Data Analyst

When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you’ll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.

In your role as Data Analyst you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to support the HR Transformation Programme by providing analytical, data quality, reporting and migration support to the Data Transformation Lead. The role will help assess current HR data structures, analyse data across multiple systems, support cleansing and validation activity, and contribute to the successful migration of data into the new HR platform.

Working across HR, Payroll, Reward, Learning, Recruitment, IT and Programme teams, the postholder will help establish a robust data foundation for the future HR operating model while maintaining effective governance, reporting and documentation throughout the programme lifecycle.

• Data Discovery & Analysis
  • Analyse data across multiple HR systems and databases to support current-state assessment.
  • Document data structures, field usage, relationships and dependencies.
  • Produce data profiling and quality analysis to identify anomalies, gaps and risks.
  • Support the development of programme data inventories and mapping documentation.
• Data Quality & Cleansing
  • Support data quality assessments across HR, Payroll, Recruitment, Learning and associated systems.
  • Identify duplicate, incomplete or inaccurate data records and support remediation activity.
  • Track data quality improvements and provide regular progress reporting.
• Data Migration Support
  • Assist with data mapping between source systems and the target HR platform.
  • Create and maintain transformation rules.
  • Validate migration extracts, templates and reconciliation outputs.
  • Support user acceptance testing, migration testing cycles, cutover planning and post-migration validation.
• Reporting & Analytics
  • Review and document existing HR reports and dashboards.
  • Analyse current reporting requirements to define and document any new data sources required to meet future reporting and analytical needs.
• Data Governance & Programme Support
  • Contribute to the implementation of data governance principles, controls, definitions and standards.
  • Maintain data-related risks, actions, issues and workstream progress tracking.
  • Participate to stakeholder workshops, data review sessions, programme documentation and audit requirements.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don’t tick every box.

To be successful in the role you will have:

• Experience as a Data Analyst, Technical Data Tester or HR Systems Analyst.
• Experience analysing, manipulating and reconciling large datasets using coding languages or analytical tools.
• Strong data cleansing, validation and quality assurance skills.
• Experience documenting data requirements, mappings and business processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with close attention to detail.

• Experience retrieving data programmatically via APIs.
• Proficiency in using SQL to extract data from complex datasets.
• Ability to derive a high-level data model from a live application.
• Understanding of HR or payroll data.

• Great starting salary
• Generous annual leave package
• Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
• Financial contributions towards your…