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We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.?? Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them. What does Access offer you?? We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance work and life while maintaining a strong office team-based culture. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.? On top of a competitive salary, our standard 25 days holiday (which goes up the longer you're with us), and a matched pension scheme, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have one charity day allocated to support a cause that matters to you. ??? About you:? You are a self-motivated, technically minded individual with a passion for data and databases. A collaborative team player, you support ongoing and new projects, guide team members, and thrive in an agile, fast-paced environment, prioritizing and coordinating work effectively. Day-to-day, you will:? Support and improve products by working on the data services team, engaging with stakeholders, and promoting data-driven insights. Contribute to a centralized data platform, managing data from raw states to model-ready metrics, and ensuring automation for consistent data delivery. Write clean, well-structured code, maintain development standards, and engage in requirement discussions, risk analysis, and defect resolution. Promote quality, support sprint deliverables, and provide guidance through coaching, mentoring, and hands-on training to upskill the team. Your skills and experiences might also include:?? Proficient in data engineering platforms, particularly spark-based environments and the Lakehouse concept, with preferred qualifications in Databricks. Strong skills in SQL and Python, and extensive experience with Azure Data Factory and related Azure technologies. Experienced in leveraging diverse data sources for ingestion, designing and implementing end-to-end pipelines, and applying version control and CI/CD practices. Knowledgeable in Delta Lake and modern data lake architecture. Skilled in data modeling, including Power BI data modeling within a data lake, and implementing comprehensive test processes to ensure high-quality deliverables. Familiar with using work and issue tracking tools such as Azure DevOps. What are we all about?? The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than?100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace. At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together. Love Work. Love Life. Be You.
Demand Forecasting Analyst Flexible UK Locations/FlexFirst hybrid working Overview British Gas Business (BGB) is the leading provider of energy to SMEs in the UK and is focused on helping its customers energising a greener, fairer future. We currently have a great opportunity to join the British Gas Business Demand Forecasting team. You will be able to apply technical skills to real world problems and contribute to the future of the UK's energy sector. The Role Reporting to the Forecasting and Hedging Manager, this role will have you focused on: Applying your coding skills to monitor and improve the short-and long-term electricity forecasts Coordinating the delivery of forecasting projects Providing analytical and data management support to energy forecasting activities Financial reporting of commodity costs You will be involved in managing the production and validation of forecasts, producing reports, developing and maintaining datasets, tools and systems, as well as managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The Person As the ideal candidate, you will have some of the following: Experience in an energy forecasting role or analytical role related to energy pricing or trading Strong programming and data management skills - experience with SQL and either R or Python is required. Use of Power BI for creating management reports is desirable Strong problem solving, analytical and numerical skills Ability to adapt to a changing fast-paced working environment and to work through technical issues in a timely manner Ability to take ownership and drive significant pieces of analytical work Effective verbal and written communication skills - with the ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders and prepare and present high quality reports #LI-BGAS