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# Senior Data Analyst

- **Company:** GCS Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £91,000.0 - £104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Governance, Python (Programming Language), Power BI, Microsoft Copilot, Salesforce.Com, SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Transaction Processing (Computing), Snowflake, Stripe, Claude
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-F173074981345B8026/

## About the Role

* Proven experience as a Senior Data Analyst, Reporting Analyst, BI Analyst, or Sales Operations Analyst.
 * Experience within Payments, Card Schemes, Merchant Acquiring, Issuing, FinTech, or Financial Services environments.
 * Strong Salesforce reporting and dashboard development experience.
 * Expertise in Tableau, Power BI, or similar data visualisation tools.
 * Hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and large multi-source datasets.
 * Advanced Excel skills, including financial forecasting, modelling, and analysis.
 * Experience leveraging Python, Copilot, Claude, or similar AI tools to improve reporting efficiency.
 * Strong stakeholder management skills with experience supporting senior leadership teams.
 * Ability to manage multiple concurrent reporting cycles in a fast-paced environment.

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Data Analyst with strong experience in Payments, Card Schemes, Acquiring/Issuing Operations, and Commercial Reporting to join a global sales operations and reporting function. This role will be responsible for delivering executive-level reporting, forecasting, dashboard development, and data-driven insights across regional and global stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have a blend of Salesforce reporting, Tableau/Snowflake expertise, advanced Excel modelling, and payments industry knowledge, particularly within Visa, Mastercard, acquiring, issuing, merchant, and transaction reporting environments., * Design and maintain executive reporting and dashboards for Director and VP-level stakeholders.

 * Build automated reporting solutions leveraging Salesforce, Snowflake, Tableau, and AI-driven tools.
 * Manage end-to-end sales pipeline reporting from prospecting through contract termination.
 * Develop forecasting models for commercial performance, incentives, and revenue tracking.
 * Own monthly contract execution, invoice, and operational reporting.
 * Produce merchant, POS, transaction, and scheme-related reporting across multiple regions.
 * Support regulatory, audit, control testing, and data governance requirements.
 * Partner with global stakeholders across EMEA and international markets.
 * Identify reporting inefficiencies and drive automation using Copilot, Python, and modern analytics tools., * Experience supporting Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, or similar payment network environments.
 * Knowledge of merchant acquiring, issuing, transaction processing, incentive reporting, and scheme reporting.
 * Experience within regulated industries, including Financial Services, Banking, Payments, or FinTech.
 * Exposure to multinational or global reporting environments.

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience from payments and transaction-focused organisations such as:

 * Visa
 * Mastercard
 * American Express
 * Discover
 * Worldpay
 * FIS
 * Fiserv
 * Global Payments
 * TSYS
 * Adyen
 * Stripe
 * Checkout.com
 * Worldline
 * Nexi
 * Elavon
 * Barclaycard
 * Lloyds Cardnet
 * Paysafe
 * Network International
 * Paymentology