Are you looking for your next opportunity within Data Management? Would you enjoy the pace and energy of a retail environment which is collaborative, fun and inclusive where people feel part of a winning team? Do you enjoy the benefits of working together in person as a team blended with the flexibility of remote working?
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 is a newly created role to ensure 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 with SMEs to define KPIs, build a data dictionary and guide users on best practice
Ensure robust procedures and processes are in place to ensure consistent reporting and high-quality outputs
To support the wider finance team with reconciliation of revenue, COGS and cash to the finance ledgers
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
To manage row level and /or column level data security for tables and reports. Work collaboratively across the business to ensure data governance and compliance standards are met in line with company standards
Deliver data quality assurance, ensure data accuracy and confidentiality are present throughout data processes and systems.
What we’re looking for:
You’ll have extensive experience in a similar BI role, ideally within retail or perhaps logistics and have advanced SQL & Data Analysis.
You’ll be an expert with BI tools as well as have strong documentation skills and be able to translate IT into layman’s terms. As well as this we’re looking for:
Functional and technical understanding and competence in the Google reporting and data warehouse architecture.
A confident communicator capable of owning projects E2E with strong acumen for business analysis and user engagement
Knowledge of SQL databases and building basic and complex queries.
Confidence in 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.
Highly articulate, personable and engaging
Well organised with strong time management
first-line user support, triaging queries and providing support desirable
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.
Please contact us here if you require any adjustments within the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage you will have an opportunity to inform us when we invite you to interview
