IS-BUSINESS ANALYST- SAP CO-ORDINATION TEAM

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IS BUSINESS ANALYST - SAP CO-ORDINATION TEAM </p>
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Or client is a major player in the UK energy industry, employing circa 900 people with a first spend budget of ?820m. </p>
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The Information Services Department sits within the Finance division. The Corporate Services division sets the key strategies with the MD and ExCom for the delivery of a safe and cost-efficient organisation through directing the support departments (Information Services, Human Resources, Audit, Facilities Management, Communications) to achieve this goal. In directing the representative parts, Corporate Services ensures compliance with the Company procedures, effective budgeting of its resources and positive management of the challenges that face a large operating oil and gas company in the UKCS. </p>
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Information Services provides the company with information solutions that are aligned with the Company Strategy. We work in partnership with the Business to introduce, innovate and apply digital technology to deliver productivity gains and competitive advantage to the Company, ensuring all solutions provided are fit for purpose. We assist the business with all its information and digital requirements, providing a reliable, efficient and cost-effective service in order to ensure that our customers can manage their information and collaborate effectively.</p>
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The job holder belongs organically in Information Services and reports to the SAP Coordination Support Team Lead </p>
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Internally, the job holder has interfaces with all departments in the affiliate, Global Service IT Services, (TGITS) and Business Information Services (ISB) contacts.</p>
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Externally, the job holder is responsible for representing the company with vendors and suppliers and amongst industry peers.</p>
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The job holder manages the full software lifecycle: Business analysis and consultancy, application development, implementation and support, project management and translate business requirements/processes into structured, supportable solutions. It is the job-holders responsibility to ensure that resources are deployed in the manner that satisfies user requirements within given SLA and budgetary constraints.</p>
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MAIN ACTIVITIES:</p>
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Provide IS business analysis, solution design/architecture &amp; consultancy services to customers.</p>
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Provide assistance to IS Business Leads for preparation and management of IS Budget and 5 Year Plan </p>
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Provide a quality, cost effective support service to business-specific application users and encourage consistency across the assets to reduce costs/effort where possible. </p>
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Acts as single point of contact for business applications ensuring that the roadmap for system evolution and the necessary support and maintenance agreements are in place. </p>
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Actively manage the application portfolio ensuring the correct licensing is in place.</p>
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Review change/enhancements requests to ensure there is a business justification and that they are cost effective and technically sound.</p>
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Identify and promote ways in which processes, procedures and IS can be changed or adapted to achieve improvements in the cost effectiveness and quality of its operation.</p>
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Take responsibility for significant IS/Business related projects throughout the year, handling the functional analysis as well as the technical implementation (coordinating resources from other IS Teams), ensuring implementation on time and on budget and realising the benefits envisaged.</p>
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Analyse and define detailed business/ IS requirements to ensure that third party suppliers deliver exactly what is required and that solutions are implemented that will improve efficiency and/or reduce costs.</p>
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Plan for and lead student/contractor/3rd Party resources.</p>
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Supervise on day-to-day basis third party support contracts, ensuring that problems are addressed within agreed SLAs and that the required standards for quality are met.</p>
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Translate between user/business requirements and technical suppliers/colleagues. </p>
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Liaise closely with the business to maximise the Company's investment in IS.</p>
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Add value to the business by implementing/developing solutions and/or enhancements that will improve efficiency and/or reduce costs.</p>
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Make recommendations on IS expenditure for enhancements and projects.</p>
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Satisfy requirements of team SLA's &amp; KPI's.</p>
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