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Focussed on client outcomes, seasoned experts lead every engagement, in an operating model powered by AI and free from audit conflict.\nThe Role\nWe are looking for an experienced Advisory Data Architect to own data design across our advisory engagements. This is a platform and design-authority role with a hands-on edge, combining finance-focused business understanding with modern data architecture, platforms and governance. You will define how data - across a client’s business - is structured, governed, and served so that AI, analytics, and management reporting are reliable and scalable. 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