Aareon UK Ltd

Aareon is a leading supplier of ERP systems and Digital solutions to the housing industry throughout Europe. Thousands of customers use Aareon’s software to manage over 10 million residential units. We are part of a major European bank who are a leading international property specialist with assets of €42 billion. Reporting to the Head of Account Management, the Account Manager will be responsible for developing and managing a professional and effective business relationship between Aareon UK Ltd and a number of Customer Accounts to: Meet and exceed allocated sales targets Ensure overall customer satisfaction and customer retention Recommend appropriate business solutions to support the customer’s’ business and transformation strategies This is a role that would suit a graduate level applicant looking to develop their career in Sales and Account Management. Key Responsibilities to Include:   Base Account Sales Develop and maintain a pipeline of sales opportunities, accurately forecast opportunities and qualify opportunities thoroughly. Achieve an individually allocated annual sales target making an active contribution to the revenue stream. Understand customers’ specific business requirements, strategic objectives and issues. Identify solutions which are based on our portfolio of products and services to meet the customer’s needs.  Present solutions to customers in an introductory capacity to generate interest using demonstration devices as provided, and also liaise with the Pre Sales team to arrange more in depth demonstrations. Managing the Customer Relationship Maintain a regular contact with all customers via face to face visits, telephone calls, user group meetings and events/seminars, as led by the customer’s preference. Act as an escalation and resolution point for all customer issues. Develop positive relationships within Aareon UK Ltd to ensure that we are providing the best possible service to the customer. Attend Aareon User Group meetings as required and develop and maintain a positive working relationship with the User Group. Attend Aareon events as required, and also participate in general sales and marketing events/exhibitions/conferences as required, in particular the key events where rota cover is needed from Account Management.  Key Candidate Requirements: In-depth knowledge of hardware and software Up-to-date knowledge of the latest IT and software trends Strong customer service ethos Ability to work well with people Ability to work to targets Strong communications skills Excellent organisational skills Ability to quickly establish good working relationships with customers/employees Willingness to sometimes work unsociable hours Patience A logical mind Enthusiasm for continual learning A willingness to travel – note that the role will require travel to all areas of the UK and that overnight stays away from home are sometimes necessary Package: Salary dependent on skills and experience. 25 days holidays Contributory company pension scheme. Choice of healthcare plans. Life insurance. Flexible working from home arrangements. Closing Date : 9th July 2018 How to apply : Please send your CV and short covering email setting out why you would suit this position to Genevieve Davey-Smith, HR Manager at genevieve.davey-smith@Aareon.com

Aareon is a leading supplier of ERP systems and Digital solutions to the housing industry throughout Europe. Thousands of customers use Aareon’s software to manage over 10 million residential units. We are part of a major European bank who are a leading international property specialist with assets of €42 billion. The Technical Consultant role will help resolve customer and employee technical requirements and problems via email, phone and in person. They will also help to implement, maintain and support all organisational systems. Key Responsibilities to Include: Provide telephone and remote support to the customer/employee   Logging and processing of customer/employee support calls Liaise with staff at all levels of the organisation Communicate with the customer/employee to determine requirements Work with the customer/employee to define the scope of a project Plan timescales and the resources needed Clarify customer/employee system specifications; understand their work practices Travel to customer sites and organisational offices if required Define software, hardware and network requirements Develop agreed solutions implement new systems Present solutions in written or oral reports Purchase systems where appropriate Design, test, install, support and monitor new systems Prepare documentation and present progress reports Be involved in sales and support and maintain customer/employee contact Maintain records of hardware maintenance and software licensing Attend organisational, team, and where appropriate, customer meetings   Key Candidate Requirements: In-depth knowledge of hardware and software Up-to-date knowledge of the latest IT and software trends Strong customer service ethos Ability to work well with people Strong communications skills Excellent organisational skills Ability to quickly establish good working relationships with customers/employees Willingness to sometimes work unsociable hours Patience A logical mind Enthusiasm for continual learning   Desired Technical Skills:   Windows Server 2016, 2012 and 2008 Exchange 2016, 2013, 2010 Microsoft SQL 2016, 2014, 2012 and 2008 Windows 10, 7 Microsoft Office 365, 2016 Microsoft Internet Information Services Microsoft Remote Desktop Services   Beneficial Experience of:   VMware ESXi Microsoft Hyper-V Microsoft Clustering technologies Microsoft Azure Anti-virus technologies SAN technologies Active Directory, ADFS, Group Policy and Certificate Services TCP/IP, VLAN, switching, routing and firewall configuration, VPN and WAN environments Backup technologies Package: Salary dependent on skills and experience. 25 days holidays Contributory company pension scheme. Choice of healthcare plans. Life insurance. Flexible working from home arrangements. Closing Date : 9th July 2018 How to apply : Please send your CV and short covering email setting out why you would suit this position to Genevieve Davey-Smith, HR Manager at genevieve.davey-smith@Aareon.com

