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Are You Ready for a Challenge?\n Join Just Eat Takeaway.com! \n We’re a leading global online delivery platform with a vision to empower everyday convenience. Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery, and convenience partners worldwide. About This Role\n As a Senior Data Analyst in our Global Finance Operations department, you will be at the forefront of driving data integrity, process efficiency, and strategic visibility across the Record to Report (R2R) team. By embodying our values to lead, deliver, and care, you will establish critical data pipelines and build governed datasets that enhance month-end performance and support AI automation. \n Working closely with the Governance Lead and Continuous Improvement Managers, you will help foster a data-literate culture across the organization. Through seamless teamwork and a customer-centric approach, you will deliver clean, structured data and transform analytical insights into strategic value. Your Key Responsibilities\n\n • Lead the analysis of financial data flows between primary ERP systems (e.g., Workday) and upstream/downstream tools to minimize manual adjustments.\n, • Drive the optimization of month-end close (MEC) processes, leveraging our data ecosystem for enhanced accuracy and real-time visibility.\n, • Collaborate with the Governance Lead and Master Data Management team to establish rigorous data quality standards and transparent data dictionaries.\n, • Acquire, manage, and maintain robust data pipelines from primary and secondary systems to support broader Global Finance Operations.\n, • Build and maintain automated reporting frameworks for R2R KPIs and OKRs to enable tower-level performance and initiative tracking.\n, • Identify and articulate process bottlenecks and improvement opportunities to leadership, using data-driven evidence to aim high and raise the bar.\n, • Evaluate AI, automation, and process mining use cases alongside Tech and Data & Analytics teams to drive efficiency and innovation.\n, • Act as a mentor and subject matter expert, guiding colleagues on analytical tools, methods, and best practices.\n, • Foster a culture of data literacy by delivering engaging training and awareness sessions focused on analytics and AI readiness.\nWhat Will You Bring to the Team?\n\n, • Proven expertise in data analysis, transformation, and insight generation within complex finance or e-commerce environments.\n, • Strong understanding of end-to-end finance processes, accounting principles, and sensitive financial data governance.\n, • High technical proficiency in Workday Finance (or similar ERPs) and financial reporting tools for complex data extraction and querying.\n, • Experience with consolidation platforms (e.g., OneStream) and cross-functional finance system touchpoints.\n, • Strong SQL, BigQuery, and spreadsheet skills with a commitment to building transparent KPIs, automated dashboards, and data validation controls.\n, • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex finance needs into technical specifications.\n, • Strong communication skills to build cross-functional relationships and influence stakeholders.\n, • A proactive, self-starter mindset, comfortable navigating uncertainty while committed to achieving goals.\n, • A passion for mentoring others and advocating for data literacy to make a lasting impact.\nAt JET, This Is How We Play\n Our teams forge connections internally and collaborate with some of the best-known brands globally, giving us a truly international impact in a dynamic environment. Being the best at what we do isn’t just about delivering on our strategy; it’s a competition for something incredibly valuable – our customers' choice. \n At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviors. They guide every interaction, decision, and innovation, helping us consistently surpass the competition and earn our customers’ loyalty. \n Fun, fast-paced, and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, and celebrating wins. By truly living our values, we’re building a customer-first culture that keeps us one step ahead. Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging\n No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you come from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture that encourages diversity of thought and ensures all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colorful selves to work every day. What Else Are We Delivering?\n Want to know more about our JETers, culture, or company? Explore our career site for stories, blogs, podcasts, and more JET journeys. Are You Ready to Join the Team?\n Apply now!

