Data and Reporting Analyst

The Data Analyst is a highly skilled and experienced professional responsible for collecting, analysing, and interpreting complex data to deliver meaningful business insight. The role plays a key part in improving services through proactive analysis, automation, and effective use of data.

Job title:

Data and Reporting Analyst

Job Description:

Data Analysts provide leadership within their team, delegate or upskill others where appropriate, and contribute to project delivery by supporting data plans and meeting agreed deliverables. They work closely with senior stakeholders and across delivery teams to ensure insight is aligned to business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage, mentor, and support the development of analysts within the team.

• Act as a point of expertise within the data analytics community, contributing to best practice and knowledge sharing.

• Work collaboratively with other analytical and Agile delivery disciplines on projects.

• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Data Analysis & Insight

• Carry out complex and advanced data analysis, working with other teams where required.

• Translate business requirements into clear analytical outputs and actionable insights.

• Understand and challenge the distinction between stakeholder needs and wants.

• Produce ad hoc and recurring key performance indicators (KPIs).

Reporting & Visualisation

• Develop, maintain, and support complex reporting solutions and data visualisations.

• Prepare reports and dashboards for both internal and external audiences using business intelligence tools.

Automation & Data Management

• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency through automation and improved processes.

• Design, implement, and maintain automated data pipelines and reporting processes.

• Monitor, analyse, and audit data, including data quality, validation, and cleansing requirements.

Delivery & Governance

• Gather, document, and manage detailed business requirements using appropriate tools and techniques.

• Plan work proactively and engage stakeholders at the right stage of delivery.

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of data security, governance, and data privacy requirements.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential Skills:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.

• Advanced data analysis and statistical methods.

• Data management, modelling, cleansing, and enrichment.

• Data visualisation and storytelling with data.

• Strong numerical capability, data validation, and data linkage skills.

• Proven IT and mathematical capability.

• Ability to clearly communicate complex data insights to non-technical audiences.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively.

• Good understanding of how technical solutions fit within a wider enterprise data landscape.

Desirable Technical Skills

• Snowflake

• DBT (Data Build Tool)

• Power BI

• SQL

Beneficial Experience

• Amazon QuickSight

Behaviours & Competencies

• Demonstrates all Capita Values: Open, Ingenious, Collaborative, Effective.

• Logical and creative approach to problem-solving.

• Strong planning, prioritisation, and delivery skills.

• Comfortable working in fast-paced and changeable environments.

• Proactive, self-motivated, and improvement focused.

• Strong awareness of security, confidentiality, and data privacy obligations.

Location:

Little Island,

Ireland

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent