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Senior IT Systems Analyst

Location: Leicester               Salary: circa £30,000 pa

Following an internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a Senior IT Systems Analyst to help provide operational user support for the Bank for user access management, fault management and system administration tasks for the Bank’s core software systems. 

Working in a small and highly respected team of 4, you will act as a key liaison between internal business users and third-party providers of the Bank’s core software systems and perform fault and incident management. You will also manage user access requests, security profiles and monitor user access privileges to core systems and complete system administration changes as required. There are also opportunities to get involved in change projects and testing, business continuity planning, system improvements and server maintenance. This is a very varied role within an SME with a diverse business application set running in a secure Banking environment.

About you

At the very heart of every Cambridge & Counties Bank person is a shared identity and belief in what we are about and what we are doing. It’s about how we see ourselves and what is important to us. 

You will live our brand values. As such you will be an approachable, empathetic problem solver, with exemplary communications skills. You will avoid the use of unnecessary jargon and display an adaptable, “can-do” attitude. We seek the following core competencies in all our colleagues:

• An honest, clear and respectful communicator
• Innovative and open minded to change
• Self-motivated, accountable and results orientated
• A team player who actively seeks opportunities to collaborate across multiple disciplines
• Able to quickly build relationships with customers or stakeholders
• Clear ability to plan and prioritise to ensure targets are achieved or exceeded
• Non-judgemental and considerate of the impact of your behaviour and decisions on others
• For this role you will also need the following skills and experience:
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, especially Excel (Access desirable)
• Ability to work independently, prioritising workload and scheduling activities
• Previous experience supporting enterprise application systems
• Previous experience of working on IT and/or business projects
• Previous experience of working within financial services is desirable

Reward Package

• Generous pension contributions
• 27 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 with service
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• Profit Share Bonus scheme
• Private Medical, Life & Critical Illness cover
• Interest-free personal loans and travel to work loans
• Perkbox membership

We are committed to equal treatment of all employees and potential employees, including those with criminal records. If you are successful in your application for employment, we will carry out pre-employment screening including use of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Location: Leicester          Salary: Dependent on experience

As part of our small but highly skilled Underwriting team, you will assess the credit and risk profiles of customers within the Real Estate market (including investment properties, owner occupiers and trading businesses), determining the acceptability of proposals and providing recommendations or suggesting alternative solutions (where appropriate), that satisfy customer needs and meet business objectives. You will conduct a manual, independent assessment of each case and prepare the relevant documents for an informed decision to be made by either the appropriate official/Credit Committee or within own Delegated Lending Authority, ensuring that all recommendations for lending sanctions are compliant with the Bank’s policies and regulatory policies.

You must have extensive previous experience of underwriting REF proposals. In addition to this, any experience of underwriting AF proposals and/or recoveries experience would be highly advantageous.

About you

At the very heart of every Cambridge & Counties Bank person is a shared identity and belief in what we are about and what we are doing. It’s about how we see ourselves and what is important to us. You will live our brand values. As such you will be an approachable, empathetic problem solver, with exemplary communications skills. You will avoid the use of unnecessary jargon and display an adaptable, “can-do” attitude. We seek the following core competencies in all our colleagues:

• An honest, clear and respectful communicator
• Innovative and open minded to change
• Self-motivated, accountable and results orientated
• A team player who actively seeks opportunities to collaborate across multiple disciplines
• Able to quickly build relationships with customers or stakeholders
• Clear ability to plan and prioritise to ensure targets are achieved or exceeded
• Non-judgemental and considerate of the impact of your behaviour and decisions on others

For this role you will also need the following skills and experience:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• An understanding of the relevant rules under the financial services acts
• A wide knowledge of the commercial environment and sector specialism in the real estate lending and the SME market
• An understanding of financial management and wider management principles and techniques
• A good level of financial and commercial awareness
• A good understanding of Conduct Risk and Treating Customers Fairly requirements relevant to credit operations
• The ability to interpret and implement relevant guidance, ensuring compliance and due regard is paid to the interests of customers and customers are treated fairly
• Excellent oral / written communication skills and organisational skills

Reward Package

• Generous pension contributions
• 27 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with service
• Buy and sell holidays scheme
• Profit Share Bonus scheme
• Private Medical, Life & Critical Illness cover
• Interest-free personal loans and travel to work loans
• Perkbox membership

We are committed to equal treatment of all employees and potential employees, including those with criminal records. If you are successful in your application for employment, we will carry out pre-employment screening including use of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).