Data Analyst

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Collaborate with stakeholders, understand and optimise requirements to ensure data needs deliver actionable insights.
• Collect, clean, and analyse data from various sources to support business reporting to meet business needs.
• Advocate data-driven decision making and share knowledge within the business.
• Proactively identify and implement opportunities to improve reporting and use of data within the business.
• Design, build and maintain dashboards and reporting and its associated architecture using tools such as Excel, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Analyse datasets, identify trends and patterns to make recommendations and support decision-making.
• Automate data processes and improve reporting workflows.
• Work as part of the Hays Travel Data team, and contribute to the delivery of data projects

What competencies we are looking for?

• Solid understanding of Microsoft Excel, including formulas and pivot tables
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts in non-technical terms
• Attention to detail, accuracy and analytical mindset
• Problem solving skills
• Effective time management and prioritisation
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team

What experience we are looking for?

• Experience using data warehouse / Lakehouse and Cloud based technologies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including formulas, pivot tables, charts).
• Experience in data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Understanding of SQL or other query languages.
• Awareness of data governance, protection and confidentiality principles.

Desirables but not Essential

• Computing Science, Mathematics or Data degree

About Us

As the UK’s largest independent travel agency, Hays Travel specialise in providing good value, quality holidays alongside excellent customer service. We work with all leading suppliers and can package holidays that include hotels, flights, cruises, tours, attraction tickets, and more. We have over 470 Branches throughout the UK and our Head Office based in Sunderland, is home to tour operator teams, finance, marketing, people/HR and IT, plus many more. We have been operating for over 40 years and continue to grow each year.

Our values

Our SMILE values are embedded into our Company and ensures our teams work strongly together. You and all of our colleagues will ensure that the Hays Travel values are demonstrated at all times.

• Supportive
• Motivational
• Innovative
• Loyal
• Excellent

What it’s like to work for us?

Whichever location or department you work in, our people are always at the heart of everything we do. We offer a range of training programmes to help you progress personally and professionally, as we know the benefits of promoting and rewarding our hardworking colleagues are extremely important.

Of course, it's not all about work, we're very sociable and there are always lots of team nights-out and company parties. Plus, there are opportunities to travel abroad on educational trips, and you can also take advantage of our colleague discount when booking your own holidays.

Hays Travel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all colleagues. As an accredited employer provider of apprenticeships, we undertake basic checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to ensure the safety of our apprentices for relevant roles.