Finance Systems Developer - 3 Month Fixed Term Contract
Job Introduction
A leader in Motor, Home, Travel and Health Insurance; Saga offers an environment where we will do the best thing for you to develop your skills and develop your career.
This role sits in the Finance MI team, supporting the development of TM1 within Finance and the SID (Guidwire) Datahub Development team.
The role has responsibility for all aspects of analysing and specifying business requirements, developing new features and defect resolution across the TM1 platform. This includes change within the SID (Guidwire) MI solution, Financial Planning and Analysis TM1 development and TM1 Change Programme.
Furthermore, the role shall support and monitor the TM1 production (live) environment and data feeds from TIA (internal software) / SID (Guidwire) to TM1.
This role is initially a 3-month fixed term contract.
Role Responsibility
- Deliver TM1 changes in line with best practices and within project deadlines.
- Development covering both data extracted out of Datahub (PL/SQL) and data in to TM1.
- Ensuring the appropriate specification, development, testing and acceptance processes are followed.
- Work directly with SID (Guidwire) QA testers to ensure high quality of delivery.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement consistent with the cultural context of the organisation.
- Seek opportunities to contribute original ideas to the benefit of the team and organisation.
- Participate fully in the team’s agile development process, contributing to daily scrum meetings, sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives.
- Perform any other duties consistent with the skill-set of the individual as required by the organisation from time to time.
The Ideal Candidate
Capability, Knowledge and Experience:
- Strong business analysis skills.
- Experience of identifying and specifying technical business development requirements.
- Good understanding and strong development skills in TM1.
- Understanding PL/SQL technologies.
- Experience of MI reporting and forecasting.
- Demonstrable technical & problem-solving background.
- Experience of system and data testing.
- Experience of a scrum-based agile development methodology would be an advantage.
- Excellent communication skills required to manage the technical performance in the team and ensure dependencies with other teams are effectively managed.
- Good analytical and technical skills.
Education:
- Good educational background.
- Educated to degree level in a technical subject would be an advantage.
Personal Characteristics:
- Enthusiasm for personal development and learning – the desire to extend personal skill sets through continuous self-assessment.
- Ability to interpret business requirements and deliver solutions that fulfil or exceed expectations.
- Ability to work within an agile development environment and process.
- Ability to recognise and work in line with Saga business objectives, ethos and methods.
- Ability to communicate effectively with immediate colleagues and the wider business.
- Self-motivated, flexible and organised, with an ability to work under pressure and to challenging deadlines.
- Excellent time management skills – ability to effectively prioritise workloads and to meet business expectations.
- Able to cope under pressure.
- Professional manner & positive attitude.
- An eye for detail.
- Conscientious with high quality standards.
- Analytical mind.
- Flexible approach to work, confident and approachable.
Package Description
The standard benefits when you join Saga include:
- 28 days holiday
- Option to purchase a further 5 days annual leave per year
- Saga Social Club
- AXA Be Supported
- Free fruit
- Give as you earn
- Free eye tests
- Discounts on Saga holidays and insurance products
- A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
About the Company
When you join Saga you will see that we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement.
We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better. Creating a culture in which everyone feels welcome and offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement is incredibly important to us. Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities. If you need support at any point with your application please let us know as we will be happy to help.
To all recruitment agencies: Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the HR Recruitment Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.
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