Data Analyst
Role Overview
The Data Analyst supports the HR Transformation Programme and reports analytical, data quality, reporting, and migration support to the Data Transformation Lead.
The role assesses HR data structures, analyses information across systems, supports cleansing and validation, and contributes to migration into a new HR platform.
The analyst works with HR, Payroll, Reward, Learning, Recruitment, IT, and programme teams.
The contract is fixed-term, and the role offers flexibility through a hybrid office/homeworking model.
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Role overview
The Data Analyst supports the HR Transformation Programme and reports analytical, data quality, reporting, and migration support to the Data Transformation Lead.
The role assesses HR data structures, analyses information across systems, supports cleansing and validation, and contributes to migration into a new HR platform.
The analyst works with HR, Payroll, Reward, Learning, Recruitment, IT, and programme teams.
The contract is fixed-term, and the role offers flexibility through a hybrid office/homeworking model.
Data discovery and analysis
- Analyse data across HR systems and databases for current-state assessment.
- Document data structures, field usage, relationships, and dependencies.
- Profile data and identify anomalies, gaps, and risks.
- Support programme data inventories and mapping documentation.
Data quality and cleansing
- Assess data quality across HR, Payroll, Recruitment, Learning, and associated systems.
- Identify duplicate, incomplete, or inaccurate records and support remediation.
- Track quality improvements and provide progress reporting.
Migration support
- Map source-system data to the target HR platform and maintain transformation rules.
- Validate migration extracts, templates, and reconciliation outputs.
- Support user acceptance testing, migration testing, cutover planning, and post-migration validation.
Reporting and governance
- Review and document existing HR reports and dashboards.
- Define and document data sources required for future reporting and analysis.
- Contribute to data governance principles, controls, definitions, and standards.
- Track data risks, actions, issues, and workstream progress; participate in workshops, documentation, and audit requirements.
Essential qualifications
- Experience as a Data Analyst, Technical Data Tester, or HR Systems Analyst.
- Experience analysing, manipulating, and reconciling large datasets using coding languages or analytical tools.
- Strong data cleansing, validation, and quality assurance skills.
- Experience documenting data requirements, mappings, and business processes.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with close attention to detail.
Desirable skills
- Experience retrieving data programmatically via APIs.
- Proficiency using SQL to extract data from complex datasets.
- Ability to derive a high-level data model from a live application.
- Understanding of HR or payroll data.
Benefits
- The employer describes career development opportunities, annual leave, a pension scheme, supportive people policies, and contributions toward personal development.
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