Business Systems Manager

Opportunity knocks!

“We are delighted to be working on behalf of our Client who require an experienced Systems Manager to join them and provide high levels of internal support. This is a good opportunity for someone who wants to play an integral part of the company’s direction and take ownership of delivering essential system training to their employees.
This role is an amazing opportunity to set a high benchmark for systems management within IT, in the context of an innovative company!”

Company:
The company have a strong reputation for providing multiple solutions to the industrial transportation & construction sectors. Due to further increases in growth and client acquisition, they now need someone who can hit the ground running and deliver support to various office locations locally, ensuring their systems are maintained and adapted to the business’s needs.

Role Overview:
As Business Systems Manager, you’ll be responsible for the effective delivery, management and direction of all Company IT systems, ensuring that systems are up to date, licensed and fit for purpose within the 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.

About you:
You will 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 will also need to be a credible representative of systems across the business, with the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, communicating complex concepts in simple terms.

Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Finance Director you will…
(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.
• Any other duties as required.

Health & Safety:

• Set a personal example with regards to health and safety matters.
• Become one of the Office First Aid Team

Qualifications:

• Relevant Degree Level qualification – (essential)

Other criteria:

• Good communicator and team worker – (essential)
• First Aid / Fire Marshall Trained – (desirable)

Systems:
Knowledge of the current systems including:

• SAGE200
• Board
• SAGE Payroll
• Weighsoft
• Eque 2
• Spindle
• Inspire
• Fuel Soft
• Sales Force
• Reporting Procedures

*Any systems you are not familiar with, you must show willingness and an adaptive attitude to learn these.

Attributes:

• Strong organisational skills, administrative and planning experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Excellent time management
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Ability to Handle Confidential Information
• Excellent multi-tasker

Package:
In return for your work and attributes you will receive…

• A competitive salary between (£40 to £50K) dependant on experience
• 25 Days Holiday Allowance + Bank Holidays