About the company
Part of the global insurance provider and tax consultancy Markel, Markel Tax is the UK’s leading provider of Fee Protection Insurance and Tax & Consultancy Services to accountancy firms working with over 2,500 practices across the UK. The specialist division of Incentives & Reliefs, based in Sheffield, is one of the UK’s largest specialist R&D tax advice providers and has a technically strong team of Chartered Tax Advisers, Chartered Accountants and ex-HMRC Inspectors.
About the role
- Engage with business representatives to define and document product build requirements
- Attend and contribute to product design workshops
- Work with our IT team to ensure all interface/infrastructure details are captured and to help with clarification of requirements for functional and technical specifications
- Pose relevant questions to help identify the source of issues and ensure that solutions are suggested and raised that address these issues
- Support the ongoing system improvements, working very closely with peers and IT colleagues throughout the change lifecycle, from initiation through to testing and implementation
- Build products in the new system from scratch and carry out ‘show and tell’ sessions with Product Managers and business stakeholders to demonstrate the build so far and to gain approval to progress
- Provide input into project documentation including; product specifications, product matrix, risk and issues logs, change logs and status reporting
Requirements
- Educated to degree level (either IT, Business Studies Maths, Physics) or have proven analytical work experience
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills with a structured approach to problem solving, able to proactively contribute to a major business change
- Competent IT skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Ability to document complex concepts in a clear and concise manner
- SQL experience or knowledge is a bonus!
How to apply
Click here to apply (Ref ID: DQ2EE).