Position: Junior Business Analyst

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £25,000 plus Excellent benefits

Benefits include:

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), Personal Training Budget, National Rail Card, Perkbox membership, Monthly Health & Wellbeing allowance and Multiple social and charity events each year

This role is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven individual to learn from the existing team and develop into a fully-fledged Business Analyst.

Our award-winning client based in the heart of Milton Keynes is expanding its Business Analysis team and as a result, an exciting opportunity has arisen for two Junior BusinessAnalysts to join the company.

Working within the IT Department, the Junior Business Analyst will be tasked with overseeing the Software Development Lifecycle in order to facilitate the delivery of product development across a suite of solutions.

Responsibilities:

Requirements Gathering for suggested functional changes and business solutions

Creating process flows to show the current processes ("as-is") and the proposed processes ("to-be")

Assisting with internal business change, identifying potential new processes to help improve the efficiency of the business

Conducting meetings with internal and external stakeholders

Performing reviews on completed developments to ensure they meet the original requirements

Performing document analysis to gather more information on requirements or processes

Providing assistance to the developers and any other internal staff around development queries

Participate in daily Agile Scrum

Carry out research into a specific area and write up findings following investigation

Planning and implementing future IT developments and undertaking project work

Become a Subject Matter Expert within one of the company’s divisions, acting as a source of knowledge able to provide advice, or make decisions, on the direction of the product/s within that division

Acting as a gatekeeper of good quality across multiple areas, including but not limited to capturing good requirements, ensuring development items have a good quality of information, ensuring Release Notes are informative and appropriate for the target audience.

Essential Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office Products
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Logical thought process
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Good active listener & research skills
• Degree educated

Desirable Skills:

• A good understanding of Microsoft Visio
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and AGILE processes
• Experience taking on research projects
• Knowledge around the Healthcare, Social Care, and procurement sectors

Position: Junior Business Analyst

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £25,000 plus Excellent benefits

Benefits include:

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), Personal Training Budget, National Rail Card, Perkbox membership, Monthly Health & Wellbeing allowance and Multiple social and charity events each year

This role is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and driven individual to learn from the existing team and develop into a fully-fledged Business Analyst.

Our award-winning client based in the heart of Milton Keynes is expanding its Business Analysis team and as a result, an exciting opportunity has arisen for two Junior BusinessAnalysts to join the company.

Working within the IT Department, the Junior Business Analyst will be tasked with overseeing the Software Development Lifecycle in order to facilitate the delivery of product development across a suite of solutions.

Responsibilities:

Requirements Gathering for suggested functional changes and business solutions

Creating process flows to show the current processes ("as-is") and the proposed processes ("to-be")

Assisting with internal business change, identifying potential new processes to help improve the efficiency of the business

Conducting meetings with internal and external stakeholders

Performing reviews on completed developments to ensure they meet the original requirements

Performing document analysis to gather more information on requirements or processes

Providing assistance to the developers and any other internal staff around development queries

Participate in daily Agile Scrum

Carry out research into a specific area and write up findings following investigation

Planning and implementing future IT developments and undertaking project work

Become a Subject Matter Expert within one of the company’s divisions, acting as a source of knowledge able to provide advice, or make decisions, on the direction of the product/s within that division

Acting as a gatekeeper of good quality across multiple areas, including but not limited to capturing good requirements, ensuring development items have a good quality of information, ensuring Release Notes are informative and appropriate for the target audience.

Essential Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office Products
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Logical thought process
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Good active listener & research skills
• Degree educated

Desirable Skills:

• A good understanding of Microsoft Visio
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and AGILE processes
• Experience taking on research projects
• Knowledge around the Healthcare, Social Care, and procurement sectors

MySQL - Applications Support Analyst

An amazing opportunity has arisen to join an expanding Software House, in their award-winning building set in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. You will be working with some of the world’s biggest brands, supporting them with various projects.

You will be working closely with the operations manager on a portfolio of some of their biggest clients, understanding their technical requirements liaising between the clients and the development teams.

This is an amazing opportunity to join a fantastic company focused on providing an excellent work life balance, with vast opportunities for professional and financial progression.

