• Taking responsibility for enabling the delivery of business changes, service improvements and operational efficiencies across; process, people and systems, via the leadership of the Business and Operational Analysis functions.
• Workings at a senior level to provide a pivotal role in providing vision and leadership to; grow, develop and shape the Analysis functions, their skills and the associated methodology.
• Perform the role of a Senior Analyst in addition to the function of lead as and when required.
• Bring together the needs of the business as a whole, via the support of Architecture and IT in order to facilitate the delivery of appropriate and effective outcomes in line with the Business strategy and goals

Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

• Proven experience working in a structured project-based environment within a Financial Services organisation
• 10+ years relevant Analysis experience in both agile and waterfall environment, for both IT and non-IT related deliveries
• Knowledge of Investment Platforms, Pensions as well as operational principles and management
• Strong Analytical and creative problem solving skills
• Ability to analyse data
• Experience using standard MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Visio)
• Knowledge of structured analysis methodologies, such as LEAN, Six Sigma, BPMN, etc.
• Experience of working on large programmes of business change
• Highly proactive, with excellent attention to detail and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement
• Strong Interpersonal, communication, decision making and negotiation skills, with ability to influence at all levels
• Commercially aware and results driven
• Strong people management and leadership skills

Optional, but desirable:

• Detailed wrap product knowledge, including ISAs, Investment Accounts, Bonds (on and off shore) ETFs, Investment Trusts, Equities, Collective Funds, Insured funds, Term Deposits, Structured products, etc.
• Worked with cross functional stakeholders in platform operational processes such as; trading, transfers, distributions income, cash management, reconciliations and fees and charges
• Regulatory knowledge in relation to industry, such as COBS, CASS, HMRC Taxation and product guidelines
• Working with third party vendors to manage system deliveries and BAU issues and queries
• CBAP, BCS (formally the ISEB) International BA Diploma qualified, or prepared to work towards
• Demonstrable expertise in the practice of LEAN & Six Sigma process improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of web-based technologies like .NET Framework, CSS, HTML
• Knowledge of SQL, data analysis, reporting, & UML

• Taking responsibility for enabling the delivery of business changes, service improvements and operational efficiencies across; process, people and systems, via the leadership of the Business and Operational Analysis functions.
• Workings at a senior level to provide a pivotal role in providing vision and leadership to; grow, develop and shape the Analysis functions, their skills and the associated methodology.
• Perform the role of a Senior Analyst in addition to the function of lead as and when required.
• Bring together the needs of the business as a whole, via the support of Architecture and IT in order to facilitate the delivery of appropriate and effective outcomes in line with the Business strategy and goals

Experience and Qualifications

Essential:

• Proven experience working in a structured project-based environment within a Financial Services organisation
• 10+ years relevant Analysis experience in both agile and waterfall environment, for both IT and non-IT related deliveries
• Knowledge of Investment Platforms, Pensions as well as operational principles and management
• Strong Analytical and creative problem solving skills
• Ability to analyse data
• Experience using standard MS Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Visio)
• Knowledge of structured analysis methodologies, such as LEAN, Six Sigma, BPMN, etc.
• Experience of working on large programmes of business change
• Highly proactive, with excellent attention to detail and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement
• Strong Interpersonal, communication, decision making and negotiation skills, with ability to influence at all levels
• Commercially aware and results driven
• Strong people management and leadership skills

Optional, but desirable:

• Detailed wrap product knowledge, including ISAs, Investment Accounts, Bonds (on and off shore) ETFs, Investment Trusts, Equities, Collective Funds, Insured funds, Term Deposits, Structured products, etc.
• Worked with cross functional stakeholders in platform operational processes such as; trading, transfers, distributions income, cash management, reconciliations and fees and charges
• Regulatory knowledge in relation to industry, such as COBS, CASS, HMRC Taxation and product guidelines
• Working with third party vendors to manage system deliveries and BAU issues and queries
• CBAP, BCS (formally the ISEB) International BA Diploma qualified, or prepared to work towards
• Demonstrable expertise in the practice of LEAN & Six Sigma process improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of web-based technologies like .NET Framework, CSS, HTML
• Knowledge of SQL, data analysis, reporting, & UML

Elevation Recruitment Group Accountancy & Finance are working with a great business near Doncaster, supporting them with the recruitment of a Project Analyst.

Reporting into senior management, the purpose of this role is to take responsibility for the Groups project accounting & analysis, forecasting and supporting of monthly and annual financial reporting.

You will be tasked to ensure that all project investment appraisals contain accurate cost forecasts and that revenue forecasts are correctly attributed to projects. In addition, the successful candidate will also be required to provide finance support to the wider Group including functions such as R&D and IT therefore it is essential that you are confident operating at multiple levels.

