MBS Reporting Analyst
Job Title: MBS Reporting Analyst
Salary: The starting salary is £38,926, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £35,998 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £38,523. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Kilburn, Westminster
Met Business Services (MBS) is a new way for the Met to deliver enabling services to all of our officers and staff. MBS is a front-line focused services organisation that sets our people up to succeed, reduces admin, provides a single source of truth for all HR, Finance and Commercial data, providing a critical cornerstone to fix our foundations.
MBS will help every person and supplier working with the Met by:
- Building a modern and efficient industry-standard business services directorate, building and pooling key specialist capabilities, strengthening HR, Finance and Commercial functions whilst removing functional silos;
- Designing end-to-end services, building them the needs of the users rather than in functional process silos and seamlessly integrating them regardless of how they are delivered; and
- Providing easy-to-use interfaces and ‘one-touch’ services for end-users that leverage the potential of contemporary technologies like automation and low-code workflows.
This is an exciting time to be part of MBS – we are building new capabilities and new ways of working that will directly help the frontline to focus on what matters and make a real difference to London. The Met as a whole is transforming to deliver on our goals of More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards, and being part of establishing this new organisation puts you at the heart of that journey with tremendous potential for growth both within the team and across the Met. The value and purpose of MBS is wired into the heart of the Met, with opportunities to collaborate across the organisation, drive innovation to get the right outcomes and support our people in policing London.
The Met Leadership have approved the design and implementation of a centralised service delivery model (Met Business Services – MBS), to replace functional services with business services, breaking down silos and building end-to-end services around user requirements. The initial scope of the MBS model will be MPS Commercial, Finance and HR scope of services functions with the flexibility and scalability of bringing additional new services into it.
A key enabler of the MBS led transformation is the implementation of a new Data and Solutions Capability within MBS. The MBS Reporting Analysts will work with the MBS Reporting Lead and Senior Analysts to enable data-driven decision-making by assisting in data collection, technical documentation, analysis and data visualization of reports based on business questions. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, they will establish reporting best practice, promote the benefits and create the training and technical communications required to all users of the new MBS reporting platform. The individual will have the ability to simplify complex data solutions and deliver engaging reports/analysis to ensure accuracy and quality to all MBS customers.
The MBS Reporting Analyst will report into the MBS Senior Reporting Analyst. The MBS Reporting team will work alongside the other Data Pillars including Data Quality, Data Management and Data Governance to enhance data capability across the Met.
Key Responsibilities
What does the average day look like? Your core duties will include (but are not limited to):
MBS Reporting
Work with Reporting Leads following stakeholder sessions across MBS and MPS and their third-party suppliers to:
- Support technical design and build of visually compelling dashboards and reports to drive business insight based on stakeholder requirements
- Support in the research, design, develop, test, and deploy new reporting features and enhancements
- Own the developed technical documentation required to support the team. This includes to metadata and reporting data repository Single data set, one version of the truth
- Manipulate and interpret data sets using analytical tools, specifically the Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC) product suite to create high quality reports and effectively convey analytical findings
- Working with suppliers to ensure all reporting and dashboard requirements are documented correctly and signed off by stakeholders
- Support UAT testing and capture all defects and log them in a centralised area
- Maintaining reporting catalogues and metadata within the reporting repository to ensure they are up to date, liaising with colleagues as necessary
- Support the Reporting Leads with the execution of a reporting capability that can adjust to dynamically changing business needs and technology enhancements that ensures the reports are continuously relevant and valued by the business
- Work with the Reporting Leads and Senior Analysts to gather stakeholder requirements and document and store them centrally
- Extract, audit and analyse data from a number of different systems e.g. PSOP Oracle, Coupa, SAP, Atamis and other platforms where required to meet stakeholder requirements
- Help create and communicate, with the Reporting Lead, a reporting capability that provides the right data to the right people in the best format to help deliver insights and drive MPS’s ability to make informed and accurate decisions
Teamwork
- Sets clear expectations and draws on own and others’ strengths to meet personal and team objectives
- Use communication skills to transfer knowledge to team members and other stakeholders, including working with line manager
- Actively monitors own objectives and seeks feedback to continuously improve quality and performance
- Build relationships with all pillars of the MBS data team and the wider MBS team to promote a culture of creating reports to drive business action
- Promote a culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity across teams, that supports and encourages overall team ethos and removes silos
- Help foster a culture of high-performance, innovation and continuous improvement embracing MBS and MPS values
- Foster a data-driven culture throughout MBS, promoting data literacy and data analysis tools and techniques
Note: Due to business reasons please be aware there is a tenure period of 2 years for this role.
You may in addition be required from time to time to undertake additional duties necessary to meet the needs of the Met; such duties to be commensurate with the responsibilities and grading of the post.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV and an online application form.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 7th January 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.