Trainee Data Analyst

The Role

Our large manufacturing client are activley seeking a Trainee data analyst to join their Finance Team in Rochdale.

This is a permanent, full-time position where you'll work closely with the Management team to provide the business with insightful dashboards, visualisations and reports.

Day to Day:

• Working within the business administration team and finance in a varied role
• Spot trends, finding ways to make things work better and be more profitable
• Ask questions, challenge how things are done, and help us keep moving forward.
• Help fine-tune our commercial tools and ways of working so we're always improving
• turn data into eye catching pictures and presentations
• Keep an eye on how projects are performing - spotting both what's working well and where we can do better
• Dive into the numbers behind manufacturing numbers, sales outputs, cashflow and profits, helping us make smarter, faster decisions
• Work closely with the Leadership Team on everything from day-to-day tasks to bigger-picture projects

Developing Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Track key performance indicators and recommend actions to improve profitability
• Build and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Analyse business performance, spot trends, and deliver clear variance explanations.
• Design and maintain structured databases to support the efficient storage and retrieval of information.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and dashboards using Power BI to communicate effectively
• Produce high-quality monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for senior management.
• Support supplementary board reporting, management meetings, and ad-hoc projects
• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather financial and operational data ensuring clarity and relevance to the commercial objectives.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and consistency in all financial data.

• Minimum Level 3 qualifications, accounts and business administration preferred but not essential
• Strong communication and presentation ability, able to simplify complex data.
• To be detail-oriented, highly organised, and able to thrive under deadlines.
• Analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Experience with MRP/ERP and Power BI tools is preferred but not essential
• Excel and financial modelling skills.

We offer:

• Opportunity to develop through approved internal or external training programmes
• Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
• A collaborative, supportive culture that values your input
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays
• Access to our employee wellbeing platform
• No evenings or weekends - just a healthy work-life balance

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