BI Development Business Partner

We have partnered with a well known PE backed brand within the Telecommunications sector in helping them find a BI Development Business Partner. This is a newly created role within the UK division with the purpose of developing efficient and insightful BI reporting to support the division in making the right strategic and operational decisions. In doing this you will help shape and drive a consolidated the BI agenda across the organisation, based on one set of core data, a rationalised BI tool set and efficient BI spend. This in turn will help drive the success of the newly formed Business Intelligence & Data function. The key responsibilities will include:

* Ownership and delivery of BI reporting development projects to improve the quality, efficiency and accuracy of core metric measurement within the business
* Delivery of reporting solutions that ensure metrics are correct, timely, and aligned with official definitions (in conjunction with the Governance & Data Integrity function of BI)
* Support the development and implementation of a consolidated BI agenda, focused on efficient and governed use of reporting data and BI tools
* To have sufficient understanding of the business to evaluate the integrity of reported metrics and to drive improvements in reporting content
* Prioritisation of reporting development projects in conjunction with key stakeholders
* Effective management of stakeholder relationships across the key divisions of the business
* Support the delivery of ad-hoc BI reporting requirements as required
* Help to build a strong team culture within the newly formed Business Intelligence function: work closely and collaboratively, and help drive a high standard of engagement within the team and with stakeholders
* Drive delivery timescales, and be seen as a strong BI leader

You will be degree educated in a numerate discipline, ideally have prior experience of working within a commercial finance team and more recently have demonstrable experience developing and delivering high-quality reporting to drive strategic or operational decision making within a large commercial organisation. It is essential to have experience of effectively managing BI development projects, have excellent Excel and SQL (ability to retrieve data from various SQL databases as well as write basic code) knowledge and have a commercial mindset. In addition to this having previously driven the development of new scorecard reporting and an ability to challenge at all levels therefore having a genuine input into the key decision making will be of paramount importance to carry this role out successfully. This represents a fantastic opportunity to join a fantastic brand who provide genuine progression opportunities