Senior Audit Data Analyst - 7771

INTERNAL only vacancy:

This vacancy is only available to employees of L&Q and its subsidiaries. Any applications received from external candidates will not be progressed.

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Title: Senior Audit Data Analyst

Contract Type: FTC 12 months

Salary: £48,691 per annum to £53,725 per annum (London weighted salary) or £42,668 per annum to £47,406 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 9

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile

Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 7 th May 2026

Interview Dates: 12 th or 14 th May 2026

Please note that in person interviews will be held for at least one of the interview stages for this role.

Please click here for the role profile - Role Profile - Senior Data Analyst (Internal Audit) Revised.docx

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more ...

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Join our Internal Audit Team at L&Q!

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join L&Q's Internal Audit team and play a key role in shaping how data is used to strengthen our assurance activity.

In this role, you'll lead the development of Internal Audit's data analytics approach - setting standards for how data is used within audits and driving continuous improvement across the function. Your work will help embed data analytics at the heart of Internal Audit, enabling smarter insights and enhancing the quality of assurance we provide.

Sitting within the CEO directorate and reporting to the Internal Audit Manager, you'll be a valued member of the team, contributing expertise and innovation to how we evolve our audit capability.

If you're passionate about using data to drive better outcomes and want to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Your impact in the role:

• You will be responsible for data extraction and need to have good knowledge of the systems used throughout the organisation
• You will be working with Internal Auditors to develop data-driven audit tests to help identify cross-cutting themes and systemic risks which will feed into audit planning, opinions and recommendations
• You will collaborate with Internal Audit stakeholders to explain data findings and present them in formats which can be understood by the wider organisation
• You will have knowledge of data governance, understand GDPR and have the ability to manage sensitive data responsibly

What you'll bring:

• Knowledge of L&Q's business systems
• Experience of data extraction and analysis
• Good presentation skills
• Knowledge of data governance and GDPR

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here .

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

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