BI & Data Analytics - Assistant Manager

Cooper Parry, a progressive and fast-growing professional services group, is building a market-leading Business Intelligence & Data Analytics function and we're looking for a talented BI & Data Analytics Assistant Manager to join us in our Dundee office, due to high demand in this area of our business.

This role sits at the intersection of finance and data science - a skillset that is still relatively rare but rapidly becoming essential. Businesses are increasingly looking for professionals who can go beyond reporting and deliver insight-led decision making, and we're investing heavily in this space. As part of this journey, you'll work with a wide range of clients across multiple sectors, helping them unlock the value in their data, improve performance, and make smarter decisions. You'll work within an experienced, established and growing team, learning and developing "on the job", benefitting from a structured career progression pathway. This function has ambitious growth plans to double headcount in the coming year, in line with market demand, offering career progression opportunities for the right candidate.

This role offers hybrid working but for training and development, a minimum 2 days in office per week would be expected in first 12 months.

Within a team of specialists based in Dundee, you will:

• Build semantic models in Microsoft Fabric connecting to a variety of different data sources
• Create outputs from these models in Microsoft Excel and Power BI
• Use Python coding packages to undertake advanced analytical techniques on the model data
• Automate and enhance management, financial and operational data
• Turn complex and often large datasets into clear and actionable insights
• Support data-driven decision making across a diverse range of business sectors
• Work directly with clients to deliver end-to-end analytics projects

We're looking for someone who blends strong accounting knowledge with a passion for data and problem solving.

You'll likely:

• Be a qualified Accountant (CA/ACCA/CIMA) with some post-qualifying experience either gained from practice or industry
• Have some experience in reporting or analysis roles
• Be known as the Excel go-to person in your team
• Be naturally curious, analytical, and motivated by solving problems through data

• Advanced Excel Skills
• Power BI / Power Query experience
• An understanding of data structures
• Python coding experience

• Open holiday allowance + Christmas office closure
• WFAAF - Work From Anywhere, Anytime, Forever
• Clear career progression with annual salary reviews
• Pension, life assurance & income protectionGym membership, cycle to work & wellbeing support (EAP & coaching)
• Discounts, cashback, activity pass & car salary sacrifice scheme
• Vibrant culture with social clubs, team events & flexible dress code

If you're an Accountant who enjoys working with data, building models, and turning numbers into meaningful insight and you're ready to grow your career in a future-focused, high-demand specialism, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.