Business Intelligence Analyst - Finance - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Job Title: Business Intelligence Analyst - Finance - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £63,409, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £60,400 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £65,886 Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
Working within Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ), the Resources Business Intelligence Analysis Lead will work within the Business Intelligence Function to provide data insight, automation and analytical tools to a range of corporate pillars, with the view to enhancing strategic decision-making.
The Analysis Lead will be jointly responsible, alongside the data engineer for supporting the development and delivery of a BI strategy for CTPHQ corporate pillars. This will require regular consultation and engagement with senior stakeholders to elicit requirements and translate them into BI initiatives.
Alongside leading on the delivery of new solutions, the post-holder will also be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of BI products, processes and tools, as well as responding to ad-hoc data/analytical requests in support of wider CTPHQ priorities.
The Analysis Lead will be required to apply a range of consultative, analytical and technical skills in order to design new data-driven processes, develop analytical tools and models, and to dynamically visualise corporate data.
Key Tasks
The post holder will be required to do the following:
- Working closely with stakeholders across the business, develop and apply knowledge of the business’ process and strategic objectives to identify opportunities for Business Intelligence solutions and improvements;
- Design analytical solutions and data-driven processes to solve business problems or opportunities;
- Write specifications for data collection and data integration requirements, in order to develop the necessary datasets to deliver BI solutions;
- Build queries and analytical models that manipulate and analyse corporate data across multiple sources to deliver unique insight;
- Work with the data engineer to develop automated tools and processes to eliminate or reduce manual effort across Pillars in the collection, consolidation and analysis of data;
- Develop Business Intelligence dashboards in a range of tools including Excel, Power BI or Tableau;
- Maintain regular engagement with other technical pillars and data engineer across CTPHQ to ensure alignment;
- Provide resilience and support to the data engineer in the running and maintenance of back-end data workflows and in the design and maintenance of the corporate data architecture and standards.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
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. Please ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 4th March 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 2 weeks after the vacancy has closed.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 3 weeks after the hiring managers review.