Business Platforms Engineer

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom The Economist Full time

Introduction

The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. We deliver our information through a range of formats, from newspapers and magazines to conferences and electronic services. What ties us together is the objectivity of our opinion, the originality of our insight and our advocacy of economic and political freedom around the world.

We are currently searching for an experienced Business Platforms Support Engineer to be part of our Platforms Technology team. The Business Platforms team take primary responsibility for the administration and configuration of our Finance and HR Platforms, supporting business critical processes across Peoplesoft Financials and Sage People. 

We work closely with our Finance & HR colleagues to provide dedicated business partnering and support to the business. We are focussed on improving integrations between systems and implementations of new modules, tools and software across HR, Payroll, P2P, O2C, Accounting and FP&A functions.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a business critical team who support our internal colleagues on Platforms integral to the day-to-day running of The Economist Group.

Accountabilities

You’ll have a proven track record of successful delivery experience

You’ll be comfortable in presenting concepts to a variety of stakeholders to ensure the most appropriate solution is delivered

You’ll be a hands-on technical engineer to support delivering solutions and driving a culture of continuous improvement and strong communications and collaboration.

You’ll be an energetic and creative problem solver with technical curiosity to ensure evolving technology is exploited to solve emerging challenges

You will have experience supporting a delivery plan to agreed timelines.

You will play a key role in the production and maintenance of the technical artefacts needed to deliver our solutions, ensuring our solutions meet high-quality expectations. 

Build strong relationships with HR stakeholders.

Be fully aware of forthcoming releases and how the company may capitalise on new functionality

Experience, skills and professional attributes

Essential:

Experience of implementing, supporting and developing HR systems such as Sage People, Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft 

Strong knowledge of HR processes

Knowledge of the architecture used to support business applications 

System integrations experience

Strong reporting and analytical skills 

Ability to bridge the gap between technical teams and HR Operations

Experience and understanding of the application delivery life cycle

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Excellent spoken and written English

Excellent listening skills

Desired:

Experience of a Salesforce Platform

Sage People HR Manager Certification

Sage People Systems Administrator Certification

Experience of Jira for service desk and projects 



The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, gender identity, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation , age or marital status.

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