Business Systems Analyst – Main responsibilities
* Work with business teams to understand processes, requirements, and improvement opportunities.
* Contribute to business change initiatives by gathering requirements, mapping processes, identifying inefficiencies, and proposing solutions.
* Challenge existing practices and champion modern, scalable approaches that improve efficiency and data quality.
* Develop small‑to‑medium technical solutions using SQL, scripting languages (Python, PowerShell), and automation/integration tools.
* Build and maintain SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and data models to support both project work and reporting needs.
* Work with APIs, SFTP, and integration patterns to build and support systems interfaces.
* Support reporting needs by preparing SQL‑driven datasets and maintaining/improving BI dashboards (Tableau) as required.
* Apply data engineering fundamentals when designing transformations, pipelines, and data structures.
* Contribute to solution design and system understanding, including ERP‑related processes and application integrations.
* Create and maintain technical and architectural documentation, including knowledge articles for support handover.
* Adopt and promote best‑practice development processes such as version control, testing, and peer review.
* Own tasks within wider projects and lead small work streams or standalone pieces of development work when appropriate.
* Collaborate closely with colleagues across IT, Operations, Finance, Logistics, and wider Groupe teams.
* Occasional weekend work and bank holiday work which are covered across the team on a rota basis.
Business Systems Analyst – The skills you’ll need to succeed
* Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries, stored procedures, and performing optimisation – essential.
* Experience using scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell – desirable.
* Awareness of data engineering principles (ETL, modelling, pipelines).
* Experience supporting BI/reporting requirements using SQL and tools such as Tableau.
* Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and structured development practices.
* Ability to translate business needs into clear technical solutions.
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
* Confident communicator with the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
* Curious, proactive, and comfortable taking initiative when appropriate.
Your New Salary: up to £55K per annum
Location: Redhill, Surrey
Duration: Permanent
To be successful in this role our client has said it is essential that candidates:
* Have IT / Technology tools experience to modernise the way the business works through smart development, integration, automation, and effective change delivery.
* Have exceptional communication skills and detail‑oriented problem‑solving focus.
* Are eligible to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role.
If that means this job isn’t a match for you please view our other vacancies for one that may be a better fit.
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