The position involves:

• Documenting and managing the developments of enhancements to the software, driven by client change requests
• Writing queries with joins, with MySQL
• Communicating with the client both in face-to-Face and email formats to discuss change requirements in order to propose and implement solutions
• Managing the day-to-day development activities of assigned changes within a specified release and communicating with the client on these changes in daily stand-up calls
• Becoming an SME (Subject Matter Expert) of the Software

Key requirements of the candidate:

• Excellent Command of the English Language, both Written & Verbal
• An understanding of SaaS based Software and Web Technology
• An understanding of MySQL and Data Storage/Retrieval Techniques
• An Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences on both a high and granular level

For this, successful candidates will receive a starting salary of up to £30k, depending on experience, as well as structured plans for career progression and regular salary reviews.

MySQL - Applications Support Analyst

An amazing opportunity has arisen to join an expanding Software House, in their award-winning building set in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. You will be working with some of the world’s biggest brands, supporting them with various projects.

You will be working closely with the operations manager on a portfolio of some of their biggest clients, understanding their technical requirements liaising between the clients and the development teams.

This is an amazing opportunity to join a fantastic company focused on providing an excellent work life balance, with vast opportunities for professional and financial progression.

The position involves:

• Documenting and managing the developments of enhancements to the software, driven by client change requests
• Writing queries with joins, with MySQL
• Communicating with the client both in face-to-Face and email formats to discuss change requirements in order to propose and implement solutions
• Managing the day-to-day development activities of assigned changes within a specified release and communicating with the client on these changes in daily stand-up calls
• Becoming an SME (Subject Matter Expert) of the Software

Key requirements of the candidate:

• Excellent Command of the English Language, both Written & Verbal
• An understanding of SaaS based Software and Web Technology
• An understanding of MySQL and Data Storage/Retrieval Techniques
• An Ability to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences on both a high and granular level

For this, successful candidates will receive a starting salary of up to £30k, depending on experience, as well as structured plans for career progression and regular salary reviews.

JOB PURPOSE

Maximise profit opportunities through the administration and development of in-house business systems

Consistently exceeds customer expectations

Maintains standards in line with the business requirements
JOB SCOPE

• Work within the Data & Systems team as a software developer.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of a number of internal systems. The primary languages and environments used are; Visual Studio, MS-SQL, VBA, C#, MVC, HTML, JavaScript.
• Assist with the development of new systems to meet the requirements of the Company’s objectives
• Carry out tasks as part of a project team or on an individual basis.
• Quickly develop a strong operational knowledge of the Company and be able to effectively communicate with staff at all levels.
• Provide cover as a technical resource and have the ability to help and train end users.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicates the company culture of quality and excellence
• Provides training and support to colleagues across all business areas regarding in-house applications
• Help develop in-house applications
• Communicates with colleagues to ensure the effective operation of the market area
• Provides a high level of customer service both internal and external
• Communicates any issues or problems to departmental manager
• Undertakes any other duties as reasonably required to ensure the successful operation of the market area
• Communicates & develops strong personal relationships with customers
• Communicates clearly, regularly and promptly with colleagues across all business areas
• Maintains technical knowledge in order to support business systems
• Identifies training and development needs for self as part of the performance management process
• Ensures all areas of Health & Safety operate effectively and within the requirements of the law
• Builds good relationships with manufacturers, professional bodies, suppliers and statutory representatives
• Ensures all capital outlay is authorised by a director.

KNOWLEDGE & SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS

• Have extensive experience with development tools and languages including MVC, C#, MS-SQL, HTML, Visual Studio, JavaScript.
• Be a logical thinker and problem solver.
• Have excellent organisational skills.
• Be highly numerate and able to manipulate raw data.
• Show a desire to acquire further applicable skills through research and training.
• Any knowledge of Autoline (Dealer Management System) would be an advantage, as would any other experience of working in the Motor Industry.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

• Driving Sales – Identifies and initiates opportunities to drive sales and deliver commercial benefits
• Customer Service – Focuses on the needs of customers to improve service and sales
• Planning & Organising – Organises own workload effectively, prioritising to deliver to deadlines
• Analytical Ability & Decision Making – Demonstrates sound judgement in making decisions
• Teamwork & Coaching – Quickly builds rapport and establishes relationships with others
• Motivation – Demonstrates a positive attitude and takes responsibility for their own actions

