Data Analyst

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Data Office partners with every part of the firm to help turn data into a strategic asset. We govern, enable and empower the use of data, helping colleagues make better decisions, deliver stronger client outcomes and drive sustainable growth. Through trusted data foundations, value-focused data products, and the skills and confidence to use them effectively, we’re transforming the way BDO works with data. Join us, and you'll be part of a team that's helping to empower everyone at BDO with data.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice.  That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Within the Data Office, the Data and Analytics team builds value-focussed data products strategically on the Enterprise Data and Analytics Platform (EDAP), internally for the firm. The Data Analyst sits within this growing team to build, develop, and support the growing catalogue of data products offered by the Data Office and will play a vital part in the execution of the data strategy.

Reporting to the Data Analytics Lead, the Data Analyst will be a key role in the translation of data into meaningful and actionable insights. It is also their responsibility to provide value from the wealth of data available by understanding, not only the business, but also the technical aspects of the data. They will be curious and grow their knowledge of the business and systems to get to the bottom of what stakeholders are really asking for, providing the best product to suit their needs. 

The Data Analyst will support continuous improvement with developing value-adding products as well as by highlighting any data risks found through thorough testing and analysis. The Data Analyst will analyse and interpret data from multiple sources, creating models, reports, dashboards, and recommendations that help BDO to make decisions on its growth analytics strategy and beyond. 

You’ll be someone with:

• Proven experience of working in the fields of data analysis, data science, or business intelligence.
• Proficiency in SQL and preferably Python.
• Extensive experience in data analytics and data visualisation, preferably beyond descriptive and diagnostic analytics.
• An understanding of statistical concepts and analytical techniques.
• Experience working with large datasets and relational databases.
• A track record in making data solutions accessible for end-users.
• Experience of working with stakeholders to deliver a data-driven approach to decision making.
• Experience in building data products which transition away from manual and heavily Excel based analysis towards automated or semi-automated solutions.
• Knowledge of star schema modelling including dimensional data modelling, the identification of dimensions, facts, measures and hierarchies.
• Experience developing analytics using Microsoft Power BI and/or other data visualisation tools.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.  From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.  At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices.  BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.  With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.