Statutory Data Returns Manager

Location: Hybrid in London, Greater London, United Kingdom; 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Salary: Up to £55,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an independent higher education provider offering flexible and inclusive learning across multiple London campuses.

What you will do

• Lead a team responsible for preparing, validating, and submitting statutory student data returns.
• Manage returns including HESA, OfS, Data Futures, HESES, Provider Profile, Discover Uni, NSS, and Graduate Outcomes.
• Define assured statutory datasets, data definitions, quality checks, validation processes, and supporting documentation.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues across systems in collaboration with data owners, stewards, producers, academic staff, and administrative teams.
• Interpret regulatory reporting requirements, advise senior management on compliance impacts, and liaise with regulators and auditors.
• Manage projects, improve data collection and reporting systems, and support BI and data warehouse decision-making.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification.
• Proven experience working with large and complex datasets and managing statutory returns in higher education or the public sector.
• Strong knowledge of data quality assurance, data protection legislation, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with data manipulation tools, Microsoft Office, data visualization tools, and relational database systems.
• Ability to interpret complex technical and regulatory information, assess data sources, and communicate findings to non-technical audiences.
• Project management skills for time-dependent regulatory analyses and submissions.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with higher education data systems such as HESA and HESES.
• Knowledge of the UK higher education sector, national policy, data governance frameworks, and data integration techniques.
• Experience with Power BI, Microsoft 365, cloud-based data management, and advanced SQL.
• Understanding of machine learning and statistical analysis techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• 40-hour working week with a flexible hybrid schedule.
• Health benefits, life assurance, and an employee assistance plan with 24/7 GP access.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for pension, cars, and cycle-to-work benefits.
• Annual leave options including holiday purchase, additional Christmas leave, and carry-over leave.
• Employee discounts for gyms, shopping, and cinemas.

Hiring process

• Pre-employment checks include a criminal records check, two references, identity and UK right-to-work verification, and education confirmation.