Group Business Systems Analyst

The role – what is it we would like you to do?

Currie & Brown is looking for a Business Systems Analyst to work as part of the Business Systems team – assisting in the development, implementation and maintenance of processes and applications aimed at enabling efficient operation of the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Initially, the role will focus on testing activities for system development and system administrative tasks, such as upgrades.
• In time, it is expected that the role will include taking ownership of projects as identified by the systems development plan. This will include:
• Solution design.
• Data migration, including data load templates and processes.
• System configuration.
• System testing and validation.
• Change control documentation.
• Successful handover to support.
• Assist with development of integrations and automation using the REST and SOAP APIs available within Unit4 ERP.
• Assist with ongoing development and maintenance of the company’s e-learning system.
• Assist in the analysis of the existing Unit4 ERP system to identify and develop new business intelligence reports and develop ad hoc system queries/reports as requested by the business.
• Assist in the identification and development of processes on the system which will increase business efficiency.

What skills and attributes are we looking for from you:

Essential qualifications required:

• Computing or finance related degree level qualification.

Essential sector experience required:

• Have a reasonable knowledge, understanding or experience of:
• Business systems analysis, management information systems and/or financial systems.
• Finance and accountancy.
• Been a key member of a complex, technical project.
• Demonstrably taken initiative to successfully improve a process, system etc. within their team/organisation. The process or system would ideally have been of a technical nature.

Preferred sector experience required:

• Strong SQL experience.
• Experience of using REST/SOAP API's.
• Experience of an ERP system as a system administrator, support consultant etc.

Soft skills required:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• An organised and logical approach to work and problem solving.
• Confident in working with external IT consultants and a wide range of people from across the business.
• Ability to engage with the business, understand needs and deliver practical solutions to improving efficiency.
• A desire to learn and deliver excellent service to the business stakeholders.
• A broad understanding of the issues relevant to implementing system change.