Business Systems Manager
Primary Purpose of the Role
As our Business Systems Manager, you’ll be responsible for the effective delivery, management and direction of all Ashcourt IT systems, ensuring that systems are up to date, licensed and fit for purpose within our bustling organisation. Beyond the day-to-day management of systems, you’ll coordinate updates, improvements and changes to keep things well configured to the needs of the business.
You’ll need proven experience within a business systems role, with strong knowledge of IT change projects and experience managing, large Enterprise platforms. You will be supporting system-specific direct reports, so confidence in supporting and leading high-performing self-sufficient team members is a must! You'll also need to be a credible representative of systems across Ashcourt, with the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, communicating complex concepts in simple terms.
This role is an amazing opportunity to set a high benchmark for systems management within IT, in the context of an innovative company.
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(The key responsibilities of the role against which performance is measured) · Evaluate functionality of systems · Consult users to ascertain needs an ensure user needs are understood · Schedule upgrades · Provide user training, support and advice · Testing and modifying systems to ensure that they operate reliably · Design maintenance procedures and ensure they work operationally · Manage backups and ensure disaster recovery is optimised · Training new staff · Understand best practice from an operational perspective and ensure systems meet those needs. · Develop systems and users to ensure system functionality is maximised · Implement new systems from inception and system identification through to fully operational · Managing and designing data migration from old to new systems · Managing SQL database and managing data interrogation tailored to user requirements.
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Qualifications/Experience |
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Degree level qualification |
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Good communicator and team worker |
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First Aid / Fire Marshall Trained |
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Trainable |
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Company Procedures |
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Ashcourt Commercial Software Usage – Sage / Eque2 |
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First Aid / Fire Marshall Training |
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Specific Skills/Knowledge |
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Knowledge of our current systems including:
SAGE200 Board SAGE Payroll Weighsoft Eque 2 Spindle Inspire Fuel Soft Sales Force Reporting Procedures |
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Strong organisational skills, administrative and planning experience. |
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Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel |
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Excellent time management |
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Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team |
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Strong Attention to Detail |
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Ability to Handle Confidential Information |
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Excellent multi-tasker |
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