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Business analyst

Ref UKLHR1708
Region UK - Heathrow
Location London - Heathrow
Category
Supporting and defining BA Engineering's operational and commercial strategy through data exploitation, statistical analysis, benchmarking and use of market intelligence.

Job Description

Closing Date: 14th September 2012
Job Purpose
Delivers insights into the Engineering business through the development of business reports, trend and statistical analysis of operational data, benchmarking and market intelligence, supporting strategic and operational decisions.
Job Dimensions/Measures
Part of a team that Influences Engineering’s revenue targets of up to £120m through supporting and influencing business efficiency improvements.
No direct reports

Principal Accountabilities

  • Provides company profiles of key competitors and strategic business partners updating the market intelligence database with the latest competitor information
  • Delivers the performance monitoring process for all business areas, providing insight on current business performance, highlights issues and opportunities, leading to actions to deliver Engineering revenue, efficiencies and performance targets
  • Delivers statistical analysis on both strategic and tactical issues to drive informed debate and effective decision making for Engineering resulting in improved contribution to BA
  • Develops and delivers benchmarking analysis to assess Engineering’s performance with market best practice through an activity based costing approach
  • Supports the delivery of campaign/trial business cases and evaluation of activity to agreed best practice
  • Inputs to monthly financial reviews and forecasting, proposing focus areas and key messages in agreement with stakeholders
  • Manages his or her own portfolio of work using good project and time management practices
  • Rostered to be on call for out of hours support during disruption

The Individual

Skills

  • Design, development and testing of business reporting using SQL, Business Objects and other software tools
  • Excellent analytical skills in both financial and operational data
  • Advanced Excel and modelling skills
  • Communication and relationship building
  • Influencing skills at all levels of the organisation
  • Report writing
  • Strong team player
  • Self motivated

Essential Qualifications

  • Level 4 Business qualification or proven numerical aptitude in a similar role

Experience

  • Analysis and interpretation of complex data
  • Project management
  • Proven ability to learn

Expertise

  • Good knowledge of Engineering procedures and processes
  • Advanced IT data skills in data extraction from both corporate warehouses and SAP
  • Statistical analysis of data
  • LEAN/Six Sigma experience desirable

Application Process

All applicants are required to submit their CV and answer the following questions. Please prepare your answers in advance

  • Please tell us why you are attracted to this role and the skills and capabilities that you would bring with you? (Max 250 words)
  • Please describe the steps you would take in providing a solution for a data analysis piece of work or reporting solution for a business stakeholder? (Max 250 words)