JOB PURPOSE

Maximise profit opportunities through the administration and development of in-house business systems

Consistently exceeds customer expectations

Maintains standards in line with the business requirements
JOB SCOPE

• Work within the Data & Systems team as a software developer.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of a number of internal systems. The primary languages and environments used are; Visual Studio, MS-SQL, VBA, C#, MVC, HTML, JavaScript.
• Assist with the development of new systems to meet the requirements of the Company’s objectives
• Carry out tasks as part of a project team or on an individual basis.
• Quickly develop a strong operational knowledge of the Company and be able to effectively communicate with staff at all levels.
• Provide cover as a technical resource and have the ability to help and train end users.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicates the company culture of quality and excellence
• Provides training and support to colleagues across all business areas regarding in-house applications
• Help develop in-house applications
• Communicates with colleagues to ensure the effective operation of the market area
• Provides a high level of customer service both internal and external
• Communicates any issues or problems to departmental manager
• Undertakes any other duties as reasonably required to ensure the successful operation of the market area
• Communicates & develops strong personal relationships with customers
• Communicates clearly, regularly and promptly with colleagues across all business areas
• Maintains technical knowledge in order to support business systems
• Identifies training and development needs for self as part of the performance management process
• Ensures all areas of Health & Safety operate effectively and within the requirements of the law
• Builds good relationships with manufacturers, professional bodies, suppliers and statutory representatives
• Ensures all capital outlay is authorised by a director.

KNOWLEDGE & SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS

• Have extensive experience with development tools and languages including MVC, C#, MS-SQL, HTML, Visual Studio, JavaScript.
• Be a logical thinker and problem solver.
• Have excellent organisational skills.
• Be highly numerate and able to manipulate raw data.
• Show a desire to acquire further applicable skills through research and training.
• Any knowledge of Autoline (Dealer Management System) would be an advantage, as would any other experience of working in the Motor Industry.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

• Driving Sales – Identifies and initiates opportunities to drive sales and deliver commercial benefits
• Customer Service – Focuses on the needs of customers to improve service and sales
• Planning & Organising – Organises own workload effectively, prioritising to deliver to deadlines
• Analytical Ability & Decision Making – Demonstrates sound judgement in making decisions
• Teamwork & Coaching – Quickly builds rapport and establishes relationships with others
• Motivation – Demonstrates a positive attitude and takes responsibility for their own actions

VS226/03

Full Stack Developer

Manchester City Centre

£25,000 Negotiable

Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday - Friday

My Client is looking for a highly – motivated, passionate & experienced PHP Web Developer.  Main responsibilities will include the production, modification & maintenance of a back-end platform used by customers and internal employees.  This will involve working closely with other highly motivated developers.

As a PHP Developer you will play an important role in the development process, having an input into the design and implementation of new and existing projects, and will be able to add value through your ideas and experiences to complement and enhance our in-house team.

The successful PHP Developer will be responsible for the below:

• Writing clean, tested and maintainable code for a variety of projects
• Code reviews - assessing the contribution of others
• Liaising with other Developers and company employees on a technical and non-technical basis

The successful PHP Developer(s) will have the following skills/experience:

• Good experience with OOP PHP and MySQL in a commercial setting (at least 1 years' experience)
• Experienced with a modern MVC framework (Laravel would be ideal)
• Ability to write tested code
• Experience using modern FE Technologies, inclusive of JavaScript, HTML and CSS

Ideal skills / experienced for the successful PHP Developer(s):

• Experience working with PHP 7+
• Experience of working with multiple API’s
• Git / Bitbucket Version control
• AWS (amazon web services)

My Client is growing, and they have high staff retention with employees progressing throughout the company and building a long term career.  They offer a collaborative and supportive culture with the opportunity to see the value you are having every single day in building the future of this business. They have expanded globally with further plans to continue this into 2020 in the US and beyond, so it is a great time to join!

Benefits

• Free lunch on Friday’s
• Paid social events
• Break out area
• Pension
• Gym membership
• Casual Dress
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off

In the first instance please apply by forwarding your CV, however, preference will be given to those who then follow up with a phone call.

