Graduate Business Data Analyst - Operational Excellence

S&P Global Market Intelligence

The Role: Graduate Business Data Analyst - Operational Excellence

The Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

The Team: The Business Management (Insights & Operational Excellence) team is new and vital to the Software Solutions Managed Services & Operations organization. We support the management of the portfolio such that the investments we make in time, effort and money are aligned and prioritized with the organizational goals. This team embodies the S&P Global values through the discovery of new foundations for business information delivery and continual learning prioritization, the partnership to empower leaders with insights to drive business decisions and colleagues with opportunities to thrive in an innovative and inclusive environment, and by ensuring the accuracy and integrity of business information, while providing transparent messaging and distribution.

The Impact: The Business Management team is expanding our capabilities to bring forward new insights and business information to empower our leaders. These data stories bring transparency to our scalability and utilization, revenue and headcount analysis and forecasting, measurements of client success, and more.

What's in it for you: It's an exciting time to join this new team as we develop new and improved practices to support the organization. You will gain exposure to multiple products and services and learn to tell the data story of each, while interacting and partnering with leaders across our global organization. Further, you will be able to showcase your skills with business intelligence tools and Excel acumen to a wide audience.

Responsibilities:

• Support and contribute to business analytics projects and processes to provide data-driven insights related to business performance used to advise and develop strategies for operational improvements and future business initiatives
• Use statistical methods, modeling, analytical methodologies, and data analysis to develop and deploy tools including dashboards, infographics, reports, and models to inform and support decision-making
• Collect, interpret, and process data using KPIs, business data sets, and customer information
• Develop a good understanding of the organization's business model, objectives, and challenges through on-going learning and relationship building across all levels of the organization
• Work cross-departmentally on data-driven strategies and projects that improve business processes and decision-making
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to reporting collection, execution, output, and tools

What We're Looking For:

• Super user of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications, SQL experience preferable, but not required
• Strong acumen in business information reporting and delivery and technically adept in leveraging business intelligence tools and resources
• Proactive and able to work independently with an aptitude for learning and adapting in a changing environment
• Able to conduct interpretation and analysis of data from multiple complex sources

UK Eligibility
We're now hiring for 2023 full time roles. We're looking for final year students who are working towards a bachelor's or master's degree (or equivalent), and due to complete their studies and be available for a full-time role commencing in 2023.

To be eligible for our UK Graduate positions you must have the right to work full-time now and in the future. We currently do not offer visa sponsorship; however, we do run our programs in several locations across the globe and welcome you to consider those that are relevant to you.
How to apply
Submit your online application, which should include your CV, along with a short cover letter/motivational statement in one attachment (we suggest around 300 words). We want to hear more about you; why you're interested in joining S&P Global, and why you're interested in being considered for the role/s you have applied for.

Application and assessment process
The assessment process that follows is designed to ensure you can learn more about us, showcase your skills and find a role that is right for you.
Stage 1
Apply by submitting your CV and cover letter, ensuring your graduation month and year are clearly stated.
Stage 2
Screening stage. In most locations, this screening stage will be in the form of a telephone interview.
Stage 3
Final stage
The final stage will consist of interviews with the hiring teams. You may be considered for multiple suitable roles throughout this process

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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), OPRTON202.1 - Middle Professional Tier I (EEO Job Group)

Job ID: 283382
Posted On: 2023-03-08
Location: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom