Business Intelligence Analyst

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Business Intelligence Analyst| FT| Perm| Reading| Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits

We are one of the UK's leading independent hospital groups and the largest in terms of revenue. From our 38 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms across England, Wales, and Scotland, we provide diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care in areas including orthopaedics, gynaecology, cardiology, neurology, oncology, and general surgery. We also operate a network of private GPs and provide occupational health services to over 700 corporate clients. We are the principal independent provider by volume of knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom.

The group was founded with the acquisition and re-branding of 25 Bupa hospitals in 2007. Since then, Spire Healthcare has made significant capital investments in its estate and continues to deliver successful and award-winning clinical outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction.

Spire is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250. We were the first private hospital provider to publish outcomes data on our website and we have received awards for our clinical quality and high levels of patient satisfaction.

Spire Healthcare is committed to the highest quality of patient care. Working in partnership with over 8,760 experienced consultants, we delivered tailored, personalised care to approximately 926,500 inpatients, outpatients, and day case patients in 2022.Patients, consultants, and general practitioners trust Spire Healthcare to deliver the high-quality care they expect from a leading private healthcare provider.

As a BI Analyst you will assist in the provision and control of financial and non-financial management information needed to support Spire Healthcare PLC. Working within Hospital Finance, you will ensure that a seamless efficient service is delivered to our internal customers, providing relevant and accurate information to the appropriate audience.

Key Responsibilities:

Shall include but are not limited to:

Responding appropriately to ad hoc requests from internal customers for information needed to support understanding and analysis of BAU areas of the Business.
Developing self service or scheduled reporting using BI tools where appropriate.
Documenting requests for larger pieces of new reporting requirements in line with the process developed by the BI Technical Analyst. Reviewing the requirements documentation with the BI Technical Analyst.
Developing reporting to support the needs of the business using the most appropriate BO tool for the user/report.
Peer testing new reports developed by the BI team to ensure that they fit the business requirement they were meant to address successfully.
Agreeing, conducting and documenting testing of new reporting in line with testing protocol developed by BI Technical Analyst & BW Team.
Assisting in the development of reporting for new Business Objects tools. Removing old reports if they are superseded by this and ensure this is communicated to end users through the business liaison if appropriate to do so.
Training and supporting end users in the use of appropriate Business Objects tools. Ensuring end users are aware of data sources, any data limitations or caveats around its use.
Promoting use of the Business Objects portal across the business where possible. Key Requirements:

Excellent PC skills and high standard of skill within data manipulation and reporting.
Experience of developing reports using SAP Business Objects and Business Warehouse.
Advanced Excel skills as well as strong MS Office working skill set
Ability to interpret results and appropriate course of action. Including being able to analyse large volumes of data and interpreting these into concise reports.
Experience of accounting systems, report writing skills, knowledge of basic accountancy
Demonstrable skills of working in a Data Analyst role.
Previous experience of Crystal Reports, WEBI, Dashboards/Lumira, BEX queries, BW, EPM and SAP.
Appreciation of data warehouse design, preferably SAP BW.
Educated to degree standard, or equivalent.Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
Free wellness screening
Private medical insurance
Life assuranceSpire Healthcare is committed to creating an environment that will attract, retain, and motivate its people. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues and consultants.

We firmly believe that it is our people that make the business successful, and everyone should have the opportunity to work in a motivated team, free from discrimination on any grounds. We, therefore, are keen to receive and review applications from all candidates of under-represented groups who feel they offer the requisite skills.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people

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