Data Analyst London 2023

McDonald's is the largest family restaurant in the world, serving approximately 69 million customers across 36,000 restaurants a day: in more than 100 countries. The UK & Ireland market is one of the most successful entities across the wider business, serving on average 4 million people a day. It has operated in UK since 1974 and the business is growing continuously with more than 1,400 restaurants and over 154,000 employees.

The Opportunity

The role of a data analyst can be defined as someone who has the knowledge and skills to turn raw data into information and insight, which can be used to make business decisions.

What will my accountabilities be?

• Ensuring that corporate data meets with regulatory and compliance standards and polices
• Ensuring that all data has a data owner, and that data retention aligns with corporate and regulatory standards
• Removing corrupted data and fixing coding errors and related problems Developing and maintaining databases, data systems reorganising data into a readable format
• Performing analysis and data expertise to other Technology functions to assess quality and meaning of data
• Using statistical tools to identify, analyse, and interpret patterns and trends in complex data sets that could be helpful for diagnosis and prediction
• Working with engineers and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise data governance strategies.
• Preparing stakeholder reports as required using latest data representation tools and techniques

Essential requirements

• Ability to work with data to identify patterns
• Use sound judgement to form conclusions that may challenge conventional wisdom and focus on the crux of issues to identify high-leverage intervention points and strategies
• Ability to present and interpret information for audiences at all levels
• Seek to understand business needs and achieve results that have a clear, positive, and direct impact on business performance
• Apply different strategies to convince others to change their opinions or plans and ensure that proposals or arguments are supported by strong logic and a compelling business case, addressing all relevant factors
• Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Deep skills and experience across a range of technical platforms (e.g. Microstrategy, Service Now, Tableau, Cognos)

Benefits 

• All full-time office employees will receive 28 days’ paid holiday a year.
• Discounts at hundreds of major high-street and online retailers.
• As an office employee, you’ll have the opportunity to join the stakeholder pension scheme.
• We’ll review your performance formally every six months. Your pay will be reviewed annually based on these reviews.
• Office employees receive private medical care, either immediately or following 6 months’ service, depending on the level of your role.
• To recognise your hard work and commitment, we will award you with up to two months’ paid sabbatical leave following every 10 years of consecutive service.
• Should you contribute a minimum of 3% to your pension, you will be eligible for Life Assurance cover at 4x your basic salary.