Job Description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, youll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You\'ll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you\'ll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.:What you will achieve in this role:

• Configuration: Build new calculation rules, add calculation components, workflow components and reporting needs within the fully owned business applications (e.g. Varicent - Sales Performance Management)
• Reporting: Build and modify an array of reporting within the platform. This includes building operational reports, health/error reports, internal reporting & client facing reporting such as statements
• Testing: Create and facilitate test cases to ensure accuracy in the various components. Work closely with other financial operations teams to drive out scenarios and obtain feedback
• Analysis: Participate in the analysis to support implementation of new functionality within the platform. Integration of new releases, best practices and optimization within our existing models
• Requirements: Work closely with our business partners as part of the engagement to truly understand the needs and requirements of the business and offer solutions at a granular level of detail
• Documentation: As part of the Centre of Excellence, document business needs in a form of requirements, testing documents (scenarios, cases, expected results & actual results) and collect the appropriate approvals/support to implement
• Support: Provide support to our operational teams in diagnosing and resolving any configuration issues within the platform
• Doing PDCs (Production Data Change) - Submission of PDC request, ensuring the approvals and carrying out the change.
• Investigating and troubleshooting user inquiries, analyzing issues, diagnosing problems and providing resolutions.
• Creating and updating process documents covering change management, incident management, problem management etc. Maintaining run books, SOPs, and knowledge base articles for smooth operations.
• Reporting operational metrics, performance indicators and service level achievement. Identifying areas of improvement.
• Document, track and report on issues, resolutions, and system changes.

What do you need to succeed?

• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel with respect to functions, pivot tables, formulas
• Working knowledge of relational databases e.g. keys, joins and inclusion/exclusion criteria
• Basic understanding of SQL would be an advantage
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences
• Experience with configuration of business platforms (e.g. Varicent, PEGA, JIRA)

What's in it for you?

• Great Place to Work\xc2\xae Certified in Canada and the US.
• Named 2021 Best Places to Work by Glassdoor
• Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work - 2021
• Flexible hybrid work model including in-country work-from-home if you prefer.
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience.
• 15 vacation days per year

Job Category: IT - Application DevelopmentPosting End Date: 23/09/2024

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