Job Description

Offering a complete ecosystem of maritime services, including broking, finance, port services and research, Clarksons is at the heart of global shipping. Our unrivalled reach, expertise, and depth of experience, combined with leading research, enables us to partner with clients across every sector to meet the demands of the world’s rapidly evolving maritime, offshore, trade and energy markets. Building on our unique heritage and harnessing our insights to see further, faster, we work with our clients and communities to create strategies that have a positive impact on the industry and the world around us. Dedicated to excellence, it’s our people that drive success for our clients.

To understand more including day-to-day life at Clarksons, visit us at www.clarksons.com

We are seeking a motivated and analytically minded candidate to join our Finance Technology team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a STEM background to further their career at the intersection of finance and technology. Working closely with the Finance Transformation Director, you will play a key role in supporting finance systems, maintaining our data infrastructure, and building data-driven insights. Curiosity for technology, a structured problem-solving approach, and a willingness to learn are essential.

Key Responsibilities

System Support & Maintenance

• Act as a first point of contact for finance systems and integrations related queries, troubleshooting issues and escalating where necessary.
• Assist in the testing and deployment of finance system releases and enhancements.
• Support the development of new and innovative ways to improve user adoption and competency across the finance user base (e.g. AI/chatbots for self-help)

Data Management & Analytics

• • • • Assist in the maintenance and development of the finance data warehouse, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and availability.
      • Write and optimise SQL queries to extract, transform, and load data in support of reporting and analytical requirements.
      • Build, maintain, and enhance PowerBI dashboards and reports that provide actionable insight to finance stakeholders.
      • Support data governance efforts by identifying and resolving data quality issues.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with the Finance Transformation Director and wider finance teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with IT and other business functions to support system integrations and cross-platform data flows.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to leverage technology to enhance efficiency across the finance function.
• Participate in project work related to the ongoing finance transformation initiative.

Skills & Qualifications

Essential

• • • • A degree in a STEM discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Data Science, Physics or related fields).
      • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a methodical approach to working with data and systems.
      • Proficiency in SQL, with the ability to write queries to interrogate and manipulate datasets.
      • Experience or academic exposure to data visualisation tools, ideally PowerBI.
      • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
      • High attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.

Desirable

• • • • Exposure to ERPs or finance systems
      • Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
      • Experience with Python for data processing, automation, or analysis.

What we’re looking for

We invite applications from candidates who can demonstrate:

• Drive and self-motivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change;
• Relationship building, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport;
• Collaboration, able to work well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills, and deliver results;
• Resilience with the ability to persist and adapt;
• Smart problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas;
• Professional integrity and a respect for company values.