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Retail Business Analyst

Travelex Central Services
Full-time
On-site
United Kingdom

Job Type - Reports to Head of Operations

Location - Hybrid

Hours - Full Time

Role purpose

We are looking for an innovative individual to join our team as a Retail MI Analyst. You will be responsible for creating high quality reporting and recommendations using data from internal reporting systems & applications (e.g., Business Objects, Workday). You will have the technical skills to prepare the data and build data visualisations (Excel and/or Power BI) with a keen eye to make your visuals engaging and support users in making informed business decisions quickly.

Key accountabilities

What will you be doing?

  • Creating high quality data visualisations using data storytelling and user-oriented design, which allow users across the business to engage with and understand data
  • Reporting will include, but not limited to Retail Walk up and Self Serve (ATM) performance, People data, Compliance performance, Costs, Trend & Gap analysis
  • Build periodic/long-term forecasts working with the respective finance teams
  • Supporting our community of self-service dashboard creators, by providing advice, coaching, feedback and training on visualisation tools and techniques
  • Develop tools that enable other analysts to build better dashboards (e.g., templates, guidelines, tips on layout, chart catalogues, style guides, etc)

What will you bring to the role?

  • Storytelling – you enjoy communicating and are passionate about using visualisation to get people engaged and inspired by data.
  • Creative – you have a strong eye for what looks visually informative with strong attention to detail
  • Insights & Recommendations – You highlight the concerns with proposed solutions; confidence to make recommendations based on reporting trends
  • Independent – you won’t be micro-managed, so you’ll be confident shaping up the reporting dashboard to the best it can be
  • A Team Player – Work with colleagues in other functions to incorporate a single view of Compliance, Financial and Operational KPIs
  • Technical – you’ll have some experience of modern data visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI/Quicksight) and a desire to become an expert

Essential
 

  • Strong knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint, PowerBI with strong attention to detail
  • Capability to dissect information and present in an easy-to-read informative pack
  • A team player with strong working ethics and ability to work independently
  • Strong effective communicator

Desirable

  • Prior industry experience, with focus on partnering non-finance staff
  • Reporting Automation (not essential)