Business Intelligence Lead

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Business Intelligence Lead

Join a team wherePurposedrives everything we doAmbitionfuels our growthTrustbuilds our foundation andRespectshapes our culture.

Were not just hiring were inviting you tobuild the futurewith us. If youre curious driven and ready to leave your mark this is your invitation to make your next move.

Contract: 12-month FTC

Working hours: 35 hours per week is full time. Where possible we are open to considering part time/flexible working patterns. Please let us know in your application your desired working pattern.

Salary: From 78925 (London) or 71750 (regional)

Location: London / Coventry/ Manchester

Reporting to: Head of Business Analysis and Insight

By joining our team youll enjoy the best of both worlds hybrid working and the collaboration of a great office environment. Our permanent hybrid policy sees us all working at least four days across a fortnight in the office. As well as extensive opportunities for personal and career development.

About Us:

The Financial Ombudsman Service is an independent not-for-profit organisation that plays a vital role in UK financial services. Every day we help resolve disputes between consumers or small businesses and their financial service providers.

In this role youll be responsible for ensuring that the gathering of requirements and development of reporting is achieved working in a collaborative way with key stakeholders so it can be delivered quickly accurately and in an easy-to-use way.

What Youll Do:

Our Business Intelligence Lead is responsible for all reporting that is delivered across the organisation including our casework teams finance and HR.

In this role youll be responsible for ensuring that the gathering of requirements and reporting is achieved working in a collaborative way with key stakeholders so it can be delivered quickly accurately and in an easy-to-use way.

You will be taking on this role for a critical period in the organisation as we develop our reporting strategy and look to make use of additional tools and technology. Your team leadership and technical expertise will be critical.

Youll develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to make sure that the organisation has access to the information it needs in order to make decisions.

Youll be responsible for the best use of our business intelligence software and working closely with the head of Business Analysis and insight in our strategic thinking on what reporting requirements we may need for the future.

To be considered for this role youll need to show us that youve got the skills and capabilities. Youll have to meet the following minimum criteria:

Minimum Criteria

• You will have experience working with business intelligence software and have direct experience of the software development life cycle as well as excellent technical knowledge and practical knowledge of providing business reporting

• Demonstrable experience of managing a team including giving feedback coaching and developing team members as well as helping to prioritise work.

• Ability to communicate complex data to different stakeholder groups including senior leadership.

• A strong track record of project management as well as identifying and implementing system and process improvements

• Strong experience in Power BI SQL and Microsoft Azure Data platform.

Why Youll Love Working with Us:

We are a values led organisation. Our values define our culture influence our decisions and underpin our vision and strategy. They set out how we play our PART through Purpose Ambition Respect and Trust. You can learn more about our values here: hybrid or in-office

We also offer an attractive competitive salary and flexible benefits to suit our people. Heres a list of some of the many benefits and perks you can get for working with us:

• 25 days holiday entitlement with the option to buy extra or sell days

• Generous pension

• Various Family Friendly Policies including enhanced maternity pay carers and dependants leave

• Employer provided benefits such as Private medical insurance virtual GP Critical illness cover Life assurance cover to name a few

• Choice of voluntary benefits including Technology scheme Cycle to work scheme Will-writing service amongst others

• Gym membership discounts and a fully equipped on-site gym open 24/7 in London only

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Please upload a copy of your CV. Applications need to be submitted by Midnight on the 17th March 2026

Due to high application numbers we receive this advert may end earlier than the date specified so please dont delay and apply now!

A full job profile is available on request and will be provided to candidates shortlisted to the first stage of the assessment process.

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