Professional Services Technical Consultant – Kenya Job ID #:31846 Primary Location:KE-Nairobi-Nairobi
Secondary Location(s): ZA-Gauteng-Johannesburg Functional Area:Professional Services Department:Operations – Professional Services Position Type:Full-Time Regular Education Desired:Technical Degree or equivalent Relocation Provided:No Travel Percentage:40
Position Responsibilities
Roles will vary depending on the client and project; however consultants can typically be expected to contribute to:
- Delivery of consultancy services e.g. process analysis, software installation, implementation, training, support) to client base;
- Project participation
- Coordinating assigned project activities and deliverables with clients, SunGard business group representatives and project team members, Direct reporting Manager as required;
- Work closely with direct reporting Manager to deliver on SunGard strategy and objectives;
- identifying opportunities where additional services beyond the core implementation tasks may be offered, and work closely with your line management to pursue the opportunity;
- Build and maintain client relationships customers with focus on product retention and penetration.
- Ensure consistent delivery of consultancy
Successful applicants will have a strong academic profile, will be able to demonstrate strong career progression in past roles and be able to demonstrate strong experience in some or all of the following:
Position Requirements
Essential Skills
- Tertiary Degree in the field of Finance/Accounting and technology
- 3 Years Financial Services experience (Investment Banking, Institutional Asset Management or Insurance) required.
- Professional services software consulting experience, with good understanding of reconciliation and exception management practices
- Software project implementation experience
- Software product training experience
- Crystal Reports development or other Business Intelligence (BI) experience
- Business analysis and project management experience
- Advanced Microsoft SQL server 2008/2012 administration/maintenance experience
- Microsoft SQL server 2008, 2012 SSIS experience
- Windows 2008, 2012 x64 server install and configuration experience
- Implementation and configuration of web based solutions required
- Implementation and configuration experience of web based solutions
- Windows Active directory, IIS, COM+, Windows Services experience
- Good understanding of Windows Active directory, IIS, COM+, Windows Services required
Desirable Skills
- ITIL Certified
- Previous configuration and usage experience of SunGard Reconciliation product
SunGard’s asset management solutions help institutional investors, hedge funds, private equity firms, fund administrators and securities transfer agents improve both investment decision-making and operational efficiency, while managing risk and increasing transparency. SunGard’s solutions support every stage of the investment process, from research and portfolio management, to valuation, risk management, compliance, investment accounting, transfer agency and client reporting.
Recruitment at SunGard Financial Systems works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. SunGard does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.
  SunGard is an Equal Opportunity employer – with a real commitment to managing diversity and ensuring equality of opportunity for all.
As part of the selection process this role may require an assessment to determine suitability.
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