Data and System Analyst

About Us3173 is a privately owned UK firm of pensions experts with clients throughout the UK, serviced from offices in London, Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds.The 3173 Group of companies includes Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada) one of the UK’s largest professional pension scheme trustee companies. Spence & Partners provides full pension actuarial, consulting, investment consulting and administration services that provide simply smarter solutions for trustees, employers and members and Mantle, which reimagines the traditional models of defined benefit pensions administration and actuarial valuation software.The 3173 CultureOur primary aim is to provide interesting, worthwhile and healthy careers for all our people; we believe that this emphasis sets us apart from our competitors.We are defined by our ethos and by our goal:Our ethos is an individual and collective commitment achieved through carefully balancing responsibility with freedom and flexibility, all of which is underpinned by a willingness to work interdependently. When we get this balance right, it is how we do our best work.Our goal is to provide interesting, worthwhile, and healthy careers for our people. Our graduate development programmes offer the opportunity to build a career in the pensions industry. You’ll get direct exposure to working with the directors of our business and the opportunity to really make your mark in a growing business.We will support you every step of the way through our accelerated learning and development scheme.About YouYou will be keen to develop your career as a Data and System Analyst and become an integral part of a specialised team that is vital to the success of the business.Teamwork is critical, and you will be placed in a highly driven and specialised team whose aim is to make you a vital asset from the outset. You will be seeking a challenging environment in which you can develop both personally and professionally in an award-winning company. You will be a conscientious individual with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to think critically and logically.We are looking for candidates who are intelligent, ambitious and great at working with people. You should enjoy solving complex problems and be interested in the financial services industry and areas affecting it. You will be well organised and proactive, calm under pressure and can communicate well at all levels (written and verbal).You will be eager to work hard and make an impact, self‑motivated and proactive in your assistance to meet the needs of our projects. You will be reliable, methodical and can easily adapt to changing circumstances, continuously producing high level quality work. You will be detail‑orientated and have advanced IT skills, particularly in Excel.Responsibilities & CriteriaAs a Data and System Analyst you will work as part of a specialised team that supports the businesses through the implementation of pension schemes onto our Mantle software. This would also involve completion of tasks and projects to ensure that a high level of service is provided to all customers. In order to achieve this, you would undertake the following:Become competent in the use of our Mantle softwareMaintain and develop business systemsReceive training on data management including installation and auditingProactively manage all allocated tasks through the workflow management systemEssential Criteria2:1 degree in Maths or Financial disciplineExcellent IT Skills, in particular knowledge of ExcelExcellent verbal and written communication skillsDesirable CriteriaExperience with Pensions calculations and Data AuditsExperience with SQLExperience with large data setsLocationBelfastBehavioural competencies for the roleInspiring Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Impacting & Influencing, Client Engagement, Collaborative Working, Problem Solving, Planned Approach, Professional ApproachCircumstances:Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required.All roles are subject to a six‑month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check.As part of the pre-hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting.3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.Applying with a disability?As part of our belief that we benefit from the differences among us we are committed to increasing the representation of disabled colleagues and want to remove any barriers or challenges that get in the way of candidates with a disability or long‑term health condition from applying to work with us.If there is support or an adjustment that we can provide to enable you to be at your best during the recruitment and selection process, we encourage you to advise us in good time so that we may make suitable arrangements. We understand that being open with us may feel uncomfortable so please only share with us the information that you are comfortable to share, and rest assured that we will use this only to provide you with the right support. Any information you give us will be treated completely confidentially. To discuss this further please call 028 9041 2000 and ask to speak to a member of the HR team. #J-18808-Ljbffr