Data Analyst Chester, England
Job description
About us
Over the last 16 years, we have helped over a million satisfied customers move and manage their money. Our award-winning product portfolio allows our customers to make low-cost multi-currency payments across various payment products. From travel money to transfers, currency hedging, to expense management, we are focused on a single goal of making it easy for our customers to manage and move their money.
As a business, we are committed to delivering value to our customers through the combination of advanced payments technology and personal expert service. We’re doing this by hiring exceptional people and are now looking for a (Data Analyst) to join our team.
With our headquarters in London, Chester and Los Angeles, the Equals Group comprises of three business lines and brands - Equals Money, FairFX and CardOneMoney. You will join a very close-knit, talented and supportive team from various backgrounds who believe that bringing different perspectives together helps us understand our customers' needs. United, by one thing, making money management straightforward and cost-effective for our customers.
About the role
A Data Analyst at the Equals Group is an innovative and critical thinker dedicated to producing accurate and timely insights for a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation. Confident in their ability to work with a variety of data sources they seek to drive business impact through data-driven decision making.
Working closely with other analysts and in the Data Science team, they will work on both projects and rapid response requests. A key requirement of the role is to be able to prioritise across competing priorities, while managing stakeholder expectations.
As a valued member of the Data Science team, they will seek to continually develop their technical skillset and business acumen, as well as helping to develop their colleagues and build the team.
About you
We believe that certain skills are essential in order to be successful in this role and these are detailed below. You may not have all the other skills we have outlined as desirable, we understand that and will still welcome your application. We will carry out individual interviews for shortlisted candidates and assess who is best suited for the role after we have discussed everything with you.
Responsibilities
- Work with our Data Analysts to serve the BI and reporting requirements of the business
- Be an advocate for the role of data in decision making to increase revenue or reduce cost-to-serve
- Interpret and analyse business problems, using data from a wide range of sources
- Visualise data and create reports
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the business
- Communicate results and ideas to key decision makers
Accountabilities
- Take ownership of a suite of key business reports and ensure they are delivered in a timely and accurate manner
- Work on the Data Analysis reactive requests backlog and liaise with associated stakeholders
Essential Skills
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Ability to prioritise multiple competing tasks
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- A business mindset
- A knack for statistical analysis and data visualisation
- Good knowledge of SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL and Transact-SQL)
- Experience in querying relational databases
- Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics or similar business experience
- A role model for our values:
- Make it happen
- Succeed together
- Be the customer
- Go beyond
Desirable Skills
- Working knowledge of AWS Quicksight (or similar data visualisation tools)
- Python experience (particularly using Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-Learn, Seaborn, Matplotlib)
Our investment in you We welcome people into the Equals group and desire to grow and develop our talented teams. We believe in teamwork and celebrating our successes. We strive to embrace our values. We want to put you in the driving seat of your career and achieve your full potential through growth opportunities and developmental support.
When you join the Equals Group, we aim to help you to get more out of your career. We will also offer you the following benefits;
Benefits
- A competitive salary benchmarked against a peer group.
- 25 days holiday per year + your birthday off
- Opportunities for progression, development and learning new skills. £250 towards the cost of learning & development.
- Free onsite Nuffield Health gym & pool (London) and discounted gym membership elsewhere
- Interbank currency rates on travel money and international transfers.
- Bupa Private Healthcare and Mental Health Services
- Free Eye Test and £50 up to the cost of glasses
- EAP Service
- Life Assurance Policy - x3 annual salary
- Contributory pension scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Season Ticket Loans
- Enhanced Parental Policies
- Complimentary tea, coffee, soft drinks and fruit
- We operate a hybrid working arrangement where possible
Where possible we offer the opportunity to work flexibly and the opportunity to balance some remote working with time in the office collaborating, taking part in events and developing the social connections that make working with us rewarding.
Equals strives to create a workplace where we can all be ourselves. We believe in inclusion, equality and the power of diversity, so you'll be encouraged to bring your unique perspectives and experiences, and help us understand what you need to do your best work.
