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HR Data Analyst
HR Data Analyst - 12 Month FTC (potential extension)
Location: London Salary: £58,000 - £70,000 + Excellent Benefits Package
Overview
We are collaborating with a large, complex, matrixed organisation undergoing significant business transformation, presenting an opportunity for an experienced HR Data Analyst to join a high-profile programme team.
This role sits at the core of a large-scale organisational change initiative, providing critical workforce data, reporting, and analytical insights to enable informed decision-making across multiple business functions. You will work alongside HR, Finance, Programme Management, and senior business leaders to ensure:
- People data remains accurate, compliant, and readily available
- Effective support for transformation delivery
The ideal candidate will:
- Manage large and complex workforce datasets
- Provide executive-level reporting
- Maintain programme data integrity
- Support workforce cost and programme benefits tracking
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on complex data challenges, stakeholder influence, and high-paced transformation environments.
Key Responsibilities
HR Data Management & Governance
- Take ownership of workforce data relating to the transformation programme, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and integrity throughout the lifecycle.
- Manage and maintain complex people data trackers, reflecting organisational structures, employee movements, and role changes.
- Validate, reconcile, and cleanse large volumes of workforce data, identifying discrepancies and implementing corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and internal governance standards.
- Align programme information with live employee records across HR systems and data sources.
- Continuously review and improve data processes, templates, and reporting tools for efficiency and accuracy.
Reporting & Workforce Analytics
- Produce regular executive-level reporting, dashboards, and management packs to provide clear programme visibility and workforce metrics.
- Develop insightful reporting supporting governance, implementation milestones, and organisational readiness.
- Deliver bespoke workforce analyses to HR, Finance, Programme teams, and senior stakeholders.
- Interpret complex datasets and translate findings into actionable business insights and recommendations.
- Monitor programme progress via KPIs and workforce metrics, highlighting risks, trends, and opportunities.
- Support post-implementation reporting to assess programme outcomes and effectiveness.
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Programme Support
- Collaborate with Programme Managers to ensure workforce data accurately reflects organisational design decisions.
- Provide accurate workforce information for consultation, implementation, and change activities.
- Respond to ad-hoc requests for workforce analysis to support business decision-making.
- Prepare programme data for transition to business-as-usual processes.
Financial & Benefits Analysis
- Partner with Finance teams to track:
- Workforce costs
- Programme savings
- Benefits realisation
- Maintain accurate cost reporting across multiple business areas.
- Validate workforce data against programme assumptions to support financial reconciliation.
- Investigate and resolve workforce cost queries to ensure reporting accuracy.
Stakeholder Management
- Build effective working relationships with:
- HR
- Finance
- Programme Management
- Senior operational leaders
- Serve as the primary point of contact for data queries, offering expert guidance.
- Present workforce insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders clearly.
- Influence decision-making through accurate reporting and evidence-based recommendations.
- Collaborate across multiple business functions in a highly matrixed environment.
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in HR Data Analyst, People Analytics, Workforce Planning, or HR Reporting.
- Experience in large, complex, matrixed organisations.
- Strong HR data, organisational structure, and workforce reporting expertise.
- Proven ability to manage large, sensitive datasets with precision.
- Experience producing reports, dashboards, and management information for leadership.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with cross-functional confidence.
- Experience partnering with Finance for workforce costs, budgeting, or benefits tracking.
- Deep understanding of GDPR and data governance principles.
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Desirable
- Experience supporting large-scale transformations, restructures, or change programmes.
- Knowledge of HRIS platforms (e.g., SAP, Workday).
- Experience developing dashboards using Power BI.
- Understanding of organisational design and workforce planning methodologies.
Technical Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS/COUNTIFS, Conditional Formatting, Data Validation, Complex Formulas).
- Highly advantageous: Proficiency in Power BI for advanced reporting.
- Ability to consolidate data from multiple systems into meaningful outputs.
- Efficient large dataset manipulation and analysis.
- Experience in creating visual dashboards and executive reporting.
Personal Attributes
- Highly analytical with exceptional problem-solving skills.
- Unequalled attention to detail with a commitment to data quality.
- Adept at prioritising multiple deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
- Commercially savvy with an ability to understand workforce data’s business impact.
- Clear and engaging communication skills for complex information.
- Proactive, collaborative, and solution-focused mindset.
- Comfortable working autonomously while managing diverse stakeholder relationships.
- Professional, resilient, and adaptable in an evolving programme environment.
Why Apply?
- Join a major transformation programme in a large, complex organisation where data drives decisions.
- Work alongside senior stakeholders on a high-impact, transformational initiative.
- Develop expertise in high-stakes data analysis while growing in a dynamic environment.
- Leverage analytical strengths to influence organisational outcomes in a fast-paced setting.
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Skills
HR Data Management
Data Governance
Workforce Analytics
Reporting
Stakeholder Management
Data Validation
Financial Analysis
Power BI
Microsoft Excel
Data Cleansing
Organisational Design
Workforce Planning
Problem-Solving
Attention to Detail
Communication Skills
Collaboration
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