Carbon Data Analyst

Company Description

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets.

Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 600 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond. 

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Carbon Data Analyst to manage and maintain large-scale environmental datasets that drive our strategic carbon product offer. In this role, you will be responsible for data integrity, quality assurance, processing, and reporting, ensuring accurate and actionable insights that support data-driven decision-making.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop data pipelines, reporting frameworks, and analytical tools while upholding best practices in data governance and compliance. Your expertise in data analytics and environmental data application and analysis will be essential in developing our new product offer.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Data Management & Maintenance:

• Collect, clean, and structure large datasets from various sources.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy by implementing quality control processes.
• Maintain databases, troubleshoot inconsistencies, and optimize data pipelines.

Data Quality & Assurance:

• Develop and implement data validation and reconciliation processes.
• Identify anomalies, gaps, and inconsistencies in datasets and resolve them proactively.
• Ensure adherence to data governance and compliance standards.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Generate high-quality reports and dashboards to support business decision-making.
• Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) to identify trends, patterns, and insights.
• Work with business teams to define key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting metrics.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with data engineers, business analysts, and other teams to improve data processes.
• Provide data-driven insights to product, strategy, and customer experience teams.
• Support business development efforts with data-backed recommendations.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive in managing and maintaining large datasets. Strong technical skills and a passion for data-driven problem-solving are essential for success in this role.

Essential:

• Proven ability to handle and maintain large datasets with accuracy and efficiency.
• Strong SQL skills for querying, transforming, and managing structured data.
• Experience with data validation, cleansing, and quality control techniques.
• Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, or Tableau for data visualization and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Ability to translate complex data findings into actionable business insights.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Desirable:

• Experience with Python or R for data analysis and automation.
• Knowledge of cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and data warehousing.
• Familiarity with ETL processes and data pipeline automation.
• Understanding of data governance frameworks and compliance standards.
• Background in economics and interest in using data to solve economic problems and deliver insights.
• Exposure to carbon markets, sustainability analytics, or energy sector data (preferred but not required).

Additional Information

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
   
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
   
• GROWTH MINDSET. This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
   
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
   
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
   
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.