Systems Analyst
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The role involves a range of tasks, from providing general user support, creating requirement documents alongside members of the client-facing teams, configuring new system functionality, writing reports, supporting integration feeds and automation, preparation of training materials, deployments of changes and designing processes to improve operational efficiencies, and much more., Work closely with the client-facing team to elicit detailed requirements to enhance the core and develop the configuration of the systems and financial reporting suite to meet the demands of our clients, supporting, or acting as a business analyst to collate the scoping of requirements and providing a breakdown of work and quote where necessary. Ascertain timelines and expectations, identify if realistic and manage expectations. Provide point-of-contact support to various areas of the business.
Support of engagements with client facing teams, and possibly direct with clients over the life cycle of a project, including attendance and providing updates via formal meetings and project documents, as well as keeping teams appraised of progress on individual tasks.
Understand or interpret complex or ambiguous requirements to specify, design and develop solutions within the system configuration, reporting, or to support users in rectifying errors in data input.
Provide triage to Service Requests (SRs) and incidents to ascertain if the matter has been raised correctly, if any additional information required. Determine if the issue appears to be data or user related and assess the complexity of the task. Monitor the SR Escalations and Incidents and ensure that they are assigned as soon as resource becomes available.
To assist the MTS team in Business as Usual (BAU) allocations, and investigate incoming incidents and requests by checking relevance, directing to the appropriate team and managing complexity levels, timeframes, priority and locating a resource or delegate work where necessary to other resources.
Application and report testing System Integration Testing (SIT) and reconciliation activities in line with testing strategy. Provide 4 eyes review on changes processed by other MTS Apps users, including both meta and non-meta SRs, with particular focus on trainee-assigned SRs.
Provide third level support raised via the support desk as either SRs and Incidents, as well as enhancements raised through other means, including projects and continual improvements, ensuring client facing teams (and project managers where applicable) are regularly appraised of progress.
Providing input around internal processes to create and enhance efficiencies.
Understand the group's change management framework and ensure that any system, enhancements, or corrections follow the correct change process through documentation, testing, approval board and deployment.
Mentoring and assisting with the development of more junior team members as well as deputising for managers where appropriate in project areas or BAU.
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Requirements
Strong technical financial services industry knowledge. Prior business experience in private equity or real assets would be highly advantageous.
Part or fully qualified in a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, ACA, ICSA or relevant IT qualification).
Exposure to Private Equity products, particularly the eFront suite of applications (eFront Invest and Investment Cafe).
Advanced PC skills, notably MS Office suite (MS Word & MS Excel).
Experience or proficiency with programming languages such as VBA & VB Script, SAS, JavaScript and Transact SQL.
Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues, clients and business contacts.
General problem solving and a methodical approach.
Genuine interest in technology and systems.