An overview of initial duties includes:

- Ensure monthly reporting for all projects is accurate and completed in line with monthly reporting timetable.
- Support the monthly overhead reporting process for Group Functions.
- Work with Project Managers to ensure all projects have a robust cost to completion forecast, updated on a monthly basis.
- In association with Project Managers ensure variances to forecast are understood and forecasts updated accordingly.
- Support with the production of all required financial inputs for projects
- Support the Finance Manager in preparing the annual budget and mid-year reforecast, with specific reference to project forecasting and overheads.
- Produce financial inputs for inclusion in the monthly project review pack.
- Provide challenge to Project Managers to ensure project forecasts are robust.
- Provide support to stakeholders on an ongoing and ad-hoc basis.
- Work in close consultation with the wider Finance team in implementation of revised systems and processes

Skills required:

- Part qualified/studying accountant with experience of operating in a large business, ideally with exposure to financial analysis, reporting and project accounting (exposure to Innovation and Development an advantage, but not essential).
- Commercially aware, with the ability to leverage finance knowledge to support the business when considering wider non finance issues
- Results driven and with experience of delivering process improvement/reengineering
- Good interpersonal/influencing skills in the management of stakeholders
- Strong spreadsheet skills required as old systems require significant manual data manipulation as part of the month end process.
- Experience of ERP implementation an advantage.

Elevation Accountancy Support is a specialist division of Elevation Recruitment Group focusing on Administration positions in Yorkshire and surrounding regions. If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you.

Please visit our website at (url removed) for more information.

Elevation Recruitment Group Accountancy & Finance are working with a great business near Doncaster, supporting them with the recruitment of a Project Analyst.

Reporting into senior management, the purpose of this role is to take responsibility for the Groups project accounting & analysis, forecasting and supporting of monthly and annual financial reporting.

You will be tasked to ensure that all project investment appraisals contain accurate cost forecasts and that revenue forecasts are correctly attributed to projects. In addition, the successful candidate will also be required to provide finance support to the wider Group including functions such as R&D and IT therefore it is essential that you are confident operating at multiple levels.

An overview of initial duties includes:

- Ensure monthly reporting for all projects is accurate and completed in line with monthly reporting timetable.
- Support the monthly overhead reporting process for Group Functions.
- Work with Project Managers to ensure all projects have a robust cost to completion forecast, updated on a monthly basis.
- In association with Project Managers ensure variances to forecast are understood and forecasts updated accordingly.
- Support with the production of all required financial inputs for projects
- Support the Finance Manager in preparing the annual budget and mid-year reforecast, with specific reference to project forecasting and overheads.
- Produce financial inputs for inclusion in the monthly project review pack.
- Provide challenge to Project Managers to ensure project forecasts are robust.
- Provide support to stakeholders on an ongoing and ad-hoc basis.
- Work in close consultation with the wider Finance team in implementation of revised systems and processes

Skills required:

- Part qualified/studying accountant with experience of operating in a large business, ideally with exposure to financial analysis, reporting and project accounting (exposure to Innovation and Development an advantage, but not essential).
- Commercially aware, with the ability to leverage finance knowledge to support the business when considering wider non finance issues
- Results driven and with experience of delivering process improvement/reengineering
- Good interpersonal/influencing skills in the management of stakeholders
- Strong spreadsheet skills required as old systems require significant manual data manipulation as part of the month end process.
- Experience of ERP implementation an advantage.

Elevation Accountancy Support is a specialist division of Elevation Recruitment Group focusing on Administration positions in Yorkshire and surrounding regions. If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you.

Please visit our website at (url removed) for more information.

Technical Project Manager

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Do you have a great technical understanding in a business support environment? Ready for a new opportunity to progress and develop your career? How about becoming a Technical Project Manager for Microlise? Would you bring a great understanding of business and have excellent communication skills? How about highly self motivated and love to achieve and exceed your targets / deadlines? Yes? We’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to implement Microlise Projects. You will professionally and effectively work closely with all those involved in projects from their inception to completion of implementation and handover into business as usual.

What will you be doing?

Test and assure the quality of software at a functional and environmental level before the release to the customer

Provide support of a customer’s user acceptance testing, taking a pro-active role in helping the customer test for acceptance

Be proactive in assisting the customer to prepare for implementation, inclusive of providing configuration workshops with the customer pre and post installation

Be responsible for all system configurations in order to meet the customer’s requirements in line with the scope of the project and in order to achieve the required business benefits

Take a proactive role in assisting the customer during implementation to achieve the required level of operational activity

Train customers on how to use the Microlise system

Be responsible for the communication through appropriate reporting procedure and process to both customer and internal projects audience

Diagnose, log and manage issues through to resolution

Gauge the need for timely escalation of issues and any changes having a significant impact on the project

More experienced Technical Project Managers can move onto managing their own projects

What are we looking for?

