Description

Job Title:Business Data Analyst (Transaction Monitoring)
Location: Glasgow (2 days on-site per week) - CANDIDATES MUST BE BASED IN SCOTLAND
Salary/Rate: £402 per day inside IR35
Start Date: 02/03/2026
Job Type: Initial contract until 31/12/2026

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Business Data Analyst to join their team in Glasgow on a hybrid basis.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
Data Analyst with Transaction Monitoring background and experience to implement data quality process and procedures, ensuring that data is reliable and trustworthy, then extract actionable insights from it to help the organisation improve its operation, and optimise resources.

? Investigation and analysis of data issues related to quality, lineage, controls, and authoritative source identification.
? Execution of data cleansing and transformation tasks to prepare data for analysis.
? Designing and building data pipelines to automate data movement and processing.
? Development and application of advanced analytical techniques, including machine learning and AI, to solve complex business problems.
? Documentation of data quality findings and recommendations for improvement.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

? To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
? Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
? Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
? Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
? Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
? Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
? Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
? Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
? Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
? Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
? Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
? Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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