Description: Business Analyst required for a Top Financial Services Company based in Dublin.
My Client has an open role for a business analyst with responsibility for
the delivery of timely and accurate management information to a large and varied audience across the Group.
Using the latest Business Intelligence and database technologies The successful candidate will assist in the development, maintenance and distribution of broad range of reports to a large and diverse audience across the Group.
The role will involve a mix of report development, IT systems management and customer support activities. Although the role is primarily technical, it would be expected that over time the successful candidate would attain a high degree of business/system expertise, where the ability to analyse and interpret data will be essential.
Key Responsibilities:
• Development and maintenance of reports using the Business Objects, Microsoft, Brio & Cognos reporting suites
• Liaising with Business Units and Group IT to understand business & technical requirements to ensure key deliverables are met
• Manage & maintain the report production schedule and Reporting Dashboard to ensure the timely and efficient delivery of reports
• Pre-production testing and QA of reports to ensure reports are of a high standard
• Maintenance of core reporting systems & data
Handling ad-hoc data and report requests
• Strong technical ability with a third level qualification (preferably IT) or equivalent experience
• Previous development experience in Business Objects, Microsoft Reporting Tools
• An advanced proficiency on Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel & Access)
• Good knowledge of relational databases, with SQL experience
• Highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills displaying a courteous and professional manner when dealing with our customers/business partners


Desirable Requirements:
• Previous development experience in ASP.Net, Silverlight, SharePoint, Cognos, or Brio
• A good understanding of VB/VBA would be an advantage
• An ability to analyse & interpret Financial / Non Financial data


Skills: Access, Excel, Cognos,Brio, Reports.

Apply now for more details on the Role to Nollaig@eolas.ie

Description: My Client has an open role for a business analyst with responsibility for liaising with business units to gather requirements on reporting needs, interpret these needs, source data, build /develop reporting outputs in an automated manner using a range of technologies and applications.


This role involves interaction with key business stakeholders and offers an ideal opportunity to expand existing PC skills and give exposure to a wide range of reporting tools used through the group.
The role also provides a great opportunity to gain exposure to the business.

Key Responsibilities:


Liaise with Business Partners and management to understand reporting needs to generate automated reporting.
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Development and production of management packs used by the business which provide analysis on Key Performance Indicators.(KPI’s)
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Develop/enhance and produce new & existing reporting within agreed timelines to meet business unit’s needs using a range of reporting application tools.
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Analysis of ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.
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Participate in completion of all stages of the development lifecycle of Group IT projects.
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Essential Requirements:


A business acumen with the ability to interpret stakeholders requests and deliver appropriate reporting
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Ability to manage the development of MI reporting in an automated manner, from specification through testing to implementation
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Strong data analysis skills with advanced proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel/Access databases)
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Strong organisational skills with ability to progress a number competing priorities within agreed timelines
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Have a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail to ensure quality reporting.
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Demonstrate strong interpersonal & communication skills

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Desirable Requirements:

Previous experience in using reporting tools Business Objects, Cognos, Brio or Microsoft reporting tools.
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A knowledge of building macros and VBA would be of benefit
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Ability to interpret Financial / Non-Financial Data
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An accountancy background while desirable is not essential.
Skills: Access, Excel, Data Analysis, Reports.



Apply now for more details on the Role to Nollaig@eolas.ie

Description: Data Analyst Consultant (Data Mining/ Statistics)

Overview:

My Dublin City Centre based client is actively recruiting for a Data Analyst Consultant (Statistics/ Data Mining)to join their team.

Job Description:
Examples of job responsibilities include:
•Responsible for manipulating large data files, then transforming the data into business information that helps clients fulfil strategic objectives.
• Search for meaningful patterns, trends, and relationships by sifting through large amounts of data and explain the findings to people with varying backgrounds.
•Documenting code logic and procedures performed.
•Preparing executive level presentation to facilitate discussion of analysis.
•Develop solutions and recommendations for improving data integrity issues
•Develop and code business rules to support risk based analysis and/or risk based modelling
•Contribute to a strong client relationship through interactions with client personnel
• Understand engagement as it relates to client's business
• Assume supervisory responsibility for components of engagements
•Contribute to engagement planning and ensure that deliverables meet workplan objectives and quality standards
•Recognise and communicate opportunities to sell "add-on" work
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
• BS/BA in Economics, Information Systems, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related area
• 3-5 years data mining and analytics experience in the Retail, Insurance, Telecommunications or financial services industries
•Demonstrated experience in leading the delivery of data analytics services in a professional services or large corporate environment
•Experience with MS Access and ACL, and programming languages such as VB and/or SQL to develop ad-hoc tools and queries/reports
•Demonstrated ability with assisting businesses with deriving value from existing data
•Optional - Experience with web based technologies to enable data presentation and capture
• Optional - SQL Server experience


