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Technical Consultant - Project Accounting

General Description:
To provide a range of services that ensure the successful implementation of Workspace Knowledge Management projects with specialisation in Project Accounting.

Key tasks:

Assist clients around the UK, and potentially abroad, to implement Workspace.

Define the project, key milestones, scope and targets.
Provide business and systems consultancy aligning the application to the clients operation.
Configure the application to satisfy the different needs of the client.
Make software changes to the customer's application at a level appropriate to ability
Support the client throughout the implementation and live phases.
Manage the project ensuring plans are set and met and scope is controlled.
Liaise with Union Square teams to ensure high degree of client satisfaction is acheived.

Candidate profile:
The individual will have at least 2 years experience of delivering and coordinating complex IT change management projects. It will be highly beneficial for him/her to be technically competent and have experience of financial accounting solutions, or have a strong learning aptitude in this area. He/She will have a proven track record and the ability to demonstrate:

Planning, implementing, managing and evaluating projects.
An understanding of the basic language and some of the principles of finance.
Strong people and communication skills.
The ability to build a network of relationships at all levels within an organisation.
Being confident and respected by collegues and clients.
Possessing gravitas and credibility.
Being strong and resourceful when necessary.
Having a proven ability to confront, negotiate with and influence people up to Director level.
Demonstrate experience and skills in business analysis and requirement gathering.
Have some prior knowledge and interest in web and/or SQL technologies.

The successful candidate will be lively, bright, intelligent and personable. They will be articulate, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be enthusiastic, have good initiative, be people focused, have a strong personality and be a finisher. A ‘hands-on’ approach to dealing with technical and project related issues is a necessity.

Key Experiences:

Managing and implementing complex IT change management projects, some of which should ideally employ financial solutions.
Communicating credibly and sympathetically at all levels of a business.
Understanding of client business drivers and what constitutes satisfaction.
Understanding of key applications (intranet, CRM, financial, MS Office etc.)
Successfully delivering against targets.
Appreciation of the potential commercial value of successful projects.
Experience of using some of the following development technologies; ASP, ASPX, SQL, HTML, VB, VBA.
Experience of current project management techniques (eg PRINCE 2) is not essential.

IT Sales Executive

Salary: DOE + performance related bonus

About this Employer:
Want an exciting and rewarding sales career based in the East Midlands?

Union Square Software is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, and the leading supplier of knowledge management solutions to UK and Ireland construction companies. Founded in 2000 the company has won many awards including East Midlands small business of the year in 2004 and is short-listed in 2007 for the Nottingham business of the year. Our success has been founded upon changing the way companies work by delivering them innovative and world-class technology.

Having grown at more than 50% per annum for the last five years Union Square is a pretty exciting place to be and we are now looking for a lively, motivated and professional graduate to be part of our continuing success story.

About the role
Providing support to our established sales teams you will be an integral team member providing office based sales development and telephone support. As a growing company we can offer opportunities for upward progression within the sales team.

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