SENIOR ICON REPORT WRITER / DEVELOPER recruitment
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a significant quantum of Report Writing development according to Business Applications procedures and potentially cross-training more junior developers.
They will develop and maintain data imports/exports, reports, interfaces and small scale applications which contribute to the optimisation of the Fund Services business processes through automation of manual procedures, and maximise the efficient business usage of the Fund Services core systems.
Core Responsibilities:
- The purpose of the role is to reduce headcount/increase productivity and reduce risk of operational error, achieved in conjunction with other areas.
- Also to differentiate our Business by providing bespoke interfaces and client reporting, often highly customised and designed to minimise change from the previous service-provider.
- Internal Fund Services Operational departments, Product Management, Relationship/Account Management, External Clients.
- Working within a team environment but mainly solely responsible for individual projects.
- Some element of staff management/mentoring, and Leadership of small project-oriented tasks may be required.
- For individual output, maintaining an excellent level of throughput, and ensuring quality standards are maintained.
- Following established best-practice in development, testing and any management responsibilities, and ensuring process, product and systems efficiency is positively impacted.
- Analyse requirements, document and agree specifications, perform development and unit testing, and implement in collaboration with the Business.
- Compose full system documentation, change documentation, and provide input to User/Procedure Documentation.
- Provide support for internally developed facilities, and assist with investigation and resolution of support issues with Core Vendor Systems.
- Provide ad-hoc analysis and reporting, and actively contribute expertise and knowledge, to facilitate change and guide development direction within projects.
- Actively control scope-change and escalate as appropriate to ensure delivery against agreed targets/functionality.
Core Skills:
- Excellent problem solving skills, and the ability to identify multiple possible approaches and assess their relative cost/benefit.
- Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
- Positive attitude, self-motivating, and proactive.
Core Requirements:
- Direct and extensive experience/knowledge of the Securities industry, and knowledge of the Fund Services/TPA business in particular is essential.
- Proven experience in full lifecycle development roles, with experience of RAD or other fast delivery methodologies/environments essential.
- Icon Report Writer at expert level is essential, Microsoft Excel including VBA at expert level desirable.
- Knowledge of other report-writing and development toolsets an advantage.
- Proven experience in analysis, design, testing and release management.
- Proven abilities in the soft-skill sphere especially around time-management, documentation and requirements gathering.
- Structured approach to development planning and progress reporting, defect resolution/tracking and risk/issues management.
- Entitled to work in the UK.
Core-Asset Consulting offer specialist recruitment services to the Investment Banking, Financial Services, Secretarial Support, and Human Resources markets across Scotland.
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