Finance Data Analyst Apprentice - Bristol Bristol, England
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
Bristol, England
24579 - 27310 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
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End Date
Sunday 12 March 2023
Salary Range
£24,579 - £27,310Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
An exciting opportunity is available within Lloyds Banking Group. The Finance Data & Analytics Office (c.260 colleagues) was recently formed, and we are evolving our data & analytics offering, our culture, and our mindset to craft a truly data-led organisation. Our data mission is at the centre of the Finance transformation strategy. Finance Data & Analytics Office (FD&AO) are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join an innovative apprenticeship programme, designed to kick start your career in data.Want to be part of our journey to Empower through Trusted Data? Are you passionate about the power to be unleashed when combining data and analytics, with evolving technology? Want to join a team that role model diversity, collaboration, a curious mindset and that have bold ambitions to transform the data culture forward across Finance? If the answer to these questions is yes, we would love to hear from you…
Job Description
What you’ll do:
You’ll work within FD&AO, who are Group Finances’ leading authorities in the design, management and delivery of data led solutions and initiatives.
The FD&AO are front and centre of leading the data agenda for multi-year changes across the technology landscape within Group Finance. This includes exciting opportunities to be involved in the transition to new cloud-based architectures and ensuring that key data controls are in place to ensure processes and reporting are accurate.
You’ll have an inquisitive mind with an ambition to develop this capability professionally, and a consistent record in delivering with a high attention to detail, in a timely fashion.
About the programme & what you’ll learn:
Starting in September 2023, you’ll be supported through a fully funded Level 4 – Data Analyst Apprenticeship professional qualification - delivered by our trusted partner Firebrand, which will lead onto the Level 6 Data Scientist Apprenticeship, with a combined study time of around four years.
Whilst on the Apprenticeship scheme 20% of your time will be dedicated to ‘Mandatory Apprenticeship Hours’, which can include attending residential & online classroom learning, workshops, shadowing, reading, completing assignments etc. This means 80% of your role is applying your learning in the workplace, in a safe environment.
Whilst on the Apprenticeship scheme 20% of your time will be dedicated to ‘Mandatory Apprenticeship Hours’, which can include attending residential & online classroom learning, workshops, shadowing, reading, completing assignments etc. This means 80% of your role is applying your learning in the workplace, in a safe environment.
By the end of this programme, not only will you have a Data related degree you’ll have a clear path for progression within Lloyds Banking Group and a firm understanding of your strengths and career goals.
As part of this role you’ll learn to…
- Identify data for analysis based upon requirements
- Manipulate, merge and link different data sets as required
- Establish reporting needs and draw recommendations
- Compile data in preparation for analysis
- Compile data from multiple sources including data bases, spreadsheets and reports
- Interpret and apply the organisations data and information security standards, policies and procedures to data management activities
- Perform database queries across multiple tables to extract data for analysis
- Schedule and automate queries
- Use data mining tools to discover useful patterns in large data sets
- Apply the tools and techniques for data analysis, data visualisation and presentation
- Summarise and present the results of data analysis to a range of stakeholders making recommendations
- Use data and commercial knowledge to extract insight from analysis to assist with decision making
- Communicate complex ideas simply through a strong commercial story
- Use exciting and impactful data visualisations
- Present results verbally and via written reports
We expect you to be motivated, ambitious and committed to your own development. In particular, you’ll be keen to get to grips with financial systems and processes.
Entry requirements:
The minimum qualifications required are:
- GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade 4 - 9 (or an equivalent qualification) OR
- If you have not achieved GCSE Maths and English Grade 4 - 9 (or equivalent), you will commit to undertake Functional Skills in Maths and English to bring you up to this level.
Please note - these can include predicted grades.
Application Process:
After submitting your initial application, you’ll be required to complete a Job Insight Assessment, which includes a Numerical Reasoning Test. If successful at this stage, you’ll be invited to attend a virtual assessment centre as part of the selection process. We’ll let you know as soon as we can if you have been successful at each stage.
What you’ll get in return:
- Starting salary: £24,579
We offer a competitive package which includes salary, bonus (performance related), a generous pension contribution, an attractive path of progression and flex cash to spend on a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle. We have a long track record in flexible working and we’re always open to new ways to improve our people’s work-life balance, therefore open to discussion on working patterns and working hours.
Please note - the role offers a hybrid of home and office working meaning you must be able to travel to our city centre offices 2-3 days per week.
Lloyds Banking Group is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to creating an inclusive workplace where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.
Apprenticeships worth discovering:
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're passionate about creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all our colleagues have the chance to make a real difference.
Our roles generate a lot of interest and occasionally we have to close the adverts slightly earlier than stated on our website. So, if you think working with us could be right for you, please apply now.
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At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