Technical skills such as;

Windows and Web based applications – experience of queueing, event viewers, permissions and services

SQL

XML

Ability to understand technical data flows – for use in diagnosing faults

Understanding of Microsoft Office

RESTful web services - knowledge of GET and POST operations are useful

Configuration Management – knowledge of logging changes

Network - understanding of DNS, IP and SFTP

About you;

Knowledge of business environments and working practices

IT background with knowledge of logistics and or mobile worker terminology

Impeccable level of communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to converse at all levels of business and society

Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines

Ability to manage both upward, peer and subordinate relationships to the good of the Company

Ability to work effectively and to prioritise own workload

Ability to use / present information (including personal IT skills)

Highly self motivated – achiever of targets / deadlines, both personally and through team

Effective team player with ability to build strong working relationships

Impeccable quality standards

Propensity toward improving own performance and achievement of objectives

Pragmatic approach

It would be a great addition if you are French or German speaking due to our expansion and customer base, but fear not, if you are willing to learn we’re offering language classes for Microlise employees!

So why Microlise?

Proudly Midlands based, we are a software house and telematics company based in Nottingham, Microlise’s mission is to empower our customers to reduce their costs and environmental impact by maximising the efficiency of their transportation operations. We achieve this with our great employees who continue to develop and deploy innovative, industry-leading technology solutions and services that enable our customers to optimise fleet utilisation and driver performance, to reduce costs and to improve service delivery.

We believe in developing our staff and support our employees with their professional development goals.

25 days holiday with bank holidays on top when you start, increasing by 1 a year to 29 days

Excellent pension scheme with a minimum 6% contribution

Free parking, tea, coffee and daily fruit

Vitality Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme and subsidised eye tests and glasses

Local discounts

Childcare vouchers

Great staff extras:  Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards!

Free tickets to the British Superbikes, come and support Microlise Cresswell racing and the team! 

Interested in the role? Great, we look forward to your application!

Technical Project Manager

When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.

Do you have a great technical understanding in a business support environment? Ready for a new opportunity to progress and develop your career? How about becoming a Technical Project Manager for Microlise? Would you bring a great understanding of business and have excellent communication skills? How about highly self motivated and love to achieve and exceed your targets / deadlines? Yes? We’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to implement Microlise Projects. You will professionally and effectively work closely with all those involved in projects from their inception to completion of implementation and handover into business as usual.

What will you be doing?

Test and assure the quality of software at a functional and environmental level before the release to the customer

Provide support of a customer’s user acceptance testing, taking a pro-active role in helping the customer test for acceptance

Be proactive in assisting the customer to prepare for implementation, inclusive of providing configuration workshops with the customer pre and post installation

Be responsible for all system configurations in order to meet the customer’s requirements in line with the scope of the project and in order to achieve the required business benefits

Take a proactive role in assisting the customer during implementation to achieve the required level of operational activity

Train customers on how to use the Microlise system

Be responsible for the communication through appropriate reporting procedure and process to both customer and internal projects audience

Diagnose, log and manage issues through to resolution

Gauge the need for timely escalation of issues and any changes having a significant impact on the project

More experienced Technical Project Managers can move onto managing their own projects

What are we looking for?

Technical skills such as;

Windows and Web based applications – experience of queueing, event viewers, permissions and services

SQL

XML

Ability to understand technical data flows – for use in diagnosing faults

Understanding of Microsoft Office

RESTful web services - knowledge of GET and POST operations are useful

Configuration Management – knowledge of logging changes

Network - understanding of DNS, IP and SFTP

About you;

Knowledge of business environments and working practices

IT background with knowledge of logistics and or mobile worker terminology

Impeccable level of communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to converse at all levels of business and society

Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines

Ability to manage both upward, peer and subordinate relationships to the good of the Company

Ability to work effectively and to prioritise own workload

Ability to use / present information (including personal IT skills)

Highly self motivated – achiever of targets / deadlines, both personally and through team

Effective team player with ability to build strong working relationships

Impeccable quality standards

Propensity toward improving own performance and achievement of objectives

Pragmatic approach

It would be a great addition if you are French or German speaking due to our expansion and customer base, but fear not, if you are willing to learn we’re offering language classes for Microlise employees!

So why Microlise?

Proudly Midlands based, we are a software house and telematics company based in Nottingham, Microlise’s mission is to empower our customers to reduce their costs and environmental impact by maximising the efficiency of their transportation operations. We achieve this with our great employees who continue to develop and deploy innovative, industry-leading technology solutions and services that enable our customers to optimise fleet utilisation and driver performance, to reduce costs and to improve service delivery.

We believe in developing our staff and support our employees with their professional development goals.

25 days holiday with bank holidays on top when you start, increasing by 1 a year to 29 days

Excellent pension scheme with a minimum 6% contribution

Free parking, tea, coffee and daily fruit

Vitality Health Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme and subsidised eye tests and glasses

Local discounts

Childcare vouchers

Great staff extras:  Easter eggs, yearly BBQ, Christmas gifts and annual staff awards!

