Data Scientist – Finance
MusgraveIreland4 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyEngineering, Information Technology
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Join Musgrave: Where Innovation Meets Heritage, and People Drive Change
The successful candidate can be based in Dublin or Cork, Occassional travel to the Cork office is required.
Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses, with a rich 150-year legacy in food and brand innovation. We're proud to serve communities across Ireland and Spain, feeding one in three people every day through 19 iconic brands like SuperValu, Centra, Mace, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave MarketPlace. By supporting thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses, we make a positive impact on the communities they serve. We're committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland, and we're looking for dynamic, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey.
As we continue our journey toward becoming Ireland’s most trusted and sustainable business, we have an exciting opportunity for a successful candidate to join our team as Data Scientist.
The role:
As a Data Scientist, you will deliver advanced analytics and data science solutions to support financial performance, planning, and strategic decision-making across the business.
What You’ll Be Doing
Career Development: With a commitment to your personal and professional growth, Musgrave offers numerous opportunities for advancement and learning.
Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a passionate team, where your contributions will make a significant impact
Innovation Focus: Be part of a company that values forward-thinking solutions
Community Focus: Be part of a company that truly values its communities and strives to make a positive impact.
Be Part of a Legacy: Join a company with a long-standing commitment to community and innovation.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of a forward-thinking company that values your expertise and vision.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
Musgrave operate a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the business and working remotely.
The successful candidate can be based in Dublin or Cork, Occassional travel to the Cork office is required.
Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses, with a rich 150-year legacy in food and brand innovation. We're proud to serve communities across Ireland and Spain, feeding one in three people every day through 19 iconic brands like SuperValu, Centra, Mace, Frank and Honest, and Musgrave MarketPlace. By supporting thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses, we make a positive impact on the communities they serve. We're committed to becoming the most trusted and sustainable business in Ireland, and we're looking for dynamic, forward-thinking individuals to join us on this journey.
As we continue our journey toward becoming Ireland’s most trusted and sustainable business, we have an exciting opportunity for a successful candidate to join our team as Data Scientist.
The role:
As a Data Scientist, you will deliver advanced analytics and data science solutions to support financial performance, planning, and strategic decision-making across the business.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex finance-focused data science and advanced analytics initiatives, from problem definition through implementation and business adoption.
- Partnering closely with Finance, Commercial, and Trading/Buying teams to support margin analysis, pricing effectiveness, forecasting, budgeting, investment evaluation, and performance management.
- Applying advanced statistical, econometric, and machine learning techniques to financial, transactional, operational, and commercial datasets.
- Supporting enterprise-wide initiatives such as forecasting accuracy improvement, cost-to-serve analysis, working capital optimisation, and data-driven investment decisions.
- Developing and presenting clear, credible, data-driven recommendations to Finance leadership and senior stakeholders.
- Identifying high-value analytical opportunities and translating financial questions into scalable analytical solutions with measurable outcomes.
- Collaborating across the Data Science & Analytics function to ensure consistent approaches, reusable assets, and shared best practices.
- Managing and mentoring junior analytics team members within the Finance Analytics spoke.
- Acting as a strong data-driven advocate within Finance, promoting evidence-based decision-making and challenging assumptions.
- Passionate about using data, analytics and AI to drive business performance.
- 3 – 5 years’ progressive experience in Data Scientist, Finance Analyst or similar role.
- Understanding and experience of data analysis and manipulation techniques on data
- Experience combining analytic methods with advanced data visualizations.
- Experience applying computational algorithms and statistical methods to structured and unstructured data.
- Ability to breakdown and clearly define problems.
- Demonstrated ability to own and deliver projects that deliver real business value.
- Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills.
- Flexibility to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Advanced Excel and Power BI skills.
- Ability to query large data sets using SQL with experience with cloud-based environments an advantage
- A third level qualification in Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science or equivalent qualification.
Career Development: With a commitment to your personal and professional growth, Musgrave offers numerous opportunities for advancement and learning.
Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a passionate team, where your contributions will make a significant impact
Innovation Focus: Be part of a company that values forward-thinking solutions
Community Focus: Be part of a company that truly values its communities and strives to make a positive impact.
Be Part of a Legacy: Join a company with a long-standing commitment to community and innovation.
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of a forward-thinking company that values your expertise and vision.
Musgrave is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from diverse candidates. If we can make any accommodations to enable you to be the best version of yourself during the interview, please let us know.
Musgrave operate a Work Smart hybrid working model where you can alternate your time between connecting and collaborating in the business and working remotely.
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