Junior Data Analyst

Junior Data Analyst

Salary: £28,080 + market-leading benefits

Skelmersdale

40 Hours

How does working for a business where over 80% of employees recommend it as a Great Place to Work sound? A business independently accredited as a Great Place to Work, with a high number of “boomerang” employees who choose to come back because the culture, support and opportunity are genuinely there.

At NRG Riverside, we are transforming how our systems, processes, and data enable the business — from depots and drivers to the boardroom. With major investments into our digital systems, this is a pivotal moment to help reimagine how our business operates, serves customers, and grows.

The Junior Data Analyst will be instrumental in helping capture operational needs, support systems integration, and ensure that the business voice is translated into actionable processes, workflows, and reporting insights.

If you’re curious, detail‑driven, and passionate about problem‑solving and continuous improvement, this role will place you at the heart of a strategic journey. This role is ideal for someone early in their analytics career who enjoys working with data quality processes, validation checks, and maintaining trustworthy datasets that support business decision‑making. This role has great career progression, with data and reporting being key to the next level of growth for the company.

NRG Riverside is the UK’s largest municipal and specialist fleet hire company, providing specialist vehicles on short‑and long‑term hire, flexible hire solutions for operational continuity, comprehensive maintenance and support packages and large, high‑quality portfolio of used vehicles for sale.

Established in 1996, we support customers to rationalise and decarbonise fleets, reduce costs and minimise Vehicle Off Road (VOR) time. Our reputation is built on operational understanding, reliability and long‑term partnerships.

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• You will demonstrate strong drive and ambition to develop within a business analytics role. Ideally, you will have pursued studies in this field or show a clear willingness to undertake relevant training and professional development.
  
• Basic proficiency in Excel and data manipulation
  
• Familiarity with SQL for querying databases
  
• Understanding of data validation, cleaning, and quality assurance concepts
  
• Exposure to data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus
  
• Good communication skills with the ability to work with other departments across the business.
  
• Analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills
  
• Good organisational and documentation abilities
  
• Ability to follow data governance and compliance standards
  

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• As the Junior Data Analyst you will monitor, validate, and maintain data accuracy across multiple databases and systems
  
• Perform routine data audits, cleansing, and quality checks
  
• Identify inconsistencies, anomalies, and duplicate records
  
• Develop and maintain data quality rules and standards
  
• Collect, organise, and structure data from various internal and external sources
  
• Support data entry integrity by implementing validation procedures
  
• Maintain data documentation, dictionaries, and audit trails
  
• Assist in preparing basic reports and dashboards
  
• Perform exploratory analysis to detect trends or irregularities
  
• Support senior analysts with data preparation tasks
  
• Recommend improvements to data collection and storage processes
  
• Assist in automating data validation workflows where possibleSupport implementation of data governance policies
  

This is not just a job — it’s a unique opportunity to join a business mid‑transformation and influence how it works for years to come. You’ll gain hands‑on experience across operations, finance, compliance, technology, and leadership teams, with support to grow into senior roles in business analysis, transformation, or data. At NRG Riverside, we value curiosity, clarity, and collaboration. We believe great ideas come from every level of the business, and we are committed to nurturing talent and building a more intelligent, data‑driven future for our people and customers.

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• 33 Days annual leave (inclusive of statutory).
  
• Salary Sacrifice pension.
  
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave & pay.
  
• Employee Assistance Program.
  
• OnDemand GP and face to face counselling sessions.
  
• Online health advice portal.
  
• Benefits portal including retail, leisure, and holiday discounts.
  
• Dedicated training and development to support your career with our business.
  
• Recommend a friend bonus. (Up to £2,000!)
  
• Death in Service (available from day one of employment).
  
• Wellbeing programme.
  
• Free onsite parking.
  
• Free uniform.
  

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NRG Riverside has a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. If our vacancies sound exciting, but your experience doesn’t 100% align, we still want to hear from you and would strongly encourage you to apply. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under anti discriminatory laws.