CSA Catapult Newport, United Kingdom Finance Hybrid
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Company Description
Do you relish the challenge being part of a growing business, a team, an industry, and seeing the energy you help generate? Are you at your best when contributing to a range of projects and collaborating across teams to solve the problems of the future?
Within CSA Catapult we look beyond the status quo. We look to employ people based on ability and attitude; we measure what you deliver and how you do it. We encourage collaboration in everything we do as we value the diversity of thought that we each bring to every challenge.
Who are we? The next wave of emerging technologies will have an enormous impact on our lives. 5G communications will enable a host of new and exciting applications such as connected autonomous vehicles and multimedia services. Increasing demand for clean energy will require new electricity networks, while advanced sensing will open-up new opportunities for health diagnostics and security. These developments will be underpinned by Compound Semiconductor (CS) technologies.
We are a Not-for-Profit organisation; here to help the UK economy grow, and we work across the UK with a range of industry sectors from automotive to medical, and from digital communications to aerospace. Through employing leading minds and investing in technology, we help bridge the gap between idea and implementation by removing the barriers often faced by SMEs.
CSA Catapult is committed to supporting and upholding diversity, equality, and inclusion in everything we do. A commitment to embrace and advocate for inclusion is an essential part of all roles.
Position
The Business Information Analyst will develop analytical solutions that turn data into knowledge. They will work with the Catapult’s Business Systems and Microsoft Fabric to create reports, dashboards and data analysis. Key tasks include:
* Extract, transform and combine data from multiple sources to create an effective insight layer
* Design, build and deploy BI solutions within Business Systems and Microsoft Fabric
* Work with the Business Systems Manager and decision makers to identify their requirements for business performance reports and dashboards and translate those into technical specifications
* Ensure that all regular business reports and dashboards are available for the relevant teams to review within the agreed timescales
* Work with the business to develop and improve business performance reports
* Identify shortfalls in data quality and completeness and make suggestions for rectifying and streamlining reporting processes
* Evaluate and improve existing BI
* Develop and update technical documentation
Requirements
* Microsoft Power BI, Fabric or other data platform qualifications desirable; ideally PL-300 and/or DP-600
* Proven experience within a similar role and environment
* Experience of Microsoft Fabric, Fabric Workspaces and setting up Fabric Dataflows
* Solid Microsoft Power BI experience essential, using Power Query and DAX expressions
* Knowledge of SQL language; setting up SQL views in Fabric Data Warehouse
* Experience of creating reports with multiple data sources
* Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders to understand the business and its reporting requirements
* Ability to interpret management information requirements and propose and create dashboard visualisations
* Ability to build interactive dashboards
* In-depth understanding of database management systems
* Developing Fabric services offered through software and technical enhancements
* Excellent MS Excel knowledge
* Experience working with Dynamics 365 Sales, Dataverse and/or Microsoft Azure is desirable, but not essential
Other information
* Up to £39,296 salary (FTE)
* A non-contractual bonus scheme to allow everyone to share in our success
* Life Assurance – 4 times your annual salary
* Scottish Widows pension scheme – you put in 5% and we’ll put in 10%
* 28 days leave in addition to 8 bank holidays
* 37.5 hour full time working week
* A generous private medical insurance scheme for you and your family (enrolment once a year)
* A cashback scheme for your eye tests and dental treatment
* Payment for a professional membership each year
* Flexible working – we operate core hours of 10-4. The balance of your hours can be worked around what works for you
* Electric Vehicle and Cycle to work schemes
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