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave., • Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities., • Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages., • Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover., • Staff discounts and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts. Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. We’re looking for a Service Desk Analyst to join our team working at our offices in Watford on a hybrid basis. If you’ve got 2nd line tech support experience and enjoy helping people, we’d love to hear from you. We’re after someone who loves building good working relationships, is keen to pick up new skills, and takes a considered approach to troubleshooting. Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box on the job description, if you think you’re the right fit based on what you’ve read, go ahead and apply! • Providing a professional technical service through face to face, telephone, ticket based and or email communication to Action for Children staff and partner organisations., • Conduct the fulfilment of service requests, adhering to Technology policies, processes, procedures., • Take responsibility for incident management, to resolve technical (including complex) incidents, quickly and efficiently., • Maintain the Technology configuration management database., • Investigating and identifying trends, gathering evidence to support further investigation by the appropriate teams., • Process orders efficiently and expeditiously, ensuring payments match goods and services supplied., • Responsible for the user account administration tasks needed to set up staff transferred to Action for Children., • IS support qualification (such as MCP or A+), HND or equivalent and/or Advanced support qualification such as MCSE. ITIL Foundation qualification., • Experience of working in service support environment., • Experience of Support in a Microsoft Environment”, • Experience of using of Service Desk systems., • Experience of working in a customer facing role assisting and supporting people via email and telephone contact., • Experience of working to administrative procedures for tasks such as raising orders, invoice processing, asset recording, • Excellent communication, organisational and customer service skills. At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & MinorEthnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. #J-18808-Ljbffr

? Hybrid – Watford, UK (3–4 days onsite per week) ? Initial contract ASAP until March - extension likely ? £250–300 per day (Inside IR35) ? Start date: ASAP My client's EMEA HR Technology team is seeking an Analyst, HR Technology to support a major HR and payroll systems rollout. This role offers the chance to work within a global hospitality brand, supporting new HR technology implementations, system enhancements, and integrations across the region. • Support the implementation, upgrade, integration, and automation of HR technology systems., • Coordinate HR and payroll data, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of data issues with hotel teams., • Manage system access and security, providing troubleshooting support for users., • Conduct testing for HR systems, document test results, and support end-user training., • Collaborate with HR, Finance, and IT stakeholders to identify and drive process improvements., • Develop and maintain user guides, documentation, and training materials for new HR technology solutions., • 1–3 years of experience working with HR systems (Oracle HCM preferred)., • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills for data analysis and reporting., • Previous exposure to HR or payroll systems and interface coordination., • Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills., • Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously., • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise confidently with stakeholders across departments., • Contract Type: Inside IR35, • Duration: 6 months (initial), • Location: Hybrid (Watford – EMEA HQ), • Day Rate: £250–300, • Start: ASAP #J-18808-Ljbffr

At ReliaQuest, we do things differently. We do not limit your professional growth with outdated job titles and responsibilities. Why be just a “Security Analyst”, “Detection Developer”, or “Security Engineer” when you can be all three? As a GreyMatter Specialist, you will do all of that and more. This role is uniquely designed to combine skills of threat detection, engineering, and incident response. On our team, we give you the opportunity to make an impact starting from day one. In this role, you’ll develop a diverse skill set which normally takes years to learn—all within your first year. Our industry-leading security operations platform, GreyMatter and immersive training will afford you the tools, experience, and opportunities to grow your career. Whether you’re conducting advanced investigations, troubleshooting technical challenges or providing customer recommendations, you’ll be solving real-world challenges and driving impact daily for our enterprise customers. As part of the ReliaQuest team, you will receive mentorship and hands‑on experiences while working alongside world‑class teammates who share a high‑performance mindset. In this environment, your expertise will propel you years ahead of your peers limited to traditional SOC roles. If you are looking for the monotony of manually working security alerts, this job is not for you; but if you are ready to be challenged, we are ready to invest in you. • Be a trusted technical advisor, resolving customer challenges from start to finish., • Provide analysis and recommendations to customers based on alert activity, response playbook availability, and investigations., • Triage and fine‑tune security alerts, Digital Risk Protection (DRP) alerts, and engineering health alerts to ensure optimal performance., • Integrate and configure log sources for existing customers., • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to data parsing and ingestion to ensure smooth operations and data accuracy., • Independently integrate and configure log sources, handling both administrative tasks and ad hoc requests to complete work efficiently., • Deploy and fine‑tune detection rules using GreyMatter Detect., • Employ the Cyber Analysis Methodology to conduct investigations., • Conduct advanced investigations, including Tier 3 incidents, ad‑hoc threat hunts, and customer‑requested analyses., • Communicate effectively with customers regarding engineering and Incident Response (IR) escalations., • Spend 75% of your day in front of the customer., • Bachelor's degree in a related field, • Understanding of cybersecurity and IT disciplines including networking, operating systems, authentication protocols, general enterprise network, architecture, and security incident response., • Knowledge of TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis, and network/security applications, • Basic knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems, • Ability to blend your technical and communication skills to advise the customer, • Must demonstrate great attitude, energy, and effort, • Must be adaptable, focused, accountable, and helpful, • Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills (English language), • Certifications such as Network+, Security+, CySA+, • 1-3 years' experience as a Security/Network Administrator or equivalent knowledge, • Prior SIEM experience and/or administration, • Hands‑on experience with parsing data, log formats, regular expressions, • Scripting experience (bash, PowerShell, python), • Multiple OS experience (mac, windows), • Knowledge of various security methodologies and processes, and technical security solutions (SIEM, IDS/IPS, Firewall Solutions, Offensive Security tools) #J-18808-Ljbffr

