Finance Information Analyst

Finance Information Analyst

Posted 2 days ago by Mayfleet Recruitment Limited

£600 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
SE London, UK

Summary: The Finance Information Analyst role requires candidates with experience in local authority settings to work with operational and financial datasets. The position involves analyzing data to identify trends, cleaning and validating data, and collaborating with teams to enhance data quality. The analyst will also develop actionable recommendations and create reports for non-technical stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

  • CANDIDATES MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING FOR A COUNCIL/LOCAL AUTHORITY
  • Work with operational and financial datasets, including fragmented or hard-to-access data sources.
  • Analyse usage patterns, cost drivers, and income streams to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Clean, validate, and reconcile messy data to build reliable insights.
  • Collaborate with teams across the organisation to source missing information and understand context.
  • Develop clear, actionable recommendations for revenue optimisation and efficiency improvements.
  • Build straightforward dashboards or reports for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Support the development of data processes that improve data quality and availability over time.
  • Identify gaps in existing datasets and propose practical methods to address them.
  • Apply critical thinking to uncover commercial opportunities beyond the initial brief.
  • Work with a proactive, can-do mindset in a dynamic and evolving environment.

Key Skills:

  • Experience working for a council/local authority
  • Proficiency in data analysis and management
  • Ability to clean and validate complex datasets
  • Strong analytical skills to identify trends and opportunities
  • Collaboration skills to work with various teams
  • Experience in developing actionable recommendations
  • Ability to create reports and dashboards for non-technical audiences
  • Critical thinking skills to uncover commercial opportunities
  • Proactive and adaptable mindset

Salary (Rate): £600 PD

City: SE London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:
  • CANDIDATES MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING FOR A COUNCIL/LOCAL AUTHORITY
  • Work with operational and financial datasets, including fragmented or hard-to-access data sources.

  • Analyse usage patterns, cost drivers, and income streams to identify trends and opportunities.

  • Clean, validate, and reconcile messy data to build reliable insights.

  • Collaborate with teams across the organisation to source missing information and understand context.

  • Develop clear, actionable recommendations for revenue optimisation and efficiency improvements.

  • Build straightforward dashboards or reports for non-technical stakeholders.

  • Support the development of data processes that improve data quality and availability over time.

  • Identify gaps in existing datasets and propose practical methods to address them.

  • Apply critical thinking to uncover commercial opportunities beyond the initial brief.

  • Work with a proactive, can-do mindset in a dynamic and evolving environment.