Finance Data Governance and Reporting Analyst

This is an 18-month fixed-term contract opportunity. DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you’ll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best. As Finance Data Governance & Reporting Analyst, you have the opportunity to shape the future of our data landscape and make a real impact. You will be an essential part of our team, reporting to the Finance Data Governance Manager. You will work closely with Finance Stakeholders, Business Partners, Technology and Central Data Team. We're committed to excellence, and we want you to be part of our journey as we redefine finance data. What You'll Be Doing • Defining KPIs and Critical Data Elements: You'll work closely with stakeholders to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Critical Data Elements (CDEs) for Finance Data. Your goal is to represent Finance as a Data Steward while adhering to our Data Governance Minimum Standard. • Data Reconciliation: Be responsible for regular daily reconciliation at transactional, KPI & balance level between Data and accounting systems, raising incidents as appropriate and tracking and reporting resolution. Where required take a hands-on role to resolve discrepancies. • Data Quality and Governance: You'll be responsible for ensuring accuracy, data quality, and governance reporting across Finance, starting from our state-of-the-art front-end Motor platform to our central Data Platform and Finance Data and Accounting systems. • Integration and Adoption: You'll play a key role in integrating and adopting new Data Products and Systems into existing processes. Your role includes maintaining accuracy and consistency through reconciliations and reporting of KPIs/CDEs across the entire estate. • Collaboration: You'll work closely with Finance Stakeholders, Business Partners, Technology, and the Central Data Team to ensure a seamless data environment Other Accountabilities • Define Technical and Business Definitions • Maintain Data Governance assets, including Dictionaries, Glossaries, Data Contracts, and Lineage using our Data Governance tool, Axon. • Data Quality Dashboard: Design and maintain a Data Quality dashboard, reporting on reconciliations and data quality across Finance Data Systems and from source systems into Finance. • Change Management: Manage the change process for new KPIs, including approvals and testing before deployment to production, as well as the removal of KPIs that are no longer required. • Data Advocacy: Be an advocate for Data Governance and Data Centricity within Finance and across the business. What We’re Looking For • Understanding of the insurance business and its data • Data specialist with a proven track record in data analysis and reporting • Understanding of Data Governance and Controls • Understanding of Financial data and reconciliation processes. Insurance Accounting experience would be an advantage Benefits We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Our core benefits include: • 9% employer contributed pension • 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover • EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way. • 25 days annual leave, increasing each year up to a maximum of 28 • Buy as you earn share scheme • Employee discounts and cashback Plus many more! Ways of Working This role is based out of our London Bridge office. Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live. Be yourself Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.