Statutory Reporting & Data Analyst

Location: London / Hybrid (4 days in the office)

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Up to £55,000

MLC Partners are delighted to be supporting a leading education organisation to recruit a Statutory Reporting & Data Analyst, sitting within a central Data & Analytics / Business Intelligence team. This is a busy and highly analytical role, focused on ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of data used for regulatory reporting and performance monitoring.

The Role

This position plays a key role in managing statutory data returns, supporting regulatory submissions, and providing insight to senior stakeholders. Working closely with the wider Data & Analytics function as well as Registry and academic teams, you will ensure alignment with data governance standards and support institutional decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage statutory data returns (e.g. HESA Data Futures, HESES, Graduate Outcomes)
• Ensure all submissions are accurate, validated, and delivered in line with regulatory deadlines
• Maintain data integrity and ensure compliance with regulatory bodies such as the Office for Students
• Investigate and resolve data anomalies in collaboration with internal teams
• Produce management information and performance reports for senior stakeholders
• Support analysis of key metrics including continuation, progression, and graduate outcomes
• Work with data systems and reporting tools to extract, analyse, and validate data, and support automation of reporting processes

About You:

• Experience managing statutory or regulatory data returns, ideally within Higher Education
• Strong analytical skills with experience handling complex datasets
• Advanced Excel skills and strong data validation capability
• Experience producing reporting for senior stakeholders
• Good understanding of data quality, governance, and compliance
• Experience with tools such as SQL, Power BI, or similar reporting systems is desirable

Applications are under constant review, with my client seeking the right candidate to start as soon as possible. Please apply now, or reach out to Briar at MLC Partners to have a confidential conversation.