We are looking for:
The Data & Reporting Analyst is responsible for timely and accurate production of regular Help to Buy information and reports (on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis) and of project-driven data, reporting and analytics on an ad-hoc basis. The team work across the function, liaises with other corporate services in order to contribute to the produce “the single version of the truth” on the programme delivery and portfolio performance at the highest level.

You will need to be dynamic individual in a busy and constantly evolving programme environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the Help to Buy team makes best use of its data and provides quality analytics and insights to:

Support effective and efficient delivery of Government’s high profile Help to Buy Equity Loan and legacy products.

Contribute to the deliver and management of the Help to Buy Equity Loan Programme.

Our successful candidate will:
The Data & Reporting Analyst should provide sound guidance, analysis and support services across Help to Buy systems and reporting tools.

Main duties and key accountabilities are:

Data Analytics and Reporting:

Deliver regular Help to Buy reports (monthly, quarterly and annual reports) accurately and to specified deadlines; & produce robust management information in a timely manner to inform decision-making.
Conduct robust analysis to identify and highlight any problems or issues to inform decision making.
Manipulate and interpret data sets to produce meaningful analysis by providing new perspectives on data analysis, including trends, benchmarking etc. to meet business needs.

Data Quality:

Identify, document and resolve data deficiencies in the core datasets in order to achieve high standards of data quality by performing data cleansing, validity checks, reconciliation and adjustments.
Identify new and potential data sources, assess reliability and suitability.
Produce exception and error reports in order to help identify and address data quality issues in any information produced by the Reporting Team.

Project/Process Management:

Support the production and calculation of the Help to Buy key performance indicators (KPIs), measuring performance against annual objectives.
Provide project support towards specific projects for internal and external stakeholders including; MHCLG, Cabinet Office, Mortgage Administration and HTB

Programme Board.
Establish best practice for the presentation of Help to Buy data and analytics & capture lessons learnt to improve operational delivery.

The skills we would like are:
The role holder will need to provide evidence of their skills and experience as well as demonstrate their competency level against the descriptors below:

Essential Knowledge & Qualification:

Appropriate higher education qualification eg BTEC, HNC etc.
Highly numerate, with strong experience of data analysis, modelling and interpretation.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications – Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Strong skills in the use of spreadsheets (Excel Advanced Level), Business Intelligence (or other enterprise reporting tool) and standard statistical / database packages, preferably with working experience of programing and SQL.