Senior Data Analyst

Client of Salt

Project Info:

• Because of the impact, they have had to pause, but they need Live Feed Integration, whilst some areas in operations are down.
• Live Feed Integration project Connecting Data Sources and Feeder systems into one foundational data warehouse.
• Both roles reporting into Head of Data & Ai.

Outcomes expected within 6 months:

• 8-12 Years experience
• Support establishment of the enterprise data platform foundations target architecture, governed data layers/canonical datasets, integration patterns, and standards for documentation and handover into BAU.
• Lead data modelling across ERP and non-ERP sources, defining reusable canonical datasets and integration patterns.
• Own end-to-end delivery of priority enterprise analytics use cases (e.g., productivity, profitability, optimization) from data sourcing to exec-ready insights.
• Define and enforce data quality rules, reconciliation logic and documentation standards.
• Guide junior analysts, review deliverables and act as first escalation point.
• Translate business questions into analytical models and decision-ready insights for leadership forums.
• Support handover into BAU, including documentation and knowledge transfer.

Non-negotiable skills:

• Advanced Power BI (complex models, scenario analysis).
• Strong understanding of enterprise finance data (GL/cost centres/allocations) and how it reconciles to operational drivers.
• Proven experience delivering cross-domain models (finance + ops) and governance-ready reporting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across Finance, Operations, IT and vendors.
• Able to operate with ambiguity and shape the approach (not only execute tasks).
• Aviation industry experience would be a plus not essential
• Proven experience setting up or operating within a governed data environment (data ownership, lineage, quality rules, access controls, retention/auditability)