Queries & Reporting Analyst

Queries & Reporting Analyst

6 Month Contract (Initial)

Hybrid Working

Warwick

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We are happy to be recruiting for one of our high-profile utilities clients. They are currently looking for a Reporting Analyst to join them for an initial 6-month contract. However, there may be scope for extension or even a more permanent opportunity.

Job Purpose:

This role is essential to the Reporting and analytics team. Supporting the day-to-day activities of the team and liaise with colleagues making contact with the UK Reporting team.

The key purpose of the role will be to:

First line response to the business regarding reporting requests; triaging the requests into the correct areas of the team / business for Reporting
Ensure that queries are dealt with promptly and efficiently such that we are responsive, reliable and easy to deal with.
Ownership of the team service management tool measure compliance to its utilisation
Lead in the coordination, development and delivery of e-learning and training programmes to aid roll out of new tools, techniques and methods of driving self-serve across the business.
Develop materials and standard documentation within the team and manage on the team SharePoint portal to drive collaborate and sharing of best practice across the business.Key Accountabilities:

Provide excellent first contact to users and own the end to end resolution of user issues, managing through to resolution, covering the following:

Manage the demand of all inbound queries and triage across Reporting unless 1st fix response cannot be provided
Lead the validation, high level prioritisation and allocation of work to the relevant team
Provide first line response / resolution and guidance in the use of business intelligence reporting tools, managing the expectation of requestors and Reporting Services stakeholders
Utilise the FDRO report inventory to direct colleagues to existing standard reports and where necessary provide basic training in utilising them.
Take ownership of escalations through to resolution
Escalate to Reporting Manager where needed.
Utilising the Service Management tool to manage and record incident reports to resolution.
Ensure a seamless resolution of issues by engaging with Business Services team to maximise first contact resolution.
Provide Users with an excellent level of customer service keeping them informed of progress of issue resolution and setting customer expectations correctly.
Manage query life cycle from contact to closure within the defined KPI's.
Analyse and monitor all open queries and determine which require escalation and follow up with respective owners.
Track trends and obtain insights around common user issues to improve overall service experiences.
Provide recommendations for new or existing knowledge articles to be developed which will assist in maximizing first time fix rates and or new reports
Act as a reference point for reporting queries and build knowledge repository to support training of usersKnowledge, Experience and Technical Know How:

Experience in financial and business reporting tools and methodologies
Basic understanding of financial reporting and analysis techniques
Basic knowledge of traditional and emerging BI tools and technologies
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with demonstrable ability to communicate to all levels and influence colleagues.
A swift worker who is able to cope with high volumes of work, completing task within timescale's
Good analytical skills and able to analyses data to identify trends in issues reported and identify areas for improvements.
Experience of the concepts, objectives and life-cycle of Knowledge Management activities
Knowledge of governance and control processes and procedures
Flexible, adaptable and able to learn new concepts quickly
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Strong focus on detail, documentation development and quality assurance
Experience in service management tools
Good knowledge of various social network platforms
Experience in troubleshooting and fixing business issues
Experience in using service management tools - such as ServiceNow or Vivantio
Utilizing the Service Management tool to manage and record incident report to resolution.
Ensure a seamless resolution of issues by engaging with collated resolver team to maximize first contact resolution
Experience of working in a shared service centre desirable but not essential
Knowledge Management tools and best practice
Takes account of new information or changed circumstances and modifies understanding of a problem or situation accordingly
Interaction with people - Establishes relationships and maintains contacts with people from a variety of backgrounds
Effective and sensitive communicator in different societies and cultures
Customer Service TechniquesLocation:

This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to work from the clients Warwick office at least 2 days a week.

Working hours:

Standard working hours with some flex where required.

If you feel that this is a role that would suit you then please apply today.

If you do not hear from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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