Data Analyst

Data Analyst - 6 month FTC

London or Oxford

Up to £55,000 Pro Rata

This is an opportunity for a Data Analyst to join a high-profile regulatory programme within a growing financial services organisation. You'll play a critical role in delivering accurate, auditable data outputs that support regulatory requirements, customer outcomes, and business decision-making. The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the chance to contribute to business-critical initiatives within a regulated environment.

The Company

They are a customer-focused financial services business with a strong commitment to fair and transparent outcomes. Data plays a central role in how they deliver regulatory programmes, manage risk, and enhance customer experiences. They offer a collaborative culture, modern ways of working, and a genuine commitment to professional development. As they continue to invest in their analytics capability, this role provides the opportunity to make a measurable impact.

The Role

You will:

• Deliver SQL-based analysis, maintaining, adapting, and optimising existing scripts and queries.
• Produce accurate data extracts for operational, complaints, legal, and regulatory teams.
• Manage and refresh customer populations, datasets, and segmentation used across regulatory programmes.
• Support regulatory reporting and management information, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery.
• Develop reporting that tracks programme performance, outcomes, and operational activity.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate requirements into data-driven solutions.
• Maintain robust audit trails, documentation, and version control processes.
• Contribute to large-scale regulatory initiatives within a highly regulated financial services environment.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience working as a Data Analyst within financial services, banking, lending, insurance, or another regulated sector.
• Advanced SQL skills with a solid understanding of:INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, FULL OUTER JOIN, CROSS JOIN, and SELF JOIN methodologies.
• Filtering and aggregation techniques using WHERE, HAVING, and QUALIFY clauses.
• Query optimisation, troubleshooting, and data validation.
• Experience extracting, transforming, and analysing large datasets.
• Strong understanding of data quality, governance, and audit requirements.
• Experience producing management information and regulatory reporting.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and the ability to work effectively against strict deadlines.