Settlements Senior Data Analyst

EDF Energy; Sunderland; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a Senior Data Analyst in Sunderland to support performance monitoring and settlement processes. This role requires a curiosity to solve complex challenges and offers a salary starting at £44,800 along with flexible working options. Successful candidates will possess strong analytical skills, experience with large datasets, and proficiency in SQL and Python or R. Join us and contribute to an Electric Britain while enjoying a range of customizable benefits.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Market-leading pension scheme

Electric vehicle leasing

Discounted gym membership

Life assurance

Tech vouchers

Experience days

Qualifications

• Good understanding of UK electricity market operations and settlement processes.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python or R.
• Experience visualising data in Tableau or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Analysing settlement data, including meter data and imbalance charges.
• Validating calculations against industry rules.
• Maintaining and improving settlement data models.

Skills

Continuous learning

Challenging status quo

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Presentation skills

SQL proficiency

Python or R

Exploratory data analysis

Statistical techniques

Data visualization in Tableau

Job description

About the Role

Join a team where your curiosity helps us solve complex challenges and support strong decision making across Retail Settlements. At EDF, Success is Personal and, in this Senior Data Analyst role, you can grow your skills while shaping better outcomes for our customers.

The Opportunity

As our Senior Data Analyst, you’ll help strengthen how we monitor performance, manage risk, and deliver insight that informs commercial strategy. Your work will support accurate settlement processes and help us on our journey towards An Electric Britain.

You’ll join us on a salary starting of £44,800 per annum. This is an 18-month Fixed Term Contract with flexibility to work from home and visit our #London, #Hove, #Exeter or #Sunderland offices when needed.

You’ll work with complex settlement data, develop and improve data models, and help us uncover meaningful trends. You’ll collaborate across teams, support accurate industry reporting, and build capability within a community that values learning, openness and new ideas.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a Settlements Senior Data Analyst who brings a growth mindset, enjoys continuous learning and looks for better ways to do things. To be shortlisted, you need to offer:

• Commitment to continuous learning and developing your expertise
• Ability to challenge the status quo and seek improvements
• Willingness to contribute to the Commercial and Performance Analyst community
• Good understanding of UK electricity market operations and settlement processes
• Able to work effectively with stakeholders on commercial and non‑commercial matters
• Able to translate high‑level goals into prioritised requirements
\
• Comfortable balancing accuracy and pace when needed
• Skilled in exploratory data analysis on large datasets
• Able to assess scenarios and present clear options
• Strong presentation and data‑storytelling skills
• Experience visualising data in Tableau or similar tools
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python or R
• Comfortable applying statistical and data science techniques to generate deeper insights

What You’ll Be Doing

• Analysing settlement data, including meter data, imbalance charges and reconciliations
• Validating calculations against industry rules and identifying discrepancies
• Maintaining and improving settlement data models
• Preparing accurate reports for regulators and market participants
• Supporting automation, data quality improvements and analytical innovation

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a starting salary of £44,800 per annum, potential for an annual bonus, and a market‑leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Closing date for applications: 13th January 2026

Join us and find your success at EDF!

#SuccessIsPersonal #EDFcareers #LI-Hybrid

Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transitiontowards an ElectricBritain.