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Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd (IFA) sits uniquely as the only single sited forge with open-die radial, press, hammer & ring rolling AND closed-die extrusion, drop stamp and blade forging in the world. Over the last few years we have invested in the business and have successfully doubled our turnover. We are looking to continue this growth and are looking to grow our established team.

Due to this continued investment and growth, we are looking to add to our Finance team and we are looking for an experienced Data Analyst. This is a regular days position working 37 hours per week.

The Role

The Data Analyst will be responsible for gathering data from various sources (e.g., SQL databases, Excel files, cloud services), clean, transform, and model data using Power Query and DAX, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency. You will design and build interactive reports and dashboards in Power BI, use data visualisations to communicate key metrics and insights clearly and you will customise visuals using DAX, bookmarks, slicers, and tooltips.

You will perform data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and outliers, support business decision-making with actionable insights and collaborate with stakeholders to define KPIs and analytical requirements. Manging data access and security using roles and permissions in Power BI Service, you will ensure compliance with data governance policies and best practices.

Working closely with business users, managers, and technical teams to understand data needs, you will present findings and visualisations to non-technical audiences effectively and provide training or support to end-users on how to interact with reports. Monitoring and optimising report performance, you will stay updated with new Power BI features and best practices and recommend improvements to existing data models, reports, and processes.

Skills and Experience

  • Data infrastructure and migration

  • PowerBI deployment and management

  • Best practice implementation

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Awareness of security and access controls, and its impact on design requirements.

  • Exception attention to detail

  • Knowledge of SQL Server and databases

    Company principles and culture

    Our vision of success through integrity is supported by our core values:

  • Working Safely – safety is a priority in all that we do

  • Teamwork – by working respectfully together in teams across our business, we build great relationships, recognise outstanding contributions and create the environment for our highly skilled workforce to support our customers in meetings their requirements.

  • Continually Improving Quality and Performance – our teams are excellent at what they do and are constantly working to improve our processes.

    Why work for us?

    At IFA we pride ourselves on being a great place to work. As one of the UK’s leading forge manufacturers we want to ensure that we attract, motivate and retain the best people who can deliver the best service to the company and our customers.

    We offer you:

  • Pension scheme – IFA wants to provide its employees a good foundation for the life after work and hence offers a 5% contribution. The pension scheme comes along with further discounts on health, travel and rescue insurances.

  • Westfield cash plan – IFA provides level 1 health cash plan which comes along with numerous discounts and special offers, including gym discounts, online, high street and grocery retailers and many more.

  • Gympass Membership – each employee has the option to take up a gym membership at local gyms/swimming pools

  • Death in service payment, full company sick pay and long service rewards.

  • Tax efficiency schemes: including Cycle to Work.

  • On-site parking is available.

  • Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career

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