Data Analyst (Data Collection)

Job Title:Data Analyst (Data Collection)

Division:DataTechnologyand Innovation

Department:Data Strategy and Services

• Salary:National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from 43100to 53700and London from 47300to 59000per annum(salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as:Associate level 8 - Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact isBenjamin via

• Your internal recruitment contactisPatvia

• Applications must besubmittedthrough our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK to keep financial markets fair thriving and effective. By joining usyoullplay a key part in protecting consumers driving economic growth and shaping the future of UK finance services.

The Data Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first data-led smart regulator by delivering a secureagileand cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drivesbetter decisionstransparencyand operational efficiency.

Within DTI the Data Strategy and Services(DSS)department provides central data services through the Data Front Door setting best practice and supporting the organisation toacquiredata resolve data issues and effectively manage their Data Acquisition Unit focuses on ensuring that dataacquisition ishigh-value well-designedand deliversreliable insight.

Role responsibilities

• Buildeffective working relationships with stakeholders across the FCA to support alignment with data collection best practicewhile applyingappropriate challenge

• Evaluate data collection proposals to assess qualityvalueproportionalityand riskwhile providing constructive feedback to enhance outcomes

• Develop clearreusable data collection processesdocumentationand templates to enable consistent and scalable self-service approaches

• Applyanalyticalthinking toidentifyand assess issues in data collection designimproving data qualityconsistencyand decision making

• Use data tools and techniques including SQLPythonand visualisation tools tovalidateand interrogate datasetsensuring accuracy and integrity

• Identifydata issues and implement reproducibleanalyticalapproaches to support consistent and reliable management information reporting

• Contribute to continuous improvement of end-to-end data collection processes byidentifyingopportunities to enhance toolsprocessesand reporting capabilities

• Provideclear guidance within established frameworkspromoting best practice across the FCA to improve data collection approaches

Skills

Minimum:

• Experience translating business or regulatory needs into structured processes and solutions applying data or business analysis techniques where appropriate

• Proven experience working with data to investigate issues produce clear reportingidentifyrisk and opportunities for improvement with a strong understanding of how data is collected managed and used

• Experiencein effectively communicating with andengaging stakeholders with the ability to support and influence outcomes as well as toexplain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Essential:

• Experience with data collection and management information reportingdelivering clear outputs aligned to reporting requirements

• Contributed to the development and improvement of processesdocumentation and standardised approachesenhancing consistency and efficiency

• Demonstratedhigh levelsof accuracy and attention to detail in analysingproducingand quality assuring outputs

• Ability to understand and document data requirementsincluding userneedsdata needsprocessesand flows

• Knowledge of Financial Services Regulationincluding regulatory reporting and compliance context

• Intermediateproficiencyor clear ability to developproficiencyin SQLPython and data visualisation tools such as Tableauto support data interrogation and reporting

• Familiarity with workflow and delivery tools such as JIRA for task trackingas well as familiarity with AI productivity toolsincluding responsible use of Copilot or similar for drafting and automation

Benefits

• 25days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of50% for senior leaders). Changing from September toa minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of60% for Directors andExecutive Directors)

• Non-contributory pension (812% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa income protection and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values & culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: onethatsfree from discrimination and bias celebrates difference and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation one that makes better decisions drives innovation and delivers better regulation.

If yourequireany adjustments due to a disability or condition your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

Wereproud to be a Disability Confident Employer and therefore people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet theminimumcriteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the roles key requirements.

Useful information and timeline

• Advert Closing:23rdJune at 11:59pm

• CV Review/Shortlist:25thJune

• First StageInterviews W/C:6thJuly

• Second Stage Interviews: W/C 13thJuly

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role therefore please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.