Data Analyst

Business Area: HR

Place of Work: Liverpool

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.

About the role

In your role as Data Analyst you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to support the HR Transformation Programme by providing analytical, data quality, reporting and migration support to the Data Transformation Lead. The role will help assess current HR data structures, analyse data across multiple systems, support cleansing and validation activity, and contribute to the successful migration of data into the new HR platform.

Working across HR, Payroll, Reward, Learning, Recruitment, IT and Programme teams, the postholder will help establish a robust data foundation for the future HR operating model while maintaining effective governance, reporting and documentation throughout the programme lifecycle.

What you will be doing

As a trusted part of the HR team you will be responsible for:

Data Discovery & Analysis

• Analyse data across multiple HR systems and databases to support current-state assessment.
• Document data structures, field usage, relationships and dependencies.
• Produce data profiling and quality analysis to identify anomalies, gaps and risks.
• Support the development of programme data inventories and mapping documentation.

Data Quality & Cleansing

• Support data quality assessments across HR, Payroll, Recruitment, Learning and associated systems.
• Identify duplicate, incomplete or inaccurate data records and support remediation activity.
• Track data quality improvements and provide regular progress reporting.

Data Migration Support

• Assist with data mapping between source systems and the target HR platform.
• Create and maintain transformation rules.
• Validate migration extracts, templates and reconciliation outputs.
• Support user acceptance testing, migration testing cycles, cutover planning and post-migration validation.

Reporting & Analytics

• Review and document existing HR reports and dashboards.
• Analyse current reporting requirements to define and document any new data sources required to meet future reporting and analytical needs.

Data Governance & Programme Support

• Contribute to the implementation of data governance principles, controls, definitions and standards.
• Maintain data-related risks, actions, issues and workstream progress tracking.
• Participate to stakeholder workshops, data review sessions, programme documentation and audit requirements.

About you

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile.

To be successful in the role you will have:

Essential

• Experience as a Data Analyst, Technical Data Tester or HR Systems Analyst.
• Experience analysing, manipulating and reconciling large datasets using coding languages or analytical tools.
• Strong data cleansing, validation and quality assurance skills.
• Experience documenting data requirements, mappings and business processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with close attention to detail.

Desirable

• Experience retrieving data programmatically via APIs.
• Proficiency in using SQL to extract data from complex datasets.
• Ability to derive a high-level data model from a live application.
• Understanding of HR or payroll data.

At USS, every individual contributes to building a secure financial future for our members and their families. We strive to create a work environment where everyone can thrive professionally while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. We're also committed to helping you build your career by providing opportunities for development. We put a focus on recognising and supporting each individual's unique career path, driving this forward with the support of an engaged and proactive management team. Here at USS, we want you to thrive in and out of work with a friendly team, flexible culture and excellent range of benefits!

How we will reward you

• Great starting salary
• Generous annual leave package
• Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
• Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
• Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
• Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them ‘front and centre’ of what we do. This is embedded through our values:

• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Excellence

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) was established in 1974 as the principal pension scheme for universities and other higher education institutions in the UK. We work with around 330 employers to help build a secure financial future for almost 599,000 members and their families. We are one of the largest private defined benefit pension schemes in the UK, with total assets of around £84 billion (at March 2026). To find out more, please visit https://www.uss.co.uk

USSL is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to ensure our recruitment process is as flexible and inclusive as possible so we can attract diverse candidates and recruit the best talent. We want all candidates to perform at their best during the recruitment process, so if you need any reasonable adjustments or if there is anything we can do to help support you through your recruitment journey please let us know by contacting resourcing@uss.co.uk.