We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is ‘Expert Hand, Human Touch’ – something you’ll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But, we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team, working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs.

Whichever team you join, working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things, and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

The work we do has been recognised in the awards we’ve won. We’re committed to being even better, and our awards help to show we’re on the right track.

We recognise that the office 9-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we’ve introduced ‘Flexible by Choice’. Whether it’s working from home, in our offices, or a combination of the both, we trust each other to support our clients, colleagues and communities at the right time, in the right way.

Our vision is to put data and insight at the heart of everything we do, to unleash its potential across the business and enable data led decision-making that will increase the value of our services to clients, colleagues, and communities

Working as a Data and Insights Analyst you will be an integral member of our Data team, responsible for delivering quality insight from our data, providing insight tools, analysis and MI which improve commercial understanding and solve operational challenges in order to improve our financial and operational outcomes and support the delivery of sustainable, predictable, profitable growth across the Group.

Essential

• Analytical skills with ability to evidence strong skills in analysis driving insight and action
• Experience of working with Power BI to deliver visualisations in previous organisations
• Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel) with an ability to become familiar with firm-specific programs and software
• Operational excellence focus - drive for service excellence, process and people efficiency
• Excellent organisational and project management skills

Desirable 

• Knowledge of SQL and understanding of relational databases
• Ability to quickly pick up and understand complex business process’s/issues.
• Ability to review, propose and improve processes and ways of working to improve commercial outcomes

Business Delivery

• Operate as a key member of the Analytics team, to provide analysis which will support the delivery of key trading metrics and drive key performance outcomes.
• Play an important role in the continual improvement of our visualisation reporting and migration to Power BI and working within a Azure cloud platform.
• Take a proactive approach to delivering weekly and monthly BAU reporting, and deep-dive analyses that provide business insights. Take advantage of in house analytics tools, visualisations, data quality measures and business knowledge to improve reporting, whilst developing personal skills set.
• Support the Insight team in creation of insight solutions and providing analysis which drives a culture of compliance, best practice and operational excellence on key processes.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to drive efficiencies and to enable improvements in our operational efficiency and gross contribution.

Business Projects

• Support the Analytics team delivery of key business initiatives which drive improved performance and profitability across the division through the appropriate and creative application of analytic methods.
• Work with business leadership teams to provide relevant insight on projects, supporting the Data team in offering a range of solutions to analytic problems and help to guide good data practice.
• Utilising deep-dive analysis, identify opportunities for business improvement and help influence those business stakeholders to make changes accordingly.

Support development of Data and Analytics Capability

• Support Irwin Mitchell’s wider data strategy through engagement in relevant projects and forums
• Support the continual improvement of knowledge of modern visualisation through Power BI and working in a cloud environment
• Interface with all relevant teams across Irwin Mitchell in relation to provision of financial insight and BI, taking opportunities to support efficiencies and improvements to the ways of working of the team and wider business
• Investigate and identifying root causes of data issues including system processes. Work with the wider team to create recommendations to improve and work with stakeholders across the business in order to deliver.

• 25 days annual leave, with the opportunity to buy additional leave
• Two fundraising days in a year to give back to the community (fully paid!)
• Westfield Health membership, offering discounted leisure and travel and refunds on medical services

We also offer a huge number of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace as well as flexible working options to ensure that you are fully supported to work the way that best suits you. Our social responsibility programme is fundamental to who we are. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish. We have a range of groups to celebrate our people across sexuality, disability, age, gender and culture. 

We welcome applications from all diversity groups and backgrounds. We’re committed to enabling everyone to thrive and understanding and celebrating our differences is a key part of that. We’re proud of our work on the Disability Confident scheme, on the Race At Work Charter and as Stonewall Diversity Champions. We also have a range of networks for LGBT+, disability, generations, gender, social mobility, ethnicity, faith and culture to celebrate our people and to enable everyone to thrive.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks ­with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchill LLP is an equal opportunity employer.