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At Aztec, we're committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to grow. We know that different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences strengthen our business and we welcome applications from all individuals. So, if your experience doesn't exactly match with every part of the job description, but you are excited about the role, we would still like to hear from you. If you are passionate, curious, innovative and data driven, you could still be a good fit.

About the role:

Reports to Systems Manager - Market Technology Services

With continued growth across the Aztec Group, our Information Technology teams are expanding tosupport current and future business needs. We're after experienced individuals to help us deliverhigh quality, and seamless IT experiences across all business functions.

The purpose of this role is to work alongside colleagues in the Technology Markets Applications team to give our clients, and our colleagues, the best possible experience of Aztec's client servicingapplications suite and to strive to deliver a service offering that differentiates us from our competitors.

The role involves a range of tasks, from providing general user support, creating requirement documentsalongside members of the client-facing teams, configuring new system functionality, writing reports,supporting integration feeds and automation, preparation of training materials, deployments of changesand designing processes to improve operational efficiencies, and much more.

Based at either our Southampton, UK or Jersey, CI office, you will enjoy a hybrid work model where you will be expected to work from the office at least twice per week but full time whilst in probation.

Key responsibilities:

• Work closely with the client-facing team to elicit detailed requirements to enhance the core and developthe configuration of the systems and financial reporting suite to meet the demands of our clients,supporting, or acting as a business analyst to collate the scoping of requirements and providing abreakdown of work and quote where necessary. Ascertain timelines and expectations, identify if realisticand manage expectations. Provide point-of-contact support to various areas of the business.

• Support of engagements with client facing teams, and possibly direct with clients over the life cycle of aproject, including attendance and providing updates via formal meetings and project documents, as wellas keeping teams appraised of progress on individual tasks.

• Understand or interpret complex or ambiguous requirements to specify, design and develop solutionswithin the system configuration, reporting, or to support users in rectifying errors in data input.

• Provide triage to Service Requests (SRs) and incidents to ascertain if the matter has been raisedcorrectly, if any additional information required. Determine if the issue appears to be data or user relatedand assess the complexity of the task. Monitor the SR Escalations and Incidents and ensure that theyare assigned as soon as resource becomes available.

• To assist the MTS team in Business as Usual (BAU) allocations, and investigate incoming incidentsand requests by checking relevance, directing to the appropriate team and managing complexitylevels, timeframes, priority and locating a resource or delegate work where necessary to otherresources.

• Application and report testing System Integration Testing (SIT) and reconciliation activities in line withtesting strategy. Provide 4 eyes review on changes processed by other MTS Apps users, including bothmeta and non-meta SRs, with particular focus on trainee-assigned SRs.

• Provide third level support raised via the support desk as either SRs and Incidents, as well asenhancements raised through other means, including projects and continual improvements, ensuringclient facing teams (and project managers where applicable) are regularly appraised of progress.

• Providing input around internal processes to create and enhance efficiencies

• Understand the groups change management framework and ensure that any system, enhancements,or corrections follow the correct change process through documentation, testing, approval board anddeployment.

• Mentoring and assisting with the development of more junior team members as well as deputising formanagers where appropriate in project areas or BAU.

• Lead peer meetings where required to support projects, processes and co-ordination.

Skills, knowledge and expertise:

• 3+ years of strong technical financial services industry knowledge. Prior business experience in private equity or real assets is preferred

• Part or fully qualified in a relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CGI or relevant ITqualification)

• Exposure to Private Equity products is essential, particularly the eFront suite of applications (eFront Invest and Investment Cafe)

• Advanced PC skills, notably MS Office suite (MS Word & MS Excel)

• Experience or proficiency with programming languages such as VBA & VB Script, SAS, JavaScriptand Transact SQL

• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to develop close working relationships with colleagues,clients and business contacts

• General problem solving and a methodical approach

• Genuine interest in technology and systems

We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and professional qualifications to enhance your professional development. You will need to be quick to learn new systems and great with people, as close working relationships between our colleagues and clients is at the heart of what we do.

We understand that everyone has different needs, and that's why our employee package includes a variety of benefits. In addition to a competitive salary, here are some examples of the benefits that we may offer:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Flexible, hybrid working
• Ability to work abroad for up to 3 weeks per annum
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Private medical insurance, including eye care
• Life assurance (death in service and critical illness benefit)
• Worldwide travel insurance
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• On-site parking (location dependent)