I am a highly-experienced, business-focused data analyst who has worked in many different commercial and specialist environments (Financial Services, Legal, HR) and is very passionate about all data, analysis and insight.
I love the varied challenges that all datasets bring and I am in my element in high-paced environments where challenges need conquered, outputs need delivered and effective ongoing communication with customers and stakeholders is essential.
I have excellent analytical and organisational skills, high attention to detail, a consistently thorough approach to minimise risk and a very curious mind which allows me to constantly probe and question the status quo.
Skills
Data Manipulation with SAS, SQL, Excel, Access & VBA - Expert skills in SAS, SQL, Excel / VBA (Macros, Power Query, Power Pivot, Complex Formulae, Pivot Tables) & Access / VBA (Macros, Queries, Forms, Reports).
Other Technical - Advanced skills in the rest of MS Office (Visio, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook including significant knowledge of VBA & Office 365 e.g. SharePoint).
Implementation of Data Definition Codification - an integral part of navigating large datasets. Identifying and clearly detailing what the data fields in a dataset are is essential to providing unambiguous results in an efficient manner.
Framework Design, Creation & Implementation - Creation of robust flexible automated systems with customised MI dashboards/reports detailing past performance & forecasts where applicable.
Analysis & Insight - Ability to manipulate huge datasets quickly & efficiently, provide clear dashboards/reports and bespoke analysis, insight & recommendations thereupon.
Communication & Organisation - Strong communication, time management & stakeholder management skills including expressing technical information in a digestible & understandable way at director level.
Process Improvement - Identification & (continuous) improvement of existing processes & data solutions insofar as data output, analysis & insight is dependent.
Data Tools - Proficient in the use of analytics tools: Tableau, Power BI & Taleo Business Objects.
Education - Degrees in IT (with Distinction), Law (with Distinction) & Accountancy. 