Business Analyst (SQL & Reporting)

SQL & Reporting Business Analyst

Hybrid (Role can report into sheffield / Warrington / Luton offices | Customer-Facing | Business Analysis | Employee-Owned Software Company

Strong SQL skills. Great communication. Real business impact.

We're looking for a Business Analyst with strong SQL skills who enjoys working directly with customers to understand their reporting requirements and transform data into meaningful business insight.

This is far more than a traditional SQL reporting role. You'll become a trusted advisor to customers, taking time to understand how their organisations operate before designing reporting solutions that help them make better decisions and maximise the value of their software investment.

If you enjoy speaking with customers as much as writing SQL, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

Working as part of an experienced Professional Services team, you'll bridge the gap between business users and technology, translating customer requirements into reporting solutions that deliver genuine business value.

You'll spend time understanding customer processes, gathering requirements, analysing data and developing reporting solutions that help customers gain better visibility of their operations.

Responsibilities

* Gather and analyse customer reporting requirements

* Build strong relationships with customers and stakeholders

* Write complex SQL queries to extract, interrogate and manipulate data

* Design meaningful reporting solutions based on business needs

* Validate and analyse data quality

* Produce functional documentation and specifications

* Support software implementation projects

* Work closely with software developers and project teams

* Deliver customer workshops and demonstrations where appropriate

* Recommend improvements to reporting processes and business insight

What We're Looking For - we are happy to invite applications from junior to intermediate levels.

Essential

* Strong SQL skills

* Experience gathering and documenting business requirements

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

* A logical and analytical approach to problem solving

* Experience working with business systems or enterprise software

* Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

You'll likely be working as a...

* Business Analyst

* Business Systems Analyst

* Technical Business Analyst

* Reporting Analyst

* SQL Analyst

* MI Analyst

* Application Analyst

* Software Consultant

* Professional Services Consultant

* Data Analyst (customer-facing)

Why Join?

Hybrid working (1 day in the office)

Employee-owned business

Varied customer-facing role

Modern cloud software

Excellent career progression

Friendly, collaborative team

Long-established and profitable organisation