Financial Applications Analyst

We are Uisce Éireann. Every day, we are responsible for the delivery of secure, safe, and sustainable water services for the people of Ireland. As Ireland’s national regulated water utility, our vision is a sustainable Ireland where water is respected and protected, for the planet and all the lives it supports.

Our purpose at Uisce Éireann is to rise to the challenge of delivering transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. That means we are proud to take on the responsibility of protecting our water supply and passing on a safe and secure water system to a rapidly growing population and empowering Ireland’s social and economic growth.

We are passionate about empowering our people, enabling them to make a positive impact on communities across Ireland. We are guided by a shared vision and purpose, grounded in values that define who we are and shape how we work, where we deliver for customers and communities, we work better together, we do the right thing, we aim high, and we keep each other safe. Our behaviours define how we interact, communicate, and succeed together. These values and behaviours apply to each one of us, across every role, location, and level.

Our goal is to attract and develop skilled and talented people from diverse backgrounds, who bring a dynamic range of expertise and insights to our work. With a strong, values-driven workforce, we ensure Uisce Éireann can continue advancing Ireland’s water services and meeting the needs of the communities we serve for generations to come.

The Role:

The IT Operations group is at the heart of UÉ IT and is composed of 5 pillars: Business Applications; Enterprise Applications; IT Infrastructure; Operational Technology; and ServiceManagement. We provide operational management and development of IT systems that are technically sophisticated, have a large and growing Cloud footprint, are industry leading and crucial to the execution of all UÉ business functions for around 6000 end users.

The Enterprise Applications (EA) Team are responsible for implementing, upgrading and managing systems supporting Financial Operations, HR and Payroll, Enterprise Content Management, Middleware, Service Management and the Software Development Lifecycle. These systems support over one billion in investment each year, a large permanent workforce, a large contingent workforce, thousands of projects, millions of documents and hundreds of thousands of transaction pa. All EA teams have a pivotal role to play in business as usual and project delivery of new and upgraded systems, working collaboratively with other UÉ IT groups such as Design & Strategy and Build & Delivery.

Reporting to the Financial Operations Team Lead the IT Financial Applications Analyst role is responsible for the Analysis, Development, Modification and Maintenance of financial processes and associated systems including Oracle E-Business Suite, Hyperion, Kofax, Markview, Treasury and Tax applications. The role is exciting, technically challenging, and rewarding with opportunities for cross training, upskilling and diversification within the EA Team, IT Operations and the broader IT group.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and support IT operational activities to ensure smooth and efficient running of the IT financial system applications.
• Build and maintain expertise in all the business process and functional requirements supported by all the applications within the scope of this role and work closely with business users to improve and streamline processes.
• Involvement in the design, architecture, build and testing of new systems for both business as usual and project initiatives
• Secondment to IT project teams as necessary and engagement with the Design & Strategy, Build & Delivery, Business Change teams.
• Coordinating and validating the work of external providers.
• Involvement in software version management and currency and patching of applications within the scope of the role
• Support the relevant Lead/Manager with regards to Business Continuity and Disaster Recovering testing and planning
• Maintain documentation including process maps, functional requirements and recovery run books
• Support the Financial Operations Lead by working on the resolution of Incidents and Problems impacting business operations supported by all applications in the role scope and align with internal ITL standards
• Keep abreast of industry trends and undertake technical training to maintain skills currency
• Provide out-of-hours cover as part of the Standby Rota as required.
• Other duties as required from time to time

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaboration with key internal stakeholders across the UÉ business
• Responsible for promoting and delivering health and safety commitments across UÉ and