Business Intelligence Analyst at South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, Barnsley

Business Intelligence Analyst
Barnsley, with opportunity for hybrid working
£36,581 - £39,481 per annum
Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week, Monday to Friday)

Are you a Business Intelligence or Data Analyst with strong Power BI and SQL skills, looking for a role where your work will directly influence organisational decision-making?

South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking Programmes and Performance team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation managing a £12 billion pension fund.

We are both a local authority and a pension fund and we’re unique within the Local Government Pension Scheme as the only democratically accountable single purpose pension organisation in the UK. As a local government body, we have a public sector ethos and place a great deal of importance on our organisational Values and Behaviours – which are all about being honest and accountable, professional, progressive and empowering.

About the role

As our Business Intelligence Analyst, you’ll help develop and deliver sophisticated Business Intelligence dashboards and other visualisation tools that support corporate reporting, performance management and decision-making across SYPA. You’ll work with data from a wide range of sources, including SQL databases, Excel spreadsheets, SharePoint, structured PDFs and CSV exports, bringing information together to create accessible and meaningful reporting.

You will be responsible for identifying opportunities to improve data collection, and reporting methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness as well as delivering dashboards that can easily track trends to recommend proactive measures for improvement. You will develop and maintain dashboards with Microsoft Power BI to present complex data in a visually appealing and understandable manner and compile and present detailed reports.

As part of a small and collaborative Programmes & Performance team, you will also provide administrative and coordination support to organisational projects and programmes where required. This may include maintaining project documentation, supporting project reporting, tracking actions and milestones, arranging meetings, and contributing to the effective delivery of project management activities across SYPA.

As part of our small and collaborative Programmes & Performance team, you’ll also provide coordination support across organisational projects and programmes where required. This could include maintaining project documentation, supporting project reporting, tracking actions and milestones, coordinating meetings and contributing to the continuous improvement of our project management approach.

What we're looking for

We’re looking for someone who can combine strong technical BI and analytical skills with the ability to communicate data clearly and work collaboratively with colleagues.

With previous experience in a similar role, you’ll bring:

• Experience developing dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.
• Proficiency in SQL and database management.
• Experience analysing complex data and presenting clear insights.
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on data accuracy.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to work independently and identify useful insights.
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft 365, Teams and Planner.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of performance monitoring and service improvement.

You’ll also be educated in a relevant subject such as Mathematics, Statistics, Information Communications Technology, Computer Science or Economics, and hold, or be willing to work towards, a relevant professional qualification or certificate in Data Science or Data Analytics.

What’s in it for you?

At SYPA, you’ll be welcomed into our friendly, committed and talented team. We are big on your professional development, so you’ll have a learning and development plan, and we’ll support you to keep your CPD updated.

Benefits include:

• Generous annual leave policy offering between 28 days and 36 days per year depending on length of service, plus all statutory bank holidays and you can accrue and take up to 13 extra days leave per year through our Flexitime scheme.
• Family friendly policies with generous maternity, adoption and paternity leave arrangements.
• Access to salary sacrifice schemes for Car Lease and AVCs, with a Cycle to Work scheme in the pipeline.
• Support for work-life balance through our Flexitime Scheme which allows you to work your contracted hours to suit both you and the team that you are working in, as well as offering Hybrid Working enabling you to work from home for up to 3 days per week, subject to successful progress during probationary period.
• You’ll automatically be enrolled into the LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) which provides a salary-related pension, to which the employer contributes.
• We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives including regular webinars on health & wellbeing, fresh fruit, tea, coffee, flu vaccination vouchers and ‘Know your numbers’ health screening checks each year. We also organise regular social and charity events.
• A 24/7 confidential helpline is available to employees, as well as access to workplace counselling and Occupational Health.
• Access to a range of benefits and discounts on shopping, leisure, travel etc. through the Wider Wallet scheme.
• Centrally located modern office for public transport links and staff on-site parking available.

Please refer to the Role Profile when submitting your application.

Closing Date: 20th November 2026
 

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should we receive enough quality applications before the advertised closing date.

We’ll be shortlisting throughout the campaign, so early applications are encouraged.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of their permanent right to work in the UK as part of the recruitment process.