Data Analyst 6-month contract

We are looking for an experienced Data Analyst to join a leading financial services organisation on a 6-month contract. This role is ideal for a highly analytical professional who enjoys working with large datasets, translating complex business requirements into technical solutions, and driving data-led digital transformation initiatives.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, BI teams, and project managers to design, implement, and optimise data-driven solutions that improve financial and operational reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis and solution design phases of digital transformation initiatives.


• Engage with business stakeholders to understand current business processes, reporting environments, and system architecture.


• Analyse existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement through technology and automation.


• Gather, document, and validate business and system requirements through workshops and stakeholder engagements.


• Translate business requirements into functional specifications for development teams.


• Collaborate with Project Managers, Developers, Data Modelers, and BI teams to deliver high-quality solutions.


• Design financial and operational reporting models that provide meaningful business insights.


• Analyse complex data flows and understand how transactions impact financial and operational reporting.


• Perform data profiling, data quality assessments, and data scoping activities.


• Identify system gaps, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.


• Support the rollout of new technical solutions and business process changes.


• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualisations to support business decision-making.


• Recommend enhancements to systems, reporting, and business processes.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and business users.


• Drive automation and optimisation of manual reporting and operational processes.


• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and quality of all data delivered within solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 5-8 years' experience as a Data Analyst within enterprise environments.


• Proven experience working with financial systems and financial system integrations.


• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, methodologies, and best practices.


• Experience analysing large and complex datasets.


• Ability to understand end-to-end business processes and translate business needs into technical requirements.


• Experience facilitating workshops and gathering business requirements.


• Strong knowledge of data profiling, data quality management, and data analysis techniques.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to simplify and communicate complex technical concepts to both business and technical stakeholders.


• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with multiple priorities and tight deadlines.

Why Apply?

This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-impact digital transformation projects within a leading financial services environment. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, influence strategic decision-making, and help shape innovative data solutions that deliver real business value.

If you have a passion for data, financial systems, and delivering business insights that drive transformation, we'd love to hear from you.

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