Senior Insights & Data Analyst
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,000.0 to £55,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Up to £55K |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3XQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4709751_1753193889 |
Summary
Your new company
Working with a company which is on a mission to grow sustainably, doubling their output to 400+ homes per year by 2030, without losing the quality, personal touch or people-first culture that define them.They see data and business intelligence as critical enablers of that ambition.
You'll be joining at an exciting time, with the opportunity to shape the way insights are used across the business and help them make smarter decisions every day. This role combines analytical expertise with business collaboration, ensuring data insights drive real commercial outcomes and operational improvements across our construction, sales, and operational processes.
Your new role
This organisation is looking for a technically hands-on, business-minded Senior Insights and Data Analyst who thrives on turning complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive performance, profitability, and strategic growth.You'll collaborate across all departments to help embed a data-informed culture across our business.
This is not just a reporting role, it's about seeing the bigger picture, connecting the dots, and helping the business make smarter, faster decisions.You'll work closely with the Finance Director and Business Change Manager to deliver reporting, analysis and decision support that helps them improve their business performance and support their long-term ambition to double output by 2030.As they mature their data capability, this role will also play a critical part in understanding business requirements, facilitating stakeholder engagement, and ensuring their data and insights directly translate into business action and operational improvements.
- Provide insights that drive performance and decisions
- Build clear dashboards using Power BI, SQL, and Excel
- Analyse trends and risks through data storytelling
- Identify issues and opportunities with stakeholder input
- Translate business needs into data-driven insights
- Lead effective workshops and solve problems collaboratively
- Deliver clear reports and presentations to senior and external stakeholders
- Bridge communication between technical teams and business users
What you'll need to succeed
- Degree qualified in a relevant field (e.g. Maths, Economics, Data Science, Business Analytics, Business Studies)
- Proven senior level experience in a business intelligence, data analysis, or business analysis role with strong Power BI, Excel and SQL capabilities
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to "get to the root" of business problems
- Strong data manipulation and visualisation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication and able to present complex findings simply and clearly
- Strong understanding of business processes and performance drivers
- Experience with stakeholder management and requirements gathering
- Experience creating intuitive dashboards and visual outputs in Power BI to engage a range of audiences
- Understanding of business case development and cost-benefit analysis
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and UAT coordination
- Understanding of CRM or ERP data structures-Coins ERP is a bonus
Desirable Skills
- Knowledge of housing, construction or property sectors
- Experience with process mapping tools such as Visio
- Experience with other BI tools (Tableau, Qlik, etc.)
- Knowledge of statistical analysis and A/B testing principles
- Understanding of financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
- Experience working with finance teams and financial reporting
- Knowledge of data governance principles
What you'll get in return
- 2 weeks Christmas shut down
- Annual Bonus
- 24 days annual leave
- Buy and sell holidays
- Medi-Cash
- Private Healthcare
- Pension scheme
- Plus other benefits
What you need to do now
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