Senior Information Analyst

The candidate will work in the Enterprise Data Management team, with the goal of maximising the value of FX data at CLS's disposal to support corporate objectives. This will be achieved by gaining a sound understanding of the operational source data, deciding how best to store it in the Enterprise Data Warehouse and subsequently using analytical tools to provide key insights.

Essential Function / major duties and responsibilities of the job

Strategic

• Help shape Data Analytics strategic vision to enable the right information to be available to the right people at the right time (tooling, architecture etc.)
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of the data quality framework and its associated processes and reporting
• Identify opportunities to monetize data

Operational

• Work to develop reports and analyses using SQL, BI & statistical tools against the CLS data warehouse and the data quality framework.
• Keep the warehouse up to date and exceeding data quality targets
• Monitor, investigate and resolve issues with the ETL and reporting processes
• Oversee the execution of scheduled analyses, reporting and model processes and automate repeat tasks using available SQL & BI tools
• Log work requests, provide estimations of effort and track progress
• Create and maintain process documentation

Leadership

• Mentor L3/4 team members.

Qualifications / certifications

• IT, Mathematical, Economics or similar analytical subjects - A Level or equivalent (Essential)
• Degree (desirable)

Knowledge, skills and abilities / competencies required for successful job performance

• Expert level knowledge of SQL ( SQL-92 or variants e.g. T-SQL, PL/SQL)
• Advanced Excel, proficient MS Office
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Aptitude for handling several tasks simultaneously
• Self-starter with great teamwork and problem solving skills
• Business intelligence skills e.g. MicroStrategy (report creation, schema design, V10.11)
• Statistical, quantitative modelling tools e.g. R/Shiny

Success factors / 'How'. Personal characteristics contributing to an individual’s ability to excel in the position

• Benefits focused problem solver - Uses their skills to overcome obstacles in an effective manner whilst ensuring that their chosen solutions are balancing short term requirements with long term benefits to the business to optimize results.
• Communication - Able to communicate clearly and confidently to multiple levels of the business. Is able to identify the interests and motivations of key stakeholders and practice positive influencing to bring people along with them.
• Team Player - Comfortable working within a team environment and supporting the deliverables of the department as a whole by providing support and expertise to others as and when required.
• Self-Starter - Is able to take responsibility for a piece of work and complete it successfully with a minimum of oversight and also identify and suggest opportunities for new tasks arising from their own work.