Financial Data Analyst

Role: Finance Data Lead Rate: £650/day inside IR35 (via Umbrella) Location: Gloucestershire (twice/week onsite) Start date: Late August / Early September Duration: 4-month initial contract (scope for extension) We're seeking an experienced Finance Data Lead to join a leading Wealth Management client to provide business-critical financial information used across Finance and the wider organisation, including data supporting financial modelling, provisions, internal reporting and externally audited accounts Key Responsibilities: • Provide day-to-day leadership, support and technical guidance to a team of junior Financial Data Analysts, improving their financial understanding, SQL capability and overall quality of delivery. • Review and approve the team’s work, including SQL code, data analysis and final financial outputs. • Take professional ownership of financial data and numbers used within modelling, provisions, reporting and the statutory accounts. • Translate requests from Finance and wider business stakeholders into clearly defined data requirements. Work closely with Finance, Actuarial, Data and Technology teams to produce reliable financial information. Required experience: • Qualified Accountant or Actuary, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, FIA or an equivalent recognised professional qualification. • Experience working within a Finance function and taking ownership of financially material outputs. • Practical SQL experience, including reading and reviewing queries, joining data from multiple sources and validating outputs. Experience working with large or complex financial datasets. • Strong communication skills, with the ability to clarify ambiguous requests and explain complex data clearly.