I am working with a client who is seeking a temporary Data Analyst & Reporting Specialist to provide essential reporting, data analysis, and insight support within an HR Shared Service Centre Environment. Experience of doing this role in a HR background is highly desirable. This role will ensure continuity of key reporting outputs, dashboards, business review packs, and operational data analysis during a period of transition. The focus is on delivering and improving reporting, producing clear insights for operational and customer stakeholders, and maintaining high-quality data accuracy. Light automation or workflow optimisation is encouraged where it improves the efficiency of personal processes, but this role does not own the automation strategy.Key Accountabilities:
1. Introduce and maintain daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly operational and performance reports.
2. Prepare data packs and metric updates to support Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews.
3. Ensure reports are accurate, consistent, and aligned to KPIs, SLAs, and stakeholder needs.
4. Provide clear narrative and insight behind trends, issues, and variances.
5. Use data storytelling techniques to present findings simply and effectively to senior stakeholders.
6. Maintain dashboards and visualisations used for operational performance, forecasting, and reporting.
7. Perform root-cause analysis to understand issues, bottlenecks, and performance trends.
8. Support demand and capacity planning through accurate data interpretation.
9. Translate data into actionable insight for leadership teams.
10. Ensure new reporting processes and improvements are embedded and followed.
11. Use simple automation or workflow tools (, Excel automation, Power Query, macros, low-code applications) to streamline reporting processes.
12. Identify and remove manual effort where possible (, automated extraction, formatting, and consolidation).
13. Ensure any small-scale automation follows good documentation, testing, and control standards.
14. Rmend improvements that enhance reporting efficiency and scalability.
15. Work closely with operational teams and partners to understand reporting needs.
16. Support data requirements for customer and internal performance meetings.
17. Contribute to ongoing continuous improvement initiatives using data-driven rmendations.
Skills & Abilities:
18. Strong analytical skills with experience translating data into clear insight.
19. Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with Power BI (or other BI tools).
20. Ability to streamline reporting processes through workflow simplification or light automation.
21. Strong understanding of data cleansing, modelling, and dashboard design.
22. Clearmunicator, able to simplifyplex data for non-technical audiences.
23. Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
24. Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
25. High attention to detail andmitment to accuracy.
26. Collaborative team player with a continuous improvement mindset.
27. Able to work with sensitive and confidential data responsibly.
Knowledge & Experience:Essential
28. Strong background in reporting, data analysis, and insight generation.
29. Experience supporting operational reporting and performance reviews.
30. Experience improving reporting workflows using Excel, Power BI, or light automation tools.
Desirable
31. Experience with SQL, Python, VBA, or similar analytical/query tools.
32. Experience using workflow or low-code tools to support reporting automation.
33. Familiarity with HRIS platforms (Workday, Oracle, SuccessFactors) or similar systems.