Senior Data Analytics Manager
Role Overview
Senior leadership role in NEXT Finance Operations shaping the use of data, automation, robotics and AI.
Leads RPA and MI/reporting teams and works with senior stakeholders across Finance, IT and the wider business.
Responsible for a significant live automation estate and complex Finance data environment, balancing innovation with resilience, data quality, security and governance.
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Role overview
Senior leadership role in NEXT Finance Operations shaping the use of data, automation, robotics and AI.
Leads RPA and MI/reporting teams and works with senior stakeholders across Finance, IT and the wider business.
Responsible for a significant live automation estate and complex Finance data environment, balancing innovation with resilience, data quality, security and governance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop RPA and MI/reporting teams, providing strategic direction, coaching and mentorship.
- Own the Finance Operations data, analytics and automation strategy; re-engineer processes before automation.
- Oversee more than 120 live automated processes, maintaining change management, controls, compliance and resilience.
- Manage and govern the outsourced RPA development partner against quality, commercial and delivery targets.
- Identify opportunities for Agentic AI and intelligent workflows.
- Steward an ecosystem of more than 800 tables, Gold Data and complex semantic models.
- Develop Power BI and Databricks capabilities and use emerging AI/BI technologies to provide forward-looking insight.
- Maintain accurate, secure and trusted data across Finance Operations.
- Lead transformation projects across Finance, IT and Business Operations and report progress to senior stakeholders.
Experience and qualifications
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across data, analytics and/or automation.
- Strong understanding of modern data architecture, Databricks, Gold Data and complex data models.
- Expertise in SQL, DAX and Python, with experience in data engineering, analytics or process automation.
- Strong understanding of RPA, process re-engineering and emerging Agentic AI capabilities.
- Experience managing change, governance and operational risk in a large-scale live production environment.
- Strong vendor and stakeholder management; able to challenge existing practices and translate technical strategies into business value.
- Passion for continuous improvement, innovation and emerging technology.
Benefits
- Benefits listed include product and partner discounts, a performance-based bonus, Sharesave, on-site nursery and parking, restaurants, digital GP and wellbeing services, and discounted gym memberships.
- Benefits are discretionary, subject to change, and conditions apply.
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