A Global financial services organisation requires a senior systems analyst to be responsible for providing support to key business applications, throughout the organization. The role will provide end user support on issues requiring specialist attention, together with managing the System Development Life Cycle for changes and updates.

Responsibilities:

Document system requirements and review the specifications provided by system vendors;
Assist the system vendors during the system development;
Facilitate the System Forums and Workshops;
Project manage major system upgrades and restructuring (including system patches);
Project manage all new development within any system and the roll out of new functionality;
Ensure test information is maintained (e.g. test packs);
Develop and review System Change Controls;
Develop, maintain and review systems documentation (e.g. Processing Standards);
Coordinate and conduct testing of new and existing Systems functionality;
Provide users with information about new functionality and coordinate the implementation of such new functionality;
Draft user case documents for user defined developments in achieving organisation objectives
Manage all non-conformances with System Vendors and ensure prompt resolution;
Provide System Vendors with user support;
Keep abreast of the issue logs of all user/system issues and their resolutions;
Ongoing review of data integrity and identification of non-conformance of static data;
Develop a working relationship with System Vendors;
Provide training assistance to ensure the consistent application of functionality;

Experience required:

Strong problem solving skills;
Ability to plan, schedule and organize in a systematic and orderly manner;
Strong interpersonal skills.
Sound judgement;
Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite .
Experience in Investment administration industry.