Application Support Analyst


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Saunderson House Limited

Listed on

26th July 2018

Location

London

Salary/Rate

Competitive

Salary Notes

Competitive

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Key Purpose of Role

Application Management:

- Manage the day-to-day contract activities and vendor relationships for all relevant applications used by the business.

- Manage upgrade schedules, testing, training and adoption of changes to relevant systems.

Application Support:

- Be the IT Technical Application Subject Matter Expert and ensure efficient deployment within business.

- Provide end-user support for relevant applications, including how to guidance and relevant communications.

- Manage the incidents and issues process, including categorisation and escalation.

- Participate in key change initiatives providing IT Technical Application Subject Matter Expert input and coordinating required changes / developments with relevant vendors as necessary.

Main Duties

Client Service Delivery & Support (Value - Make it Happen)

- To provide support across the assigned application estate and associated platforms and coordinate with internal teams and third parties as necessary.

- Maintain and develop effective processes and procedures for managing the application estate, including KPIs.

- To take ownership for the resolution of incident, problem and service requests. Ensure users are regularly updated on current status activities performed.

IT Services & Change Implementation (Value - Thinking with Purpose)

- Work within an ITIL framework to drive continuous improvements to service and support quality and ensuring agreed vendor and internal SLAs are adhered to.

- To research problems thoroughly, test and implement solutions, and make recommendations to management and stakeholders

Working as a Team (Value - Working Together)

- To work within project teams helping to ensure the successful delivery of change as it relates to the application estate.

- To be the IT representative for the application estate across the business. Act as an application escalation point and ambassador across IT and the wider business.

Application Management & Documentation (Value - Thinking with Purpose)

- To appropriately manage vendor agreements to deliver effective support and ongoing business relationships.

- To maintain and develop the application estate knowledge base.

- To develop effective support documentation to support users of the application estate.

- To manage and undertake application testing and release processes including the drafting of appropriate release, knowledge and testing documentation.

- To maintain the application estate in a stable, performant and secure manner.

Conduct (Value - Be the Difference)

- To be a brand ambassador for Saunderson House and actively promote all services, our values and behaviours to ensure good client outcomes and meet our conduct responsibilities.

- To ensure technical knowledge is up to date and shared with the team as appropriate.

- To ensure that any CPD requirement is met (if appropriate).

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

- Knowledge of supporting application technology and its underpinning configuration at varying levels of complexity and business criticality.

- Ideally 3 years+ previous experience within the financial services sector, preferably within a wealth, investment, discretionary or advisory firm.

- Understanding and experience of both on premise and cloud/SaaS based application environments.

- Wealth Management, Portfolio Management, Client Relationship Management, Microsoft Office and SAP application experience highly preferable.

Skills and Attributes

- Ability to work on own initiative, unsupervised, and manage time effectively.

- Excellent organisational skills.

- Methodical and structured approach to tasks and activities.

- Good interpersonal skills.

- Excellent communicator, both written and verbal.

- Ability to build, maintain and develop constructive relationships across IT, the business and with vendors.

- Strong attention to detail.

- Remain calm under pressure and delivery focused with the ability to prioritise activities.

- Flexible team player within a small, multi-disciplinary team.

- Possesses drive, demonstrable initiative and a strong work ethic.

- Professional attitude and presentation.

- Highly adaptable and flexible. Ability to adjust quickly to new situations and changing priorities.

Working at Saunderson House

Some of the attractions of working at Saunderson House are:

- Small progressive company

- Flexible and autonomous approach to working

- Friendly, professional and inclusive working environment

- Competitive salary

- Discretionary bonus and excellent benefits.

Diversity and Inclusion

Saunderson House is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting and maintaining a diverse workforce irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief.

How to Apply

To apply email your CV and a covering letter - click the APPLY button.

Saunderson House Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and is an equal opportunities employer.

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