SQL Developer / Excel VBA Developer

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Job Title: SQL & Excel VBA Developer

Location: London

Package: Competitive plus Bonus & Benefits

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

Do you have experience in both Oracle PL/SQL and Excel VBA as a developer? Are you looking for an opportunity within the Financial Services sector?

If the answer is yes, the company has an exciting opportunity to join a progressive wealth management business where you will work directly with the Investment team to develop, maintain and enhance front office based applications and IT systems.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining automated solutions through cost effective application and technology. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with third party vendors and our project team. If you have a proven track record in data analysis and development, along with a creative approach to solutions and strong problem analysis, please see below for more information.

The company is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services, and securities trading.

Their Banking division provides lending to small businesses and individuals, with an emphasis on specialist finance. We also offer deposit taking services to UK businesses and individuals.

In Securities, they provide trading services in the UK through Winterflood, a leading market-maker.

The Asset Management division provides a range of financial advice, investment management and on-line investing services, helping clients to secure their financial future.

Established in 1878, they believe their traditional merchant banking values, based on service and integrity, continue to be relevant today. They define their approach to business as 'modern merchant banking' - values that are embedded in their culture and that underpin everything they do.

Today, the company employs 2,700 people, principally in the UK. They are listed on the London Stock Exchange and are a member of the FTSE 250.

Key Responsibilities:

* Working directly with Private Client Fund Managers and other business users to develop and enhance front office systems/macro based applications.

* Developing and maintaining IT systems internally for the Investments business, where is it not practical for these to be supplied by third parties

* Developing and maintaining automated solutions to business and operational problems through cost effective application and technology

* Working closely to understand the data and database schema held within the system so as to be able to lead data migrations to other systems

* Working with Project teams as part of the delivery team, suggesting business solutions and seeing them through to implementation

Key Competencies:

* Utilising your Oracle PL/SQL, VB/Excel VBA and Crystal Reports skills:

* Write complex Oracle views, Stored procedures and packages

* Develop complex Excel macros and Excel based applications based on requirements from business users

* Create Crystal Reports using a third party Wealth Management system - (Pulse Software Systems)

* Lead data migration / data cleansing projects

Essential Requirements:

* Advanced Excel VBA Programming skills

* Advanced Oracle / PL SQL skills

* Extensive expertise with stored procedure and function development, packages, triggers

* Programming experience with .NET applications

* A proven track record of data analysis and development using PL/SQL and VB/Excel VBA

* Strong problem analysis and ability to find creative sustainable solutions to system issues and user problems.

* Ability to take ownership for projects and deliver to deadline by being persistent to ensure tasks are completed

* SSIS Packages and reports

Preferred Skill & Experience:

* Experience with a reporting tool such as Crystal reports is preferred

* SharePoint workflow skills would be desirable.

* Previous experience within financial services industry ideally gained within a wealth management company

Please click the APPLY button and CHECK YOUR EMAILS for the link to the company's Application Portal.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Excel VBA Engineer, Software Developer, JavaScript Engineer, SQL Developer, VB.NET Developer, HTML Programmer, .NET Developer, SQL Engineer, JavaScript Developer, CSS Developer, CSS Engineer, Oracle Developer, Oracle Engineer will also be considered for this role.