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Crystal Reports Consultant - Lead / Process Owner
- Harpenden, Hertfordshire
- Salary not specified
- 3 applications
- Job type: Permanent, full-time
- Date:
- Reference: 21225938
Crystal Reports Consultant
Our client, a leading independent provider of Consulting, Software and Solutions to the mid-size business market, is currently looking to recruit a motivated Crystal Report consultant to engage with a number of our key clients.
Reporting to a consultant team manager you will be responsible for writing or modifying crystal reports for clients and also occasional internal projects against SQL Server databases ensuring that consistent methodology and best practice is being followed.
Specific activities to be undertaken will be:
• Become the figure head for report writing, suggesting ideas and influencing other departments on the best use of reporting technologies and best practice.
• Ownership of the entire report writing process from requirements gathering, documenting, report writing, testing, delivery and bug fixing
• On site and off site client meetings and regular communication of progress and status
• Writing SQL views to manipulate data before a report is written
• Development of reports in Crystal reports 9,10, XI, 2011
• Attendance at a monthly consultant team meeting reporting on current workload and issues
In addition to this you will:
• Have worked for a software supplier and been in a client-facing role writing reports and SQL views for at least 2 years
• Be able to demonstrate complete fluency in writing crystal reports using ODBC or OLEDB connections
• Be able to demonstrate complete fluency in the use of SQL to manipulate data in a SQL server database
• Have a sufficient level of technical ability and knowledge to be able to understand the entire proposed software solution and translate a part of this into a report which meets a business requirement
• Have a track-record of being able to deliver reports accurately and being experienced in proving the results to the underlying application and data
• Be comfortable working on multiple projects and multiple reports at any one time
• Be able to work with the wider consultancy team of Application consultants and Project Managers
• Have the ability to drive the report through to completion, taking ownership of the objectives and seeing issues through to resolution
• Have a good understanding of basic accounting and business processes
• Be commercially aware
Optionally it will be useful if:
• Have been in a client-facing role writing SQL Stored procedures
• Knowledge of Accounting, MRP and PSA software would be very beneficial
The role will include frequent national travel that may include overnight stays. There may be very occasional international travel.
Salary will be subject commensurate with experience and will include healthcare option, car and a fully expensed mobile phone.
Our client, a leading independent provider of Consulting, Software and Solutions to the mid-size business market, is currently looking to recruit a motivated Crystal Report consultant to engage with a number of our key clients.
Reporting to a consultant team manager you will be responsible for writing or modifying crystal reports for clients and also occasional internal projects against SQL Server databases ensuring that consistent methodology and best practice is being followed.
Specific activities to be undertaken will be:
• Become the figure head for report writing, suggesting ideas and influencing other departments on the best use of reporting technologies and best practice.
• Ownership of the entire report writing process from requirements gathering, documenting, report writing, testing, delivery and bug fixing
• On site and off site client meetings and regular communication of progress and status
• Writing SQL views to manipulate data before a report is written
• Development of reports in Crystal reports 9,10, XI, 2011
• Attendance at a monthly consultant team meeting reporting on current workload and issues
In addition to this you will:
• Have worked for a software supplier and been in a client-facing role writing reports and SQL views for at least 2 years
• Be able to demonstrate complete fluency in writing crystal reports using ODBC or OLEDB connections
• Be able to demonstrate complete fluency in the use of SQL to manipulate data in a SQL server database
• Have a sufficient level of technical ability and knowledge to be able to understand the entire proposed software solution and translate a part of this into a report which meets a business requirement
• Have a track-record of being able to deliver reports accurately and being experienced in proving the results to the underlying application and data
• Be comfortable working on multiple projects and multiple reports at any one time
• Be able to work with the wider consultancy team of Application consultants and Project Managers
• Have the ability to drive the report through to completion, taking ownership of the objectives and seeing issues through to resolution
• Have a good understanding of basic accounting and business processes
• Be commercially aware
Optionally it will be useful if:
• Have been in a client-facing role writing SQL Stored procedures
• Knowledge of Accounting, MRP and PSA software would be very beneficial
The role will include frequent national travel that may include overnight stays. There may be very occasional international travel.
Salary will be subject commensurate with experience and will include healthcare option, car and a fully expensed mobile phone.
