Financial Systems Analyst – Senior Officer
SO1 £26,999 -£31,371
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary
We are seeking an ambitious and skilled individual to join our Financial Systems Team. This is a wide-ranging role that supports the continuous improvement of our current systems and technology and the Council’s ambitious digital transformation program. You will be part of a team supporting ongoing development of financial systems and platforms including Ledger, Procurement, Income Management and BACS.
We are expecting you to be able to hit the ground running with your interest and aptitude for all things IT and generally exhibit the following qualities:
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to take initiative and ownership as required
• Communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Work in a fast paced environment
• Prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Be a self-starter capable of problem solving using your own initiative, making use of online information, training, forums blogs etc.
Experience:
You will have experience of Financial Systems support and development covering some of the following areas:
• Income Management
• Procurement
• Financial Ledger
• BACS Payments and Direct Debits
• Interfaces and integration between systems
• Helpdesk system to prioritise workload and manage resource
• Supporting the procurement, design, implementation of new projects
• Agile methodology
The financial systems we currently use are:
• SAP ECC 6.0: FI/CO, SD, AP, AR
• Civica Pay
• PECOS or similar e-Procurement solution
• C-Series BACS payment system or similar
• MS Office Suite
The role:
• Provide technical support to Financial Systems users
• Create functional and technical specifications, user guides and training documentation
• Implementing new features, modules, applications – leading design and build. Upgrades and implementations
• System maintenance, bug fixes, security fixes
• Deputising for systems lead in all areas
• Quality assurance implementation and audit compliance
• Business Analysis work, requirements gathering, reviewing options and preparing associated documentation
• Project management/ technical lead on systems projects
• Line management and supporting other team members, mentoring, coaching and training
• Working with the business to understand processes and review how systems can support continued efficiencies
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