Data Manager

Wickes; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement retailer seeks a Data Manager to join their Finance team in Watford. The role involves ensuring data governance and supporting a variety of projects aimed at improving data accuracy and compliance. Candidates should have over 5 years of Business Intelligence experience, strong SQL and data analysis skills, and the ability to manage data integrity. The position offers a competitive benefits package, professional development opportunities, and a collaborative team environment encouraging flexible working.

Benefits

Competitive bonus

Private Medical and Life Assurance

Contributory pension scheme

Colleague discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 5+ years of BI/data experience with relevant training.
• Strong documentation skills translating IT into layman's terms.
• Confident communicator capable of owning projects end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Ensure data governance and compliance standards are met.
• Support BI Dev team with scoping activities for data changes.
• Deliver data quality assurance throughout data processes.

Skills

Business Intelligence experience

Advanced SQL

Data Analysis

Project Management

Data Governance

Team collaboration

Tools

BI Tools

Google reporting

BigQuery

Job description

Come and join our Business Intelligence team within Finance as a Data Manager!

You’ll be part of a fast-paced evolving team, with lots of interesting projects ahead.

This role ensures Wickes has a single ‘version of the truth’, enabling consistent reporting from the Data Lake through defining KPIs, owning master data and financial assurance.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work collaboratively across the business to ensure data governance and compliance standards are met in line with company standards.
• Support the development of comprehensive policies and frameworks for consistent data working practices.
• To support the BI Dev team with scoping activities for all data changes and projects.
• Master data management in the data lake, working with various teams across the business to assure data accuracy for all data points outside of the data lake that require manual data inputs to the data lake. Craft and maintain policies related to master and reference data management.
• Work closely with cross functional teams to identify and drive more efficient technologies and business processes.
• Deliver data quality assurance, ensure data accuracy and confidentiality are present throughout data processes and systems.

What we’re looking for:

We anticipate you’ll have 5+yrs BI / data experience and relevant professional or industry training including advanced SQL & Data Analysis. You’ll be an expert with BI Tools, and have strong documentation skills and the ability to translate IT into layman's terms. You’ll be a confident communicator capable of owning projects E2E with strong acumen for business analysis and user engagement. As well as this you’ll have:

• Project Management / Data Governance & Change management experience
• Functional and technical understanding and competence in the Google reporting and data warehouse architecture.
• Knowledge of SQL databases and building basic and complex queries.
• Experience training other non finance users
• Good team working and collaboration skills
• Understanding of data integrity, data quality issues, and end-to-end data flows
• Experience using cloud data warehouse technologies and are confident working with large datasets (e.g. BigQuery)
• Experience in the management, capture, definition, development, agreement, delivery, and documentation of user information requirements within a maintainable and supportable information environment.
• Be highly articulate, personable and engaging
• Well organised, flexible and responsive to competing priorities
• Proven ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and follow through to completion
• Star and snowflake schema modelling desirable

What can we offer you?

You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us.

We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:

• Competitive bonus
• Save-as-you-earn scheme
• Private Medical and Life Assurance
• Contributory pension scheme
• Colleague discount
• Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme
• Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.

You’ll work from our Support Centre in Watford, where our finance team are based, along with our other support functions. We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture. We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working.

About Us:

Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.

But it is the Wickes’ culture that is considered its best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.