Graduate Associate, Data Analytics

Graduate Associate, Data Analytics, EY, Belfast  

Data and Analytics is one of the most exciting fields in today’s digital world.  It offers challenging work, career development and great job satisfaction.  EY’s mission is to build a better working world by asking better questions and finding better answers – this is what Data Analytics is all about.  What better way to help us achieve our mission than by working with our Data Science team as we continue on this journey.   

Data Analytics is one of our strategic growth platforms with plans to grow from over 200 people today on the Isle of Ireland to over 300 by 2026.  We are transforming our business by embedding analytics into everything we do.  We are helping our clients transform their businesses by doing the same, across industry sectors and lines of business. We are growing and so are our people.  We are hiring managers, experienced professionals and graduates to work in a variety of roles. 

Who are we? 

At EY our purpose is to Build a Better Working World. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. It is important that these teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental in driving innovation, building strong relationships and delivering the best solutions for our clients.  

The Opportunity 
In response to strong market demand, we are seeking additional individuals to enhance our existing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the Data Analytics team who are not only changing how we deliver services to our clients but are also committed to creating a diverse environment where EY people are valued, where they feel they belong and can contribute their best in every encounter. 

Your Role and Responsibilities 

• Helping clients unlock value from their information assets through collaboration with domain experts and by embedding innovative data analytics solutions in existing services lines  
• Ability to take initiative and derive innovative solutions that tailor our insights and solutions to specific industry, sector, and regulatory dynamics.  
• Collaborating effectively with multi-disciplinary teams across a range of industries to help our clients transform and improve their business 
• Responsibility for a robust set of tools and infrastructure to sanitize, store and manipulate data (following leading standards for data security and privacy).
• Performing statistical analysis and modelling using a variety of tools and programming languages to tell compelling stories to our clients through the application of Data Visualisation software 
• Applying predictive modelling techniques to key business issues faced by our clients to allow them to transform and improve their entire organisation 

Skills and attributes for success  

• Strong academic record including a degree in a relevant, analytical discipline, with an interest in data and a willingness to learn new skills and technologies.  
• Effective communication skills with the ability to explain complex information using clear non-technical language 
• Continuously builds and masters key technical, functional and professional skills  
• A passion to contribute to the growth of the team, bringing energy, enthusiasm, and the courage to lead and develop others 
• Naturally inquisitive and analytically minded with the passion and ability to apply new techniques to deliver insights and solve problems 
• Some experience using programming languages or data manipulation tools is desired but most important is your mindset, and how you approach solving problems  

What we look for

We’re interested in candidates with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

What we offer

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build. 

Apply now.

Please note;
Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity& inclusiveness here . We ask because it matters!

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. 

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. 

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.