Data & Analytics - Manager - London

Who we are looking for
The use of data is becoming more and more important to our clients. To meet this growing demand, we are significantly investing in our practice to offer a wide range of data-related services, from data governance and data quality, through to strategy development, visualisation and advanced modelling and analytics.

We are currently looking for an experienced data practitioner to join our fast growing Data & Analytics in Assurance (DAA) team. We have ambitious plans and are looking for individuals who can develop and build our go-to-market propositions and excel in client delivery.

About our team
PwC work with some of the largest UK and international organisations. These organisations are collecting and using more data than ever before to drive their business, serve their customers and to meet expected standards and regulatory requirements. As data becomes more integral to the operations and management of businesses, the businesses and environments in which they operate are becoming more complex. This introduces new and ongoing challenges that organisations need to face in order to understand and make effective and efficient use of the data that they hold. It is essential that we are equipped to help our clients face these challenges and take advantage of the opportunities that new techniques and technologies present.

Our DAA team work with clients to deliver crucial insight through data analytics, advanced modelling and data visualisation. We also help our clients to establish the right controls, processes and structures to ensure that decisions are based on accurate information. We often assure that information and data provided to regulators and third parties is accurate, complete and can be trusted.

What makes us different is our ability to combine data analytics and assurance with our other offerings across the firm, enabling us to provide truly innovative services and solutions to our clients.

About the role
PwC's strength is our ability to work with our clients on the key issues that impact their business and utilise industry leading data analysis techniques and approaches as part of excellence in client delivery.
We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our DAA team. People with the right blend of hands-on data experience, an eye for innovation to help us build client offerings and an understanding of the markets in which we work.

As a Manager in our Risk Assurance practice you'll have the opportunity to develop your career whilst driving the growth of our business, working with our London Top Tier clients.

You'll have a passion for leadership, helping new and existing clients deliver quality and strengthen their insights, as well as an understanding of data processes. As part of a market-leading assurance team, you'll support large global corporate clients in improving their data, processes and visualisations.

Our London Top Tier (LTT) team, provide assurance and specialist advisory services to many of the UK's most successful non-financial sector corporates including delivering the audits of around 20 of the FTSE 100.
Within LTT, our Data Assurance team provide a wide range of solutions to our clients including telecommunications, oil and gas, entertainment and media and retail and consumer. We've experienced double digit growth in the last five years and are forecasting for this continue so it's a great time to join us.

You'll be responsible for the execution and delivery of work across a combination of audit and advisory engagements. You'll:

Be an active member of the team on client-facing project work, being self-starting and motivated to produce the required high standard of deliverables

Owning and delivering the data analysis work on a portfolio of audit clients

Supporting our Data Assurance propositions and delivery methodologies

Assisting business development activities through working on bids and proposal responses

Establishing credibility both internally and externally through your knowledge, approach, and professionalism.

Qualifications / Experience

Bachelor's degree or demonstrable experience working with Data

A technical background in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Analytics or similar

Demonstrable ability in at least some of the following areas: Data Analytics, SQL and data manipulation, Data quality and cleansing techniques, understanding of the principles of data governance, Advanced MS Excel, Access, ACL and accounting

Knowledge of database and ETL technologies

Experience of using data analytics and visualisation products and technologies (such as Tableau, Spotfire and, in particular, Qlikview)

Experience of business analysis tasks and approaches

Thorough knowledge and understanding of performing on project teams and providing deliverables

Ability to identify and address client needs, including developing and sustaining meaningful client relationships and understand the client's business

Project management skills in relation to data management projects, including developing project plans, budgets and deliverables schedules

Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities

Ability to develop new ideas into structured, deliverable projects

Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, including communication with stakeholders of a non-data background

Excellent presentation and report writing skills

Location
London

Assurance

Assurance is a dynamic place to be right now, and the variety of opportunities on offer is unprecedented. It's work that really does matter. It matters for businesses, governments and society at large. Our team provides confidence on the most complex decisions companies have to take and this provides a wealth of opportunities to everyone who joins us and works with us.

The skills we look for in future employees

All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional' and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships.

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Diversity

We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business and as an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.

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