Associate, Data Analyst, Data & Analytics, Assurance, Belfast and Derry/Londonderry - #1750658

Data and Analytics is one of the most exciting fields in today's digital world. It offers challenging work, career development and great job satisfaction. EY's mission is to build a better working world by asking better questions and finding better answers - this is what Data Analytics is all about. What better way to help us achieve our mission than by working with our Data Science team as we continue on this journey.

Data Analytics is one of our strategic growth platforms with plans to grow from over 200 people today on the Isle of Ireland to over 300 by 2026. We are transforming our business by embedding analytics into everything we do. We are helping our clients transform their businesses by doing the same, across industry sectors and lines of business. We are growing and so are our people. We are hiring managers, experienced professionals and graduates to work in a variety of roles.

Who are we?

At EY our purpose is to Build a Better Working World. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. It is important that these teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental in driving innovation, building strong relationships and delivering the best solutions for our clients.

The Opportunity
In response to strong market demand, we are seeking additional individuals to enhance our existing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the Data Analytics team who are not only changing how we deliver services to our clients but are also committed to creating a diverse environment where EY people are valued, where they feel they belong and can contribute their best in every encounter.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Helping clients unlock value from their information assets through collaboration with domain experts and by embedding innovative data analytics solutions in existing services lines
• Ability to take initiative and derive innovative solutions that tailor our insights and solutions to specific industry, sector, and regulatory dynamics.
• Collaborating effectively with multi-disciplinary teams across a range of industries to help our clients transform and improve their business
• Responsibility for a robust set of tools and infrastructure to sanitize, store and manipulate data (following leading standards for data security and privacy).
• Performing statistical analysis and modelling using a variety of tools and programming languages to tell compelling stories to our clients through the application of Data Visualisation software
• Applying predictive modelling techniques to key business issues faced by our clients to allow them to transform and improve their entire organisation

• Strong academic record including a degree in a relevant, analytical discipline, with an interest in data and a willingness to learn new skills and technologies.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to explain complex information using clear non-technical language
• Continuously builds and masters key technical, functional and professional skills
• A passion to contribute to the growth of the team, bringing energy, enthusiasm, and the courage to lead and develop others
• Naturally inquisitive and analytically minded with the passion and ability to apply new techniques to deliver insights and solve problems
• Some experience using programming languages or data manipulation tools is desired but most important is your mindset, and how you approach solving problems

We're interested in candidates with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you'll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you're serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you.