Lead Insight Analyst

Closing Date: Friday 15 November 2024

Location: London/Chatham/Petersfield/Bradford

We are happy for you to be based in Bradford, Chatham or Petersfield but please note that occasional travel will be required to our other offices

Working Pattern: Our working style is hybrid, but we recognise the importance of collaborative working with our colleagues often 1 to 3 days per week in one of our offices

Benefits: Discretionary annual bonus, 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service), pension scheme with matched company contributions up to 10%, 2 paid days to ‘give back’, enhanced maternity pay (once successfully passing probation), 4 weeks paid paternity, LinkedIn Learning for all, Snoop Premium, Private Medical Insurance

Don’t hesitate to apply for a role even if you don’t meet all the criteria; your unique strengths and eagerness to learn can be just as valuable.

You and Your Team:

In this role, you will manage the design, creation, and production of  management information (MI), leading the development and maintenance of insights and reporting data, for internal as well as regulatory reporting uses. Responsibilities include performing customer profiling and demographics analysis to aid the Financial Crime Team in creating effective surveillance rules and assessing system and strategic changes

In your day-to-day role, as a Lead Insight Analyst, you will :

• Data Analysis & Reporting: Conduct thorough analysis of data for accuracy, completeness, and relevance. Cleanse data as necessary to ensure it meets operational standards. Create and deliver regular and ad hoc financial crime MI reports and develop insights through profiling and demographics analysis.
• System & Technology Oversight: Support and enhance the effectiveness of the Group’s surveillance technology, including tuning, designing controls, and managing vendor relationships. Drive improvements based on insights and feedback, ensuring alignment with Financial Crime obligations.
• Project Support & Management: Lead and support projects impacting surveillance technology. Ensure compliance with  obligations and provide guidance for strategic changes.
• Strategic Analysis & Forecasting: Apply independent analysis and forecasting to assist management in decision-making. Develop and refine budgeting and forecasting models for deposit-taking functions.
• Reporting & Compliance: Define requirements and deliver management information reports that are integral to internal MI and external regulatory reporting. Produce and reconcile statistics for regulatory reports, including the Annual MLRO report and Financial Crime (REP CRIM) for the FCA.
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with the Financial Crime Team to develop Transaction Monitoring rules. Respond to audit requests and support compliance with the Bank’s customer data retention policy. Present findings and recommendations clearly, highlighting key trends and risks.
• Experience in Financial Crime and Anti-Money laundering systems and processes.

What will make you stand out?

• Reporting systems experience, preferably Power BI
• Coding experience, preferably SAS and SQL
• Ability to solve complex problems
• Ability to operate independently and objectively
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capability
• Highly numerate with strong analytical and reporting skills, and thorough attention to detail and presentation.
• Analytical thinking with the ability to interpret complex factual and qualitative information to filter and prioritise decisions.
• Analytical approach to creating data, developing MI, and providing clear and concise conclusions and recommendations.

The interview process:

Our average process takes up to 4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team throughout the process.

As this role involves working within a regulated environment any offer will be subject to satisfactory background checks including criminal record check, credit check, fraud check and employment references.

Your working life: 

If you prefer to work part-time, we'll make this happen whenever we can - whether this is to help you meet other commitments or strike a great work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.

Why work for us?

We’re Vanquis Banking Group plc, an FTSE All Share company and a leading specialist bank, established in 1880. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to 1.75 million UK customers through Vanquis, Moneybarn, and Snoop. Our purpose is simple: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life’s opportunities.

At Vanquis Banking Group we believe in looking after our colleagues, so we do our best to create a rewarding, engaging, and supportive work environment across our various divisions.

We let our colleagues know we appreciate their hard work by offering competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group wide recognition scheme. All colleagues are eligible to join a pension scheme, and, after six months’ service, you can join our 'Buy as you Earn' schemes.

We offer a range of training and development opportunities to help each of our colleagues maximise their potential, whatever their role. From your first day working with us, we’ll help you settle into your new role and are happy to talk to you about your career aspirations.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone’s unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, martial or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age – your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available to help. You can contact us at Talent.Acquisition@vanquis.com

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