Finance Data Governance and Reporting Analyst

Finance Data Governance and Reporting Analyst

Apply locations: London - Riverbank House, Leeds

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago

Job requisition id: R-18168

At Direct Line Group, we believe that insurance is anything but boring. We're on a mission to redefine the future of Insurance, making it personal, inclusive, and a force for good.

As Finance Data Governance & Reporting Analyst, you have the opportunity to shape the future of our data landscape and make a real impact. Join us and be part of something special.

About Us:

We’ve got big dreams of becoming Britain’s best retail general insurer. And we’re almost there. Our talented, reactive, and communicative Finance team are on call to help us do it in a sustainable, profitable way. With close connections to our shareholders, and a commitment to integrity that spans the entire business, our people are no strangers to creating - and maintaining - value on an unbelievable scale.

As Finance Data Governance & Reporting Analyst, you'll be an essential part of our team, reporting to the Finance Data Governance Manager. We're committed to excellence, and we want you to be part of our journey as we redefine finance data.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Defining KPIs and Critical Data Elements: You'll work closely with stakeholders to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Critical Data Elements (CDEs) for Finance Data. Your goal is to represent Finance as a Data Steward while adhering to our Data Governance Minimum Standard.
• Data Reconciliation: Be responsible for regular daily reconciliation at transactional, KPI & balance level between Data and accounting systems, raising incidents as appropriate and tracking and reporting resolution. Where required take a hands-on role to resolve discrepancies.
• Data Quality and Governance: You'll be responsible for ensuring accuracy, data quality, and governance reporting across Finance, starting from our state-of-the-art front-end Motor platform to our central Data Platform and Finance Data and Accounting systems.
• Integration and Adoption: You'll play a key role in integrating and adopting new Data Products and Systems into existing processes. Your role includes maintaining accuracy and consistency through reconciliations and reporting of KPIs/CDEs across the entire estate.
• Collaboration: You'll work closely with Finance Stakeholders, Business Partners, Technology, and the Central Data Team to ensure a seamless data environment.

Other Accountabilities:

• Define Technical and Business Definitions
• Maintain Data Governance assets, including Dictionaries, Glossaries, Data Contracts, and Lineage using our Data Governance tool, Axon.
• Data Quality Dashboard: Design and maintain a Data Quality dashboard, reporting on reconciliations and data quality across Finance Data Systems and from source systems into Finance.
• Change Management: Manage the change process for new KPIs, including approvals and testing before deployment to production, as well as the removal of KPIs that are no longer required.
• Data Advocacy: Be an advocate for Data Governance and Data Centricity within Finance and across the business.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone with a background in data analysis and reporting, and a deep understanding of Data Governance and Controls.

You’ll be able to write and interpret complex SQL, and ideally have experience using data tools such as Excel, Tableau, TM1 Cognos or Axon.

You’ll be able to effectively build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across DLG to enable swift resolution of data issues in the transmission of data between data systems.

Join us in reshaping the future of finance data and become an integral part of a dynamic, inclusive, and forward-thinking team. Apply today to be part of something extraordinary.

Ways of Working:

Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. You'll spend 2 days per week in the office, and work from home the rest of the time.

Benefits:

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• Generous 9% employer pension. Regardless of whether you contribute into your pension or not, DLG pay 9% into your pension (but you can take this as cash if you want!)
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus of up to 10%
• Generous holidays, starting at 25 days and going up to 28 days per year. Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year!
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance
• Free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Electric Vehicle car scheme which allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way
• Buy-as-you-earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback

Being yourself:

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.

We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.