Aareon is a leading supplier of ERP systems to the housing industry throughout Europe. Thousands of customers use Aareon’s software to manage over 10 million residential units. We are part of a major European bank who are a leading international property specialist with assets of €42 billion. At Aareon UK we are currently undertaking a project to build the next generation of our ERP system - a modern web application written in .Net Core, with a RESTful API connecting to a modern UX built with HTML5, CSS3, Angular and Typescript. An experienced Full Stack .Net Developer (C#) is required to work on this project, with responsibilities for building the server side of the web application. You will work alongside front end developers, test analysts and managers to develop a new application which aims to deliver the best UX to our customers. We are looking for talented developers with great experience of using .Net (including Core) in C#, with ASP.Net and Web API for building RESTful web services. You should have experience of building cloud-based services implemented on Azure. Any front end web development experience would be an advantage including HTML5, CSS3 and client side scripting with JavaScript frameworks. You should be used to working as part of an Agile Team and be familiar with Microsoft TFS or VSTS for sprint management and source control. Key Responsibilities to Include: Experience with Visual Studio and building ASP.Net applications in C# is essential, with .Net core experience preferred. Excellent experience of building RESTful web services using C# ASP.Net Web API. Excellent knowledge of SQL Server and Entity Framework. Familiar with Domain Driven Design and building multi-layered applications. Knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 (including SASS) and building responsive web sites. An understanding of JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as jQuery, Typescript and Angular. Experience of package management tools and task runners including NUGET, NPM, Grunt or Gulp. Familiar with Microsoft TFS or VSTS for task management and version control. Used to working as part of an Agile Team and delivering work in sprints. Experience of writing unit tests. Experience of developing cloud solutions, particularly Azure. Key Candidate Requirements: Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience in C# ASP.Net application development. Good technical web development experience using the languages and frameworks specified. Language Knowledge – C#, ASP.Net, HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Experience of building RESTful web services using ASP.Net Web API. A fast learner, an excellent team player, able to adhere to company development standards and able to use your experience to contribute to the project. Package: Salary dependent on skills and experience. 2 year contract. 20 days holidays, increasing with additional years of service. Contributory company pension scheme. Choice of healthcare plans. Life insurance. Flexible working from home arrangements. Closing Date : 5th July 2018 How to apply : Please send your CV and short covering email setting out why you would suit this position to Genevieve Davey-Smith, HR Manager at  uk.jobs@Aareon.com

Aareon is a leading supplier of ERP systems to the housing industry throughout Europe. Thousands of customers use Aareon’s software to manage over 10 million residential units. We are part of a major European bank who are a leading international property specialist with assets of €42 billion. At Aareon UK we are currently undertaking a project to build the next generation of our ERP system - a modern web application written in the latest technologies designed around a fully featured UX. An experienced Test Analyst is required to work on this project, with responsibilities for the testing processes (both manual and automated) that will verify the software being tested conforms to the specified requirements. You will work alongside software developers, managers and stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high quality software. We are looking for talented test analysts with not only an eye for detail, but be a team player who can contribute to the success of the project. You should have great experience of manual testing, especially planning, executing and recording results. You should be used to working as part of an Agile Team and it would be of benefit if you have used Microsoft TFS or VSTS for work management and the test facilities offered through Microsoft Test Manager. Key Responsibilities to Include: Execute manual test plans, record results and raise defects as appropriate. Build and maintain suites of test scripts. Carry out functional, regression and exploratory testing. Review software specifications, documentation and release notes. Work as part of an Agile Team, completing tasks in sprints and taking part in appropriate sprint ceremonies. Work closely with the software development team to ensure test defects are resolved. Communicate with the project manager and stake holders on priorities, progress and software quality. Contribute to and follow test strategies, plans, processes and standards. Continuously seek to and implement improvements to the QA process. Confident, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people as and when required. Development and maintenance of automated testing processes using appropriate tools.   Key Candidate Requirements: Excellent understanding of structured test methods and processes. Experience of testing Windows applications, web sites and web services. Experience of testing user interfaces and API’s. Experience of testing complex software applications through to completion, resulting in delivery of robust and high quality applications. Experience of manual test methods including functional, regression and exploratory tests. Any experience specifically of testing aspects of security and performance of web applications would be of benefit. Any experience of Test Automation would be useful, using products such as Selenium, UFT or Robot Framework. Experience of working in an Agile or Scrum environment. Able to plan, prioritise and manage workload, delivering results within sprint deadlines. Experience of using Microsoft TFS or VSTS would be useful, particularly Microsoft Test Manager. A knowledge of SQL would be advantageous. Any programming language knowledge would be useful. Package: Salary dependent on skills and experience. 2 year contract. 20 days holidays, increasing with additional years of service. Contributory company pension scheme. Choice of healthcare plans. Life insurance. Flexible working from home arrangements. This role is intended to last for the length of the project – 2 years. The option to work longer on this project may well become available at the end of the project depending on the right candidate and being a successful team member. Closing Date : 5th July 2018 How to apply : Please send your CV and short covering email setting out why you would suit this position to Genevieve Davey-Smith, HR Manager at  uk.jobs@aareon.com