Data Analyst

The Vacancy

📊 Finance Data Analyst – 6-Month FTC

📍 Finsbury Park ¦ Full-Time ¦ Fixed-Term Contract

Are you a data-savvy finance professional with a passion for turning numbers into insights? We’re looking for a Finance Data Analyst to join our team on a 6-month fixed-term contract based in vibrant Finsbury Park! 🚆

💼 What You’ll Be Doing

As our Finance Data Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of transforming financial reporting through:

• Building and maintaining Power BI dashboards 📈
• Extracting and transforming data using SQL
• Collaborating with Finance, IT, and Operational teams to deliver meaningful insights
• Ensuring data accuracy and supporting system improvements
• Leading data projects and supporting senior leadership with ad-hoc analysis

You’ll be working across a portfolio of contracts in Local Government, Housing Associations, and the private sector, helping drive data-led decisions in a fast-paced environment.

🧠 What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Proficient in Power BI, SQL, and advanced Excel (macros, pivot tables, lookups)
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive
• A confident communicator who can translate complex data for non-technical stakeholders
• Experienced with financial data and accounting principles

Bonus points if you’ve worked with COINS, Salesforce, or in the housing/construction sector!

🤝 Why Join Us?

• Work closely with senior stakeholders and make a real impact
• Be part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team
• Gain exposure to exciting data projects and continuous improvement initiatives

📅 Start Date: ASAP
🕒 Contract Length: 6 months
📍 Location: Finsbury Park (with occasional travel to other offices)

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.