Free tickets to the British Superbikes, come and support Microlise Cresswell racing and the team! 

Interested in the role? Great, we look forward to your application!

Senior Software Engineer - Reading based - Excellent package in offer!

Are you all about data? All about the finer detail that impacts the bigger picture? Creative and always thinking about developing the next big thing in software?

If you are, then this role, this business and you were made for each other!

My client is a market leading data automation and data preparation business who are looking to expand their growing software development team by recruiting a creative and deeply technical Software Engineer.

Going into the development platforms team, you will be responsible for building data preparation solutions on SQL Server.

Working in a .Net environment, in which the user interface is built in ASP.net, and the programming is done in C# & VB.net, you will also make use of a fully automated build and test environments so experience with NUnit is also very much of use in this role.

As a business they are looking at implementing an Azure Platform As A Service so experience with Azure would be very useful.

You will also be looking after the delivery against product roadmap including, ensure delivery of developments against deadlines are met and implementing & managing an effective BETA programme for all product releases.

Ensure all relevant supporting collateral and services are developed and kept up to date as requested such as training materials & courses.

From time to time you'll also be getting involved in pre-sales activities such as client meetings, demonstrations, trial client implementations or upgrades

Another key aspect of this role is maintaining development standard. So, ensuring all products are developed using the standards laid down, and where appropriate manage the introduction of standards. Also ensuring development processes are followed by all developers, where appropriate advise, and implement new processes and making sure developments keep pace with available technologies.

As mentioned, there is an excellent salary and benefits package on offer with this role and a real opportunity to develop your career in an innovative and pioneering business.

If this role sounds like it could be up your street, click apply now. Alternately, send a copy of your CV to (url removed) - Thanks.

Senior Software Engineer - Reading based - Excellent package in offer!

Are you all about data? All about the finer detail that impacts the bigger picture? Creative and always thinking about developing the next big thing in software?

If you are, then this role, this business and you were made for each other!

My client is a market leading data automation and data preparation business who are looking to expand their growing software development team by recruiting a creative and deeply technical Software Engineer.

Going into the development platforms team, you will be responsible for building data preparation solutions on SQL Server.

Working in a .Net environment, in which the user interface is built in ASP.net, and the programming is done in C# & VB.net, you will also make use of a fully automated build and test environments so experience with NUnit is also very much of use in this role.

As a business they are looking at implementing an Azure Platform As A Service so experience with Azure would be very useful.

You will also be looking after the delivery against product roadmap including, ensure delivery of developments against deadlines are met and implementing & managing an effective BETA programme for all product releases.

Ensure all relevant supporting collateral and services are developed and kept up to date as requested such as training materials & courses.

From time to time you'll also be getting involved in pre-sales activities such as client meetings, demonstrations, trial client implementations or upgrades

Another key aspect of this role is maintaining development standard. So, ensuring all products are developed using the standards laid down, and where appropriate manage the introduction of standards. Also ensuring development processes are followed by all developers, where appropriate advise, and implement new processes and making sure developments keep pace with available technologies.

As mentioned, there is an excellent salary and benefits package on offer with this role and a real opportunity to develop your career in an innovative and pioneering business.

If this role sounds like it could be up your street, click apply now. Alternately, send a copy of your CV to (url removed) - Thanks.

Role: PHP Developer

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £30 - £35k per annum

Flexible working hours, Pension, Bonuses, Company Benefits, Gym Membership.

Industry: Data & Business Enterprise

We have a great opportunity for one of the fastest growing tech companies in Birmingham. You'll be part of a young, talented team, providing top class data management solutions at enterprise level.

This is a great opportunity for anyone junior looking to make a move to be part of growing company going in the right places.

Technical Skills & experience:

• 2+ years as a PHP Developer
• Javascript, HTML5, CSS
• PHP7, MVC Framework (Laravel)
• MySQL

If you're on the market or interested in having a chat around the role and responsibilities in more detail, please apply with your most up to date CV.

By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

Role: PHP Developer

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £30 - £35k per annum

Flexible working hours, Pension, Bonuses, Company Benefits, Gym Membership.

Industry: Data & Business Enterprise

We have a great opportunity for one of the fastest growing tech companies in Birmingham. You'll be part of a young, talented team, providing top class data management solutions at enterprise level.

This is a great opportunity for anyone junior looking to make a move to be part of growing company going in the right places.

Technical Skills & experience:

• 2+ years as a PHP Developer
• Javascript, HTML5, CSS
• PHP7, MVC Framework (Laravel)
• MySQL

If you're on the market or interested in having a chat around the role and responsibilities in more detail, please apply with your most up to date CV.

By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.