Senior Insight Analyst

Senior Insight Analyst (Data & Performance)

Location:

Birmingham (Hybrid)
Package: up to £65,000 + bonus

We’re working with a large UK organisation operating in a high-volume, operationally complex environment that is continuing to strengthen how data is used to inform commercial and operational decisions. This role sits within an established Data & Analytics team and focuses on improving how performance data is interpreted and acted upon at senior levels.

This position is designed for someone who enjoys working at the point where data meets decision-making. Rather than producing reports in isolation, you’ll be embedded in the business, helping leaders understand what’s driving performance and where attention should be focused.

The opportunity

The organisation already has access to extensive financial and operational data, alongside existing reporting and dashboards. The challenge now is consistency, interpretation, and insight quality.

This role exists to:

Improve confidence in performance data

Add explanation and commercial context to metrics

Reduce over-reliance on surface-level numbers

Support better prioritisation and decision-making

You’ll work across multiple business areas, including finance, pricing, retail and facilities-style operations, helping teams understand not just what is happening, but why.

Your role in practice

Insight & interpretation

Analyse complex datasets to uncover trends, risks, and opportunities

Turn analysis into clear insight that supports commercial and operational decisions

Provide context around performance, productivity, margins, and forecasting

Business partnering

Work closely with senior leaders as a trusted analytical partner

Challenge assumptions and interpretations where data is being misunderstood

Help define what “good insight” looks like across the organisation

Reporting & data products

Enhance and evolve Power BI dashboards and analytical outputs

Ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and aligned to finance standards

Support the move towards self-service analytics and reduced manual reporting

Collaboration & governance

Partner with BI, data engineering, and governance teams

Contribute to trusted, standardised data models

Promote a single, reliable view of financial and performance data

Technical delivery

Build and maintain models using SQL, Power BI, Databricks, and Excel

Apply strong understanding of P&L, margins, productivity, and forecasting

What they’re looking for

Strong background in data insight, analytics, or commercial/finance analysis

Hands-on experience with SQL and Power BI

Confidence working with financial and performance data

Experience in large or complex organisations with governed data environments

Proven ability to communicate insight to senior, non-technical stakeholders

Comfortable influencing decisions through insight rather than authority

Experience with in services, facilities management, retail, utilities, logistics, or similar operational sectors would be advantageous, but not essential.

Indicators of success

Senior stakeholders actively seek your input on performance questions

Improved trust and consistency in reporting

Increased use of dashboards and self-service insight

Fewer manual reports and clearer decision narratives

Evidence of decisions being shaped by your analysis

Why consider it?

High-impact role with visibility across the business

Mature data environment — foundations already in place

Broad exposure across financial and operational domains

Hybrid working and competitive reward package