Alteryx Developer in Surrey

This job is with Allianz Commercial, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Role Description

An exciting new role has become available in the Finance Systems team at Allianz UK for an Alteryx Developer where you will build, support and maintain processes related to our Alteryx application. As a lead specialist developing and taking responsibility for a key finance application, which links 2 ERP systems, you will be responsible for:

• Proactively identifying and deploying process improvements by developing new Alteryx processes.
• Development and maintenance of new and existing Alteryx processes based on requirements from Finance.
• Improving the business' experience of interacting with our Financial Systems.
• Seeking out opportunities for enhancements to our systems in order to facilitate the delivery of efficiency savings, and providing enhancements to functionality.
• Support finance and the business through requirements gathering, documentation and implementation required change for regulatory, statutory and business requirements.

Alongside the above, you will need to have extensive experience of working in a full systems development lifecycle environment and should be comfortable with all aspects of systems development and communicating with all levels of staff. This role will require some accounting knowledge through qualification or by experience, with a good understanding of accounting processes.

Location

This role can be based in either of our Guildford or Bournemouth offices. This is a Hybrid role with the expectation of you attending the office one day per week.

Salary Information

Pay: £50,500. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

• BAU support of the relevant systems, including:
• Development and maintenance of new and existing Alteryx processes based on requirements from Finance.
• Day-to-day administration to ensure maintenance of systems mainly Alteryx and interfaces into and out from Alteryx into our main ERP systems.
• Application of technical knowledge to ensure support issues are appropriately fielded and managed.
• Facilitating Automation across Finance reporting systems.
• Security and Licensing queries.
• Attending regular update meetings with our internal customers.
• Provide training to users on an individual or group level where needed.
• Documentation of procedures.
• Monitoring daily jobs and troubleshoot any issues that arise.
• Ensure all mapping tables are kept up to date.
• Run processes or maintain setup and provide training for users to run when required.
• Provide advice for business projects to ensure the correct automation tools are implemented.
• Update external tax system with new requirements.
• Assist with Development activities where appropriate:
• Attend project meetings as a SME and Technical expert.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Learning and application of the Change Management framework.
• System/process design as a subject matter expert.
• Provision of best practice advice to ensure consistency.
• Understanding the build of new interfaces/processes/reports to support project delivery.
• Taking part in System Testing, UAT, etc.
• Create tailored training documentation.
• Provide user training.
• Supporting continuous improvement to meet changing business needs.

Essential Skills

• High Proficiency in Alteryx Designer, Server and related tools with ability to develop, test and deploy workflows.
• High Proficient and experience in data preparation, blending, cleaning and loading of data into Alteryx and producing the required reports and control checks from Alteryx.
• Data Quality governance fundamentals.
• Well-developed SQL and Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical thinking, Problem solving and trouble shooting.
• High level of written and verbal communication with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels.
• Self-starter and self-management in relation to identifying work opportunities, documentation and best practices.
• Power BI development including proficiency in DAX for calculations, data modelling using star schemas, creating interactive visualisations.

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to the Financial systems such as Oracle Essbase, Oracle Financials, Blackline, Tagetik, PXS.
• Experience using SAP / Power BI.
• Experience of Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage is desirable but not essential.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
• Hybrid working.
• Annual performance related bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Development days.
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
• Retail discounts.
• Volunteering days.

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us. Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion.