. data visualisation, statistics, databases) is needed as a foundation on which to build
• Customer support – resolving issues directly, using your own skills and knowledge.

Personal Abilities

• Strong attention to detail and a keen desire to deliver the highest quality solutions to customers
• Excellent analytical skills and expertise in problem solving
• Solves complex problems with creative solutions
• Demonstrates confidence in abilities to interact with client personnel
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, written, verbal and facilitation
• Good interpersonal skills, able to build long-term relationships with new and existing clients and partners
• Highly organised, including ability to manage self and others to achieve deadlines
• Ability to resolve problems in a professional manner.

Qualifications

• Degree in a numerate, business or computing subject, or an equivalent qualification
• Microsoft Certified Professional or willingness to gain MCP qualifications through self-study
• A level qualification or equivalent.

What We Offer

• Industry aligned competitive salary
• 31 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• Continuous professional development
• Access to learning resources to support study to achieve Microsoft certifications
• Opportunity to work from home to ensure a healthy work/life balance
• Company pension scheme.

About Us
We believe in our culture, values and staff successes. We invest in developing our staff and we support our employees with their professional development goals. We strive to offer an environment that provides our staff with the right work/life balance. We offer genuine career prospects: you will have a clear career progression path with the opportunity to become stakeholders within the business as it transitions to an employee-owned company.

Strictly Personal Applicants Only. Please apply here to upload your CV and cover letter, describing why you feel you are right for this position, together with details of your current and minimum salary expectations, current benefits and notice period. Salary is commensurate with experience. Ref: 2301. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note: we cannot sponsor applicants for a visa. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK.

Ashton Court Group is an equal opportunities employer. Interviews are conducted in a two-stage process. Successful applicants will be invited to an initial Teams interview and assessment of your technical skills, followed by a second stage in depth interview with senior management. Full details will be provided at a later date for those who are selected.

Recruitment Agencies:
Strictly no agency contact in response to this vacancy. We have a strict company policy to recruit directly. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Manager.