BI Analyst
Package: £40,000–£45,000 + 5% pension
Location: Warrington (Hybrid - typically 3 days onsite)
BI / Data Analyst (BI CoE)
About us We’re partnering with a well‑established professional services group to grow their BI Centre of Excellence. The role sits at Head Office and works across commercial, operations, finance, HR and external partners - you’ll be a visible, trusted BI resource for the business, helping democratise data and improve decision making.
Role summary Hands‑on BI / Data Analyst with a strong focus on Power BI and stakeholder engagement. You’ll deliver MI and self‑service BI outputs, maintain the BI platform, support the migration to Microsoft Fabric, and own the presentation of insights to senior stakeholders. The role blends BAU support, project work and data innovation.
Key responsibilities
* Create, schedule and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards (Power BI Desktop/Service) and other visualisation platforms (Fabric, SSRS, Excel)
* Build star‑schema semantic datasets and author SQL Server‑based datasets; support ETL/data pipelines and ensure data quality controls and integrity checks (control dashboard)
* Translate stakeholder requirements into actionable visualisations; run workshops, lead presentations and “hold the room” for senior audiences
* Promote and enable self‑service BI for internal and external users; mentor colleagues and contribute to best‑practice standards
* Liaise with internal & external customers to improve decision making, feed insights back to Data Science & Strategy, and contribute to the growth of the Data Estate
* Work within Agile/Waterfall methodologies, manage tickets and contribute to task/project management
What we’re looking for (non‑negotiables)
* 3+ years’ BI/MI experience with strong Power BI and SQL Server skills (dataset authoring, optimisation) - Data Analysts with equivalent skills considered
* Strong T‑SQL/SQL development experience and comfortable working with large/complex datasets and recurring reporting cadences
* Outstanding stakeholder management and presentation skills — must be outgoing, personable and able to manage and maintain relationships across Head Office/commercial teams
* Pragmatic, curious and collaborative — technically minded and people‑focused
Desirable
* Experience with Microsoft Fabric migration and modern Power BI/Fabric workflows
* Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Databricks exposure, SSRS and Power Platform (Power Automate / Power Apps)
* Experience with CI/CD for BI, version control (GIT) and Dev/UAT/Prod deployment processes
* Knowledge of data governance, RLS, DPIAs and cross‑tenant secure data sharing
What you’ll get
* Long‑term BI team with progression into Data Engineering / Data Science
* Onsite perks: gym, food pantry, subsidised restaurant, EV chargers, free breakfast/lunch options
* 26 days holiday + bank holidays, enhanced pension, medical cash plan and other benefits
Interested? DM me or email your CV to ash@looprecruitment.co.uk - tell me what you’ve built, what you’re proud of and examples of presenting data to senior stakeholders.