HR Business Intelligence Analyst

Anne Corder Recruitment
Peterborough
10 months ago
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HR Analyst - Peterborough      £35000 - £37000   An exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation as HR Business Intelligence Analyst.  Working in support of the HR Services Manager, the HR team and the wider business you will be developing intuitive, insightful standard reporting in line with Business Objects.As the HR Business Intelligence Analyst, you will analyse the data fed to Business Objects from the payroll and HR system and developed Power BI dashboards to improve people metrics across the business.   You will be naturally inquisitive and gain job satisfaction by learning and applying new skills to aid better understanding of business performance, by the provision of accurate insightful reporting.In return you will join a brilliant team, who are on hand to provide insight into the workings of the department, the data they hold, how they want to use it, and why.  You will translate this into reports from which they can draw narrative and build strategy.     What You’ll Be Doing: Maintaining existing report schedules and issuing these completely and to deadline. Developing and testing new reports utilising the Business Objects platform utilising custom SQL queries where needed. Providing end user support to access and download key reports across the group. Fully understanding of and in time be able to interrogate the HR data stored within their databases. Developing comprehensive dashboards utilising Power BI. Supporting with the development of process improvements. What We’re Looking For A background in information-based work or a relevant degree. Experience of SQL and relational databases. Power BI (or similar) expertise, including the understanding of data models and joining data. Experience of working with reporting tools, including Business Objects. Advanced/strong Excel skills. If you are looking for a role to get your teeth stuck into, please contact Rebecca for an informal chat or apply via the advert!  Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Anne Corder Recruitment Ltd, your personal data may be added to our database as part of the application process. Our privacy policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.  Your details will be reviewed by one of our Recruitment Partners and we will contact you again within 5 working days if your application is to be progressed further.      Please note that we are not able to provide support with visa sponsorships and all applicants must be based in the UK and hold the valid right to work in the UKINDEEDCOMM

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