Please contact Vicky at our Manchester office

Ritz recruitment – Employment Agency

VS226/03

Full Stack Developer

Manchester City Centre

£25,000 Negotiable

Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday - Friday

My Client is looking for a highly – motivated, passionate & experienced PHP Web Developer.  Main responsibilities will include the production, modification & maintenance of a back-end platform used by customers and internal employees.  This will involve working closely with other highly motivated developers.

As a PHP Developer you will play an important role in the development process, having an input into the design and implementation of new and existing projects, and will be able to add value through your ideas and experiences to complement and enhance our in-house team.

The successful PHP Developer will be responsible for the below:

• Writing clean, tested and maintainable code for a variety of projects
• Code reviews - assessing the contribution of others
• Liaising with other Developers and company employees on a technical and non-technical basis

The successful PHP Developer(s) will have the following skills/experience:

• Good experience with OOP PHP and MySQL in a commercial setting (at least 1 years' experience)
• Experienced with a modern MVC framework (Laravel would be ideal)
• Ability to write tested code
• Experience using modern FE Technologies, inclusive of JavaScript, HTML and CSS

Ideal skills / experienced for the successful PHP Developer(s):

• Experience working with PHP 7+
• Experience of working with multiple API’s
• Git / Bitbucket Version control
• AWS (amazon web services)

My Client is growing, and they have high staff retention with employees progressing throughout the company and building a long term career.  They offer a collaborative and supportive culture with the opportunity to see the value you are having every single day in building the future of this business. They have expanded globally with further plans to continue this into 2020 in the US and beyond, so it is a great time to join!

Benefits

• Free lunch on Friday’s
• Paid social events
• Break out area
• Pension
• Gym membership
• Casual Dress
• 23 days holiday + bank holidays
• Birthday off

In the first instance please apply by forwarding your CV, however, preference will be given to those who then follow up with a phone call.

Please contact Vicky at our Manchester office

Ritz recruitment – Employment Agency

MI Analyst (Power BI)

Manchester City Centre

25,000-40,000

ASAP start

This is an exciting opportunity to join a firm of solicitors, working out of attractive offices in a prime location in Manchester City Centre, specialising in Financial Mis-selling.

We are a young and dynamic organisation with an established high quality client base and we are anticipating growth across the firm, particularly in our litigation department. We are keen to recruit hard working highly motivated staff to assist us with our expansion.

We are currently recruiting for an MI Analyst to join our expanding business.

As an MI Analyst you will play a significant role in the delivery of insight to internal stakeholders by creating new reports and dashboards as well as migrating existing reports into a self-service cloud-based Power BI platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with business stakeholders to capture requirements
  * Development of new reports and dashboards
  * Enhancement of existing reports and dashboards
  * Migration of legacy reports into Power BI from SQL server
  * Ensuring all reports adhere to internal standards
  * Creation and maintenance of documentation Essential Skills
  * Proven track record of delivering reports and dashboards
  * Intermediate SQL Skills * Experience with Microsoft Power BI
  * Experience in preparing and presenting data
  * Good interpersonal skills

Cordant Group is an equal opportunities employer

MI Analyst (Power BI)

Manchester City Centre

25,000-40,000

ASAP start

This is an exciting opportunity to join a firm of solicitors, working out of attractive offices in a prime location in Manchester City Centre, specialising in Financial Mis-selling.

We are a young and dynamic organisation with an established high quality client base and we are anticipating growth across the firm, particularly in our litigation department. We are keen to recruit hard working highly motivated staff to assist us with our expansion.

We are currently recruiting for an MI Analyst to join our expanding business.

As an MI Analyst you will play a significant role in the delivery of insight to internal stakeholders by creating new reports and dashboards as well as migrating existing reports into a self-service cloud-based Power BI platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with business stakeholders to capture requirements
  * Development of new reports and dashboards
  * Enhancement of existing reports and dashboards
  * Migration of legacy reports into Power BI from SQL server
  * Ensuring all reports adhere to internal standards
  * Creation and maintenance of documentation Essential Skills
  * Proven track record of delivering reports and dashboards
  * Intermediate SQL Skills * Experience with Microsoft Power BI
  * Experience in preparing and presenting data
  * Good interpersonal skills

Cordant Group is an equal opportunities employer