Business Systems Support Analyst

As an Application Support Analyst, you will play a crucial role in ensuring smooth operations and user satisfaction by providing timely and effective support for our global business applications. Your primary focus will be on Salesforce and Workday, but you may also work with other bespoke applications.

Key Responsibilities

• User Support:
  • Work with tools provided to deliver user support for bespoke business applications.
  • Respond to queries and challenges from end-users, ensuring timely resolution.
  • Maintain a high level of customer service and adhere to agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Compile ticket status reports for business stakeholders.
• Knowledge Base Management: o
  • Create and maintain knowledge base articles in the helpdesk tool.
  • These articles will aid in swift resolution of future support requests.
  • Ensure alignment with the IT service model and delivery against agreed SLAs.
• Issue Investigation and Documentation:
  • Investigate, analyse, and document reported defects. o This may involve using SQL select statements to query databases.
  • Offer suggestions for resolution.
  • Support the documentation of incident reports during major incidents.
• Automation and Process Improvement: o
  • Identify opportunities to automate processes within the customer service function.
  • Make appropriate suggestions to your line manager.
  • Collaborate with technical teams and customers to resolve technical issues.
• Escalation and Change Requests:
  • Escalate system change requests to the Product Support team for evaluation.
  • Escalate data-related issues to the appropriate teams. ·
• Reporting and Data Distribution:
  • Use provided scheduler tools to create scheduled tasks for report distribution.
  • Run audit reports for users and interrogate the database when necessary.
• Travel and Other Duties:
  • Assist with system implementations and training.
  • Undertake other duties as directed by the Line Manager.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Minimum Requirements:

· Analytical mindset with the ability to resolve complex problems.

· Takes accountability and ownership of technical issues

· User-focused, with the ability to interact with users and champion their needs.

· Effective communication of business change and processes.

· Confidence in communicating complex technical issues to various audiences.

· Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to maintain positive relationships and effective communication with various teams around the business

Desirable Requirements:

• SQL querying skills (desirable).
• Basic JavaScript expressions (desirable).
• Application bug diagnostics (desirable), including log analysis.