Data Analyst

Capsticks LLP
Leeds
3 days ago
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Team

This role sits within the finance division which is based in Leeds. There are 35 people in the wider finance division which consists of 5 teams: client matter inception, billing, credit control, cashiering and reporting.


Location

Leeds (Hybrid Working)


Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Analyst / Reporting Specialist to support with high quality data analysis, reporting, dashboard development, and financial insights. This role is ideal for someone who is strong with Excel, experienced in financial and operational reporting, and confident building and maintaining data models that inform strategic decision making.


Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and improve data models to support operational and financial analysis.
  • Perform rigorous data analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights.
  • Build forecasting, scenario-planning, and performance tracking models.
  • Produce regular and ad-hoc reports for leadership, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and relevance.
  • Create dashboards, scorecards, and visual reports that support data-driven decision making.
  • Consolidate data from multiple sources into coherent, meaningful outputs.
  • Partner where appropriate with fee earning divisions and IT to ensure data integrity and alignment with organisational reporting frameworks.
  • Maintain high standards of data accuracy, documentation, and version control.
  • Identify and help resolve data quality issues.
  • Create and maintain data definitions and reporting standards.

Skills & Experience

The objective of this role is to enhance our data capability by creating reliable data models, improving reporting frameworks, and generating meaningful insights that drive strategic decision making. The postholder will act as a subject matter expert for data quality, reporting tools, and excel based analysis.


Essential

  • Ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong problem solving skills and an analytical mindset.
  • Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, Power Query; VBA bonus).
  • Experience building data models and performing multi-source data analysis.
  • Strong reporting and dashboard design experience.
  • Competence in financial reporting/ analysis (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis).
  • Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data quality.
  • Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • Proactive, curious, and willing to challenge assumptions.
  • Collaborative team player with excellent communication skills.
  • Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of deliverables.
  • Familiarity with SQL or other data query languages.

Desirable

  • Experience working with operational or performance data in a professional services environment.
  • Experience with BI / data visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik).
  • Knowledge of automation or workflow optimisation tools.

Capsticks is an inclusive employer

At Capsticks we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where everyone is able to be themselves and reach their full potential. Capsticks is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and therefore we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, background, culture, ethnicity, race, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, neurodiversity, religion and beliefs. We will make reasonable adjustments to our application and interview process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. We understand that there's not a "one size fits all" approach to adjustments so our team will work with you individually to understand more about your requirements. If you have any questions please contact our Recruitment team on: .


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