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Business Data Analyst - SQL, Tableau

Adecco
Belfast
1 week ago
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Data Analyst

Location: BELFAST Hybrid - 3 days onsite and 2 days remote
Contract Length: 12 months
Daily Rate: Up to £630 (inside IR35 via umbrella)

Are you a highly motivated and skilled Data Analyst looking to make a significant impact in the financial services sector? Our client, a leading organisation in the Equities trading business, is seeking a talented individual to join their dynamic team. This contract role will be crucial in advancing data-driven initiatives, supporting regulatory remediation efforts, identifying revenue opportunities, and providing ad-hoc analytics to guide strategic business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain Q/KDB+ queries and scripts for data analysis and reporting.
Build and support Python-based tools for efficient data manipulation and analysis.
Create and manage insightful Tableau dashboards to provide clarity on sales and trading activities.
Write and optimise complex SQL queries against large-scale data warehouses, preferably using Impala.
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their data needs and design effective Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.
Work with technology teams to ensure data quality, integrity, and availability.

Core Competencies:
Financial Domain Knowledge: A deep understanding of equities data within a sales and trading environment, including familiarity with market data, order data, and execution data.
Data Analysis & Manipulation: Proven experience in manipulating and querying large datasets with Q/KDB+. Comfort with time-series data and performing complex analytical queries is essential.
Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Python and the Pandas library for data analysis, cleansing, and automation tasks.
Data visualisation: Demonstrated experience in designing and creating interactive dashboards using Tableau. Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable visualisations for business users.
Database & SQL Expertise: Advanced skills in writing complex SQL queries to extract and analyse data from various database systems, with experience in Impala highly recommended.
Business Intelligence (BI) modelling: A solid understanding of BI principles and experience in designing, developing, and maintaining BI data models to support reporting and analytics.

Who You Are:
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of solving complex problems and uncovering actionable insights through a diverse toolkit of analytical techniques and systems. You should be comfortable diving deep into massive datasets to extract meaningful patterns and trends. As a self-starter, you will take initiative, manage projects independently, and be driven to deliver results in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

If you are ready to transform raw data into strategic assets that drive business success and ensure compliance, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join this exciting opportunity with a leading organisation in the financial sector.

Application Process:
Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this role.

We look forward to your application!

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you

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