Data Analyst Trainee (Graduate) - Finance Operations

Are you ready to launch your career in Data with one of the UK’s leading retailers?

Next PLC, a FTSE 100 company, is looking for ambitious, driven, and talented Data Graduates to join our Finance Data Analyst Trainee Programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an industry-leading retailer, working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that will challenge you to develop and grow.

Why choose Next?

At Next, we believe in nurturing talent and providing our graduates with all the tools and opportunities they need to become the finance leaders of tomorrow. Here’s why joining Next will be the best decision for your career:

• Industry-leading training and development: You’ll receive support from day one for your development within finance and data, learning key skills as well as attending in-house development training sessions. 
• Real responsibility: You’ll be involved in key financial operations, providing you with valuable insights and exposure to different areas of the business.
• Supportive mentorship: Benefit from the guidance of experienced finance professionals who will mentor and support you throughout the programme.
• Career progression: Our graduate programme is designed to set you up for success, with a clear path to progression within the business.

About the role

As part of our Graduate Data Analyst Programme, you will:

• Assist in the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines.
• Contribute to data warehousing and data lake solutions.
• Support data quality initiatives and data cleansing processes.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to provide data for analysis.
• Learn and apply new data technologies and tools.
• Document data processes and workflows.

About you

We’re seeking talented graduates with a passion for data and a keen interest in retail. The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field.
• Knowledge of Database concepts and SQL.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, PySpark/Py SQL or R.
• Experience or an understanding of machine learning concepts to build forecasting models.
• Experience with tools such as Databricks, Snowflake or similar. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!