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Thames Water

SuccessFactors - Data Analyst

Reading·Hybrid·1w ago·Closes in 1 days

Salary

Up to £64k

Work type

Hybrid

Level

mid

Category

Analytics & BI

About the role

We are looking for a detail-oriented, confident, and highly analytical Data Analyst to play a key role in the successful transition of our reporting and analytics capability to SAP SuccessFactors. You will be instrumental in documenting current reporting, defining future analytics needs, and ensuring regulatory and historical reporting integrity throughout the transition.

This role sits within the Data Team in the Business Intelligence (BI) division and supports a critical business transformation programme.

6 Month Fixed-term contract.

What you’ll do as a Data Analyst – Reporting & Analytics Transition

Reporting Documentation & Assessment

  • Document all existing reports and dashboards across the business, ensuring clarity, completeness, and accuracy.
  • Assess current reporting usage, dependencies, and business value.
  • Capture reporting requirements for archived and historical data to preserve retrospective reporting capabilities.

Future Reporting & Analytics Requirements

  • Work with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation to identify and document future reporting needs.
  • Define requirements for advanced analytics, including trends, predictive insights, and demand forecasting.
  • Translate strategic business priorities into actionable reporting and analytics solutions.

Platform Evaluation & Gap Analysis

  • Evaluate SAP SuccessFactors out-of-the-box reporting and analytics capabilities.
  • Identify functional and data gaps between current and future-state reporting.
  • Define clear requirements for custom development where platform limitations exist.

Data Mapping, Integrity & Governance

  • Map data requirements to ensure all necessary inputs are available, accurate, and consistent within the new platform.
  • Collaborate closely with Data Engineering teams to validate data pipelines and integrity.
  • Ensure alignment with regulatory reporting standards and data governance best practices.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

  • Partner directly with senior leadership to understand strategic priorities and reporting expectations.
  • Collaborate with SAC and Power BI developers, People Analytics teams, and technical stakeholders.
  • Present findings, insights, and recommendations clearly and confidently to technical and non-technical audiences.

Compliance & Risk Management

  • Safeguard end-to-end reporting functionality to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
  • Ensure historical and regulatory reporting remains accurate, auditable, and reliable throughout the transition.

Base location – Hybrid – Clearwater Court, Reading

Working pattern – Full-time, Monday to Friday

What you should bring to the role

Essential Experience

  • Proven experience working as a Data Analyst or in a similar analytical role.
  • Strong experience documenting reporting requirements and performing gap analyses.
  • Knowledge of regulatory reporting standards and data governance principles.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.

Essential Technical Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience working with SAP SuccessFactors or other SAP cloud applications.
  • Strong expertise in data visualisation, reporting tools, and analytics platforms.
  • Hands-on experience with Power BI and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
  • Strong understanding of data models, reporting layers, and analytics workflows.

Desirable Experience

  • Experience supporting large-scale platform or reporting transformations.
  • Understanding of people analytics, HR data models, or workforce reporting.
  • Familiarity with advanced analytics concepts such as predictive modelling or forecasting.

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary: Up to £64,000 per annum, depending on experience.
  • Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
  • Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
  • Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
  • Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job, and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Tech stack

Power BISAP