Finance Insights Developer

Shawbrook is a specialist bank driven by a purpose to power up ingenuity to create opportunity, every single day.

We offer a diverse range of savings and loan products. From personal and business savings accounts and loans for wedding and new cars, to complex financial credit facilities for businesses requiring significant investment and mortgages for landlords with multiple properties – no two customers are ever the same.

We give our customers the best-of-both worlds; uniquely combining strong digital capabilities with human expertise and ingenuity to deliver the best outcomes. We rise to the challenge of a complex case or unconventional circumstances, and we love to make things happen. By being creative, practical, and personal, we know we can always find the right solution for our customers.

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person.

Work with us because you:

• Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
• Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative, and hardworking culture
• Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
• Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
• Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
• Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

• The Finance Insights Developer position will be responsible for the delivery of finance projects within the BI suite for Finance.
• As part of the Finance Insights team there will be a multitude of projects with several key initiatives using Cognos BI which will provide finance new reporting solutions and insights from data.
• The Cognos BI developer will work with the Finance Insights leadership team to deliver reporting solutions from business requirements in an agile manner.
• The Cognos BI developer will also work with data architecture teams to facilitate the consumption of data in the most optimal way.
• There will be a drive for innovation to implement best practices but also support in the longer-term architecture of the platform.
• The individual will have a strong learning curve and will demonstrate the ability to apply learned techniques, knowledge and expertise to new business situations and in different business environments.
• High levels of technical and professional expertise are required in order to provide guidance and advice on specialized matters.
• The individual will have to be technically astute and be aware of changes and advances in technology available to ensure that the technological boundaries are constantly being expanded to the benefit of the users.

• Cognos BI suite of applications (Extensive experience for v10.x and above)
• Experience of Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense or similar BI tools an advantage
• Extensive experience using Report Studio reporting via MDX / SQL
• Use of advanced feature such as bursting, report studio, query studio, active reports, mobile reporting and data modules
• Extensive knowledge of dimensional modelling (ideally TM1 / Powerplay or similar)
• Experience using Framework Manager for relational and dimensional package creation.
• Excellent SQL knowledge being able to perform complex SQL for querying data.
• Good UI / UX skills to develop optimal reporting solution for users.
• Performance tunings and maintenance knowledge of Cognos BI
• Exposure of TM1 (v 10.x and above) an advantage
• Exposure to Cognos Cloud products an advantage
• Excellent analytical skills and a pro-active approach to problem solving.
• Working in Agile in a team collaborative environment
• Good understanding of financial principles
• Ambitious, driven and enthusiastic.
• Ability to work analytically to solve both tactical and strategic problems simultaneously.
• Proactively start, manage and co-ordinate own work with minimum supervision
• Proactively leverages the knowledge and expertise of other developers.
• Applies learned techniques, knowledge and expertise to new business situations and business environments.
• Support and train users when required.

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done