We're looking for a Service Desk Analyst to join our Managed Services team, based on-site at a customer location in Watford. This is a front‑line role where you'll be the first point of contact for technical issues and service requests and the person who makes sure every query is owned, progressed, and resolved. As this is an on‑site role, you’ll also be the walk‑up point of contact for users who come directly to IT with issues and requests, providing a calm, professional first response and clear updates throughout. You’ll be trusted to manage your own day‑to‑day workload, prioritise competing demands, and take ownership of incidents from initial triage through to resolution or escalation working proactively and independently, with in‑house colleagues and remote support from the wider team when needed. 40 working hours a week between the hours of 7am and 5:30pm, Monday - Friday. Based on client site in Watford • Handling incoming incidents and service requests via phone, email, and instant messaging, logging everything accurately in the customer's ITSM tool, • Taking ownership of issues from first contact through to resolution, keeping users updated throughout, • Triaging and resolving faults within your expertise, and escalating intelligently when required, • Communicating clearly with both end users and internal resolver teams to keep tickets moving, • Supporting systems including MS Office, Windows OS, Active Directory, and remote connection tools, • Producing and maintaining documentation for known issues and fixes, • Working to contractual SLAs and contributing to a positive customer experience at every interaction, • Previous experience in a Service Desk or technical support environment, ideally with a Managed Service Provider, • Comfortable working with Active Directory, Windows 10+, iOS, and Android, • A natural communicator who is able to translate technical issues into plain English for non-technical users, • Calm under pressure, proactive by nature, and someone who takes ownership, • ITIL v3 Foundation (minimum)Experience with Hornbill is a bonus, but not essential, • Strong customer service track record and a team-first attitude #J-18808-Ljbffr

We’re looking for a Reward Analyst to join a global business on an initial 12-month fixed-term contract, supporting a varied portfolio of reward projects across the international employee population. This is a great opportunity for an analytical and commercially minded reward professional who enjoys working on projects, interpreting data and helping shape reward practices in a changing regulatory and business environment. You’ll play an important role in delivering reward projects across the business, with a particular focus on EU Pay Transparency, gender pay gap analysis and benefits. Working closely with HR, Reward and wider business stakeholders, you’ll turn complex data and regulatory requirements into clear insights and practical actions. Your responsibilities will include: • Supporting the implementation of EU Pay Transparency requirements across relevant countries and employee populations., • Undertaking gender pay gap analysis, identifying trends, potential areas of concern and opportunities for action., • Supporting the delivery of wider reward and benefits projects, from analysis and design through to implementation., • Analysing compensation and benefits data, producing reports and developing meaningful insights for stakeholders., • Supporting job evaluation, pay benchmarking and reward analysis as required., • Working with HR and Reward colleagues across multiple countries to gather, validate and interpret data., • Preparing clear presentations, reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders., • Maintaining high standards of data quality, governance and confidentiality., • Keeping up to date with developments in reward legislation and best practice, particularly across Europe., • Contributing to continuous improvement of reward processes, systems and reporting. About you You’ll ideally bring: • Experience working in Reward / Compensation & Benefits, preferably within a multinational or complex organisation., • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work confidently with large and sometimes complex datasets., • Experience with gender pay gap analysis and/or pay equity analysis., • An understanding of EU Pay Transparency legislation and its implications for employers., • Experience supporting reward or benefits projects from analysis through to delivery., • Strong Excel skills and confidence working with HR and reward data., • Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach., • The ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences., • A proactive approach and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. This is a hybrid role based in Watford, offering c£65,000 - £70,000 per annum. #J-18808-Ljbffr