Remuneration Package:
Attractive salary plus benefits package

Description: An opportunity exists within the Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) team in Marketing of a leading Financial Services Company for a highly skilled and experienced Datamining Analyst.
This is a permanent, full time, position based with a Top Financial Services Company based in Dublin City Centre.

The CRM team is responsible for the development and delivery of campaigns into the branch, telephone and online channels.
The objective is to find commercially successful ways of driving cross-sales and higher product holdings across key customer segments.

The Role:
• Lead the development of analytics models using the SAS analytics suite. The focus of this work is to use sophisticated analytical techniques to determine which customers have high propensity to purchase specific products.
• Develop propensity models for key products that deliver strong uplift.
• Manage models through their lifecycle to ensure they deliver ongoing success.
• Develop the models to input into the development of the next best offer capability.
• Contribute to the ongoing build and maintenance of the Marketing Data Warehouse.
• Work closely with the wider members of the team to build a dynamic and commercially focused campaign process.
• Manage the delivery of ‘Return on Investment’ in-campaign and post-campaign reporting.
• Provide customer profiling, marketing reporting and segmentation analysis as required.
• Provide ad hoc analysis as required to support key commercial decisions and business case development.
• Coach other members of the team to support the development of a wider and deeper analytical/modelling capability within the business.
• Liaise with external vendors, such as SAS, to ensure we are getting the most out of the analytical tools.
• Work to ensure that the wider CRM infrastructure is aligned with and integrated as required with key systems (SAS, SMART, BICC etc.)


The Person:
The ideal candidate will have a degree in statistics or a similar discipline. They will have proven commercial experience and the ability to apply statistical analysis to drive outstanding commercial results.

They will also have:
• proven experience, ideally within financial services industry
• SAS Enterprise Miner, SAS Enterprise Guide
• advanced Microsoft Access and Excel skills
• strong team and interpersonal skills
• strong written and verbal communication skills
• proven problem solving skills
Apply now to nollaig@eolas.ie for full details on the attractive Salary and benefits package available.

Description: My client is looking for a Excel/ Access Support Specialist for a permanent role in Dublin City Centre. Salary is approx €50-60k per annum plus 15% pension, Bonus, Company Plan B VHI cover, Free canteen and extras.
Job Summary
This post in the Application and Data Services team offers the successful candidate the responsibility of support and maintenance of the Microsoft Office Suite of applications, specifically Excel and Access, within our trading and back office environments. Use of these products includes
(i) the automation of complex trading logic leveraging our existing trading infrastructure of proprietary and vendor applications, and
(ii) operational and reporting applications used by the Trading and Operations staff to support the trade support cycle.
The role will involve working independently with Traders and Operations staff on a daily basis. The applicant will also be involved in the planning and upgrading of our current environment to the latest versions.
Qualifications
B.Sc. in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification including Excel & Access required.
Experience
A minimum of 5 years working in a large Microsoft Office environment is required.
Knowledge & Skills
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft products from Office 97 to Office 2010, Microsoft Windows XP & 7, 32-bit and 64-bit applications within a large network environment
• Ability to debug and write VBA code and Excel macros.
• Good experience of troubleshooting and Resolving MS Access and Excel issues.
• Experience of migrating Microsoft Office applications to later versions, e.g. Access 97 to Access 2007
• Ability to work from their own initiative and deliver projects to meet agreed deadlines
• Experience integrating Excel with Real Time Market Data Feeds is desirable.
• Experience in SCCM and packaging an advantage
• Good communication skills. Candidate must be comfortable working with staff on the trading desks
Please apply to Peter Kirby if you are interested at peter@eolas.ie or call me on 01 2866666.