People Data Analyst, Grant Thornton UK
Leading UK professional services firm offering audit, tax, and advisory
Job no longer available
Leading UK professional services firm offering audit, tax, and advisory
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make businesses more personal by investing in building relationships.
Role
Who you are
- Joining us as a People Data Analyst, the minimum criteria you’ll need is strong technical proficiency with SQL and Power BI (including data modelling, DAX, Power Query, and RLS) to facilitate compelling, trustworthy insight storytelling
- Expertise building governed P&C data products (workforce, talent, learning, reward, engagement, DE&I), translating ambiguous questions into clear metrics and repeatable analyses
- It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way
- Proven experience delivering board‑level insights and analytics solutions across people data, with examples of informing ExCo/Board discussions and decisions
- Demonstrated ability to stabilise at‑risk capability: planning and executing knowledge transfer, documenting critical processes, and removing single points of failure
- Executive stakeholder management: confident facilitation, crisp communication, and evidence‑led narrative that resonates with senior non‑technical audiences
What the job involves
- Grant Thornton is building a new digital team as part of the firm’s £500m multi‑year investment to transform how we work and deliver for clients
- This investment is focused on redesigning our operating model around the way clients make decisions, using data, digital tools, and streamlined processes to remove friction, reduce duplication and provide faster, clearer insights
- The new digital team will play a critical role in shaping and embedding these changes across the firm, developing tools, platforms, and digital capabilities that accelerate decision‑making, improve the client experience, and empower our people to work smarter
- Working at the heart of a major firm‑wide transformation, this team will help modernise core processes, support innovation, and ensure we deliver a more efficient, tech‑enabled, and future‑focused service for our clients
- Insight leadership & storytelling: Define and own the people‑analytics insight roadmap; design board‑level packs and narrative dashboards that translate complex workforce dynamics into actionable decisions
- Analytics solution design: Build scalable semantic models and datasets; write performant SQL; develop robust Power BI solutions with enterprise standards for refresh, security, and usage monitoring
- Immediate risk mitigation: Lead the knowledge‑transfer plan with existing resources; codify critical methods, queries, and KPI definitions; de‑risk single‑points‑of‑failure across priority CCS P&C domains
- Stakeholder engagement: Act as senior point of contact for People & Culture leaders and corporate services; run requirements discovery, shape executive briefs, and manage expectations through transparent delivery plans
- Operating model & continuous improvement: Formalise design standards, documentation, and review practices; mentor analysts and BI developers; promote an insight culture that shifts ad‑hoc asks into reusable products
- Collaboration across the data ecosystem: Work hand‑in‑glove with Data Office colleagues on modelling, pipeline readiness, and platform hygiene to keep people datasets reliable and analysis‑ready
- Establish a consistent, self‑service insight layer in Power BI underpinned by governed, high‑quality datasets
- Uplift stakeholder confidence in P&C analytics through clear narratives, transparent methods, and measurable value delivery
- Embed ways of working that improve data quality, lineage, and protection across the people data estate, partnering closely with the Data Office, wider Data Digital, AT Technology team and P&C
Our take
Grant Thornton UK is a leading professional services firm that's part of a global network spanning over 150 countries and more than 76,000 people. With 23 offices across the UK and a team of over 5,000, they combine an international reach with deep local insight.
It specialises in audit, tax, and advisory services, but what really sets it apart is its focus on fresh thinking and building strong, personal relationships. From helping CFOs digitise their operations to advising on high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, Grant Thornton works across a wide range of industries to tackle complex challenges and unlock real progress.
Recently, the company has doubled down on its growth, welcoming hundreds of new trainees, launching digital-first roles, and promoting key talent into leadership. With investments in technology and talent development, it's building future-ready teams for clients and pushing into new markets.
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Company benefits
- Life cover
- Income protection
- Matched pension
- Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds
- Professional subscriptions
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Malcolm Gomersall
(CEO)Malcolm has been at Grant Thornton since 2001, holding various roles including Office/Regional Managing Partner and Business Unit Leader. And he became CEO of the company in 2024.
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