At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, our AI-powered platform is reshaping how insurers and brokers connect, decide, and grow across the global insurance ecosystem. We move fast, think big, and build things that matter. If you’re energized by meaningful innovation and want to shape what’s next in Insurtech, this is where that work happens. This role is aligned to our hub locations. While we’re especially interested in candidates in or near these areas, we welcome applications from outside of these locations as well. We’re looking for a Customer Business Analyst to join our Customer Success Team and help drive meaningful outcomes at the intersection of AI and insurance. You’ll collaborate with people who bring diverse perspectives, challenge each other to think bigger, and move together toward shared goals. Here, you’ll have real ownership, real problems to solve, and a team that’s genuinely invested in your growth. • Work day-to-day within the client delivery team under the coordination of the Delivery Manager, contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and risk identification., • Lead client discovery workshops, challenge existing processes, and identify opportunities for Cytora to add value to the end user., • Translate client business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and process designs that support and direct conversations with engineering and product teams., • Identify data inputs, system integration touchpoints, and exception scenarios early in the design lifecycle., • Manage extensive and in depth analytical reporting of product performance, utilising tools such as Thoughtspot., • Design and optimise AI-driven workflows, including prompt strategies and efficient analytical reporting., • Continuously identify opportunities to improve BA practice efficiency through AI — including automating repetitive analysis tasks, accelerating documentation and enhancing insight generation., • Ensure solution quality through test strategy ownership, acceptance criteria, UAT leadership - covering end-to-end scenarios, edge cases, and compliance-sensitive flows, and AI output validation., • Collaborate within agile delivery teams to manage priorities, risks, and dependencies., • Drive continuous improvement by monitoring live solutions and enhancing performance through iteration. If this role sounds like the right next move, we’d love to hear from you. You might bring: • Proven Business Analysis experience, with meaningful exposure to the insurance sector (underwriting, claims, policy administration, or distribution), • Proven ability to run client‑facing workshops and influence senior stakeholders — including the confidence to challenge established thinking constructively, • Practical, hands‑on experience with AI tools — including prompt engineering, building AI‑assisted workflows, and a clear understanding of LLM behaviour and limitations, • High standard of written and verbal communication. Bonus points if you also have: • Multilingual skills: Fluency in English, and the ability to write and speak multiple languages would be advantageous We’re building the future of insurance and we’re doing it together. At Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, we’re driven by a shared mission to transform the industry through AI-powered solutions that deliver smarter decisions, stronger connections, and better outcomes. We build a culture that sees you not just your output. You’re a teammate and you matter here. We draw on the full range of our team’s backgrounds and experiences because that diversity is what makes our thinking stronger and our products better. We believe flexibility fuels performance. Whether remote, hybrid, or in-office, we empower our teams to work in ways that work best for them. • Competitive salary, • Flexible working and remote options, • Professional development budget & conference access, • Annual company retreats, • A mission-driven culture that puts people first Learn more about the people behind our products at about-careers. We leverage AI tools to streamline parts of our recruitment workflow (such as resume parsing and interview scheduling). However, candidate screening, interviews, and final decisions are always conducted by real humans. Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. #LI-Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr

Cytora, now an Applied Systems company, is seeking a Customer Business Analyst to join the Customer Success team. You will bridge AI and insurance, translating client needs into actionable requirements and helping shape product strategy while working with diverse stakeholders. You’ll lead discovery workshops, refine processes, and design AI-enabled workflows that deliver measurable outcomes. This role offers flexible remote options and growth within a fast-paced Insurtech environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Renewable Energy Systems Ltd is seeking a highly motivated IT Business Analyst to join our Project Management team in the UK.The role bridges IT and business stakeholders, ensuring projects are delivered on time and aligned with objectives.You will elicit and document requirements, support change ma

Global Giant in Watford, UK, seeks an Analyst, HR Technology to support a major HR systems rollout.This hybrid role involves implementing, upgrading, and integrating HR tech across the EMEA region, with a focus on accuracy and data integrity.The candidate will coordinate HR and payroll data, manage

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