RAD Analyst/Developer - VBA/Access/Excel/Oracle/SQL Server

Background

M&G is a large and highly successful Investment Management company dealing mainly in UK & Global Equities and Fixed Income investments with some £160Bn under management.

The company is now looking to recruit a person to fill the role of RAD Analyst/Developer to work within the 12 strong RAD Team who provide development resource and support for the Front, Middle and Back Office functions within M&G Investments. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 3 years experience of IT development and experience of formal development methods and techniques.

M&G are looking for a well driven and motivated individual with a high level of responsibility and an eye for quality. The candidate should be quick to respond to user issues and the general demands of the business area supported.

Key Responsibilities

·         Middle and Back Office (IO) development using VBA, Access, Excel, Oracle, SQL Server, C# .NET for the desktop and Intranet.

·         Delivering systems for the RAD team predominantly to IO clients via the desktop or intranet portal.

·         Client relationship management with users in the business.

·         Assisting RAD management with task delivery, resource planning and communication at all levels.

·         Issue/problem management including defining actions for other areas in Information Systems and Technical Services teams.

·         Escalation to RAD manager, senior IS managers and business management.

Target Attributes

Essential

·       Would suit someone with  2 years Middle/Back Office experience.

·       Detailed knowledge of Fund Management principles and concepts.

·       Practical experience of Client Reporting, Business Objects, DataMart, VBA, Access, Excel, SQL Server and preferably Oracle.

·       Must have very strong problem analysis and investigation skills and be able to find creative sustainable solutions to system issues and user problems.

·       Capable with SQL across database environments.

·       Strong communication skills and able to converse with users on their terms.

·       Experienced in issue/problem management - on both technical and user/process basis.

·       Experience of business and process analysis.

·       Ability to work reliably without close supervision and used to working in a structured environment with clearly defined procedures and controls.

·       Good interpersonal skills are key, the candidate must be able to work well with other members of the team, management and business clients.

·       Keen willingness to learn where gaps exist in skill-set.

Useful

·       Microsoft SharePoint Portal

·       Atlassian Confluence

·       XML and XSL

·       Developing web based applications