THE COMPANY

Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago.  Founded in 1937, it is an independent, employee-owned firm with $31.4 billion in assets under management and more than 1,100 employees in 30 locations across the country and in London. 

Mesirow Financial offers a diverse range of services in Investment Management, Investment Services, Insurance Services, Investment Banking, Consulting and Real Estate.  Our primary focus in each of these divisions is to build long lasting relationships with our clients by assisting them in reaching their financial goals.  Our clients consist of institutions, public sector entities, corporations and individuals.

While much has changed since the firm was established, the entrepreneurial spirit in which our firm was founded continues to be a vital part of our business philosophy today.  We believe that constant growth and innovation is fundamental to our success, and we continue to seek new ideas, services and products to meet the ever-changing needs of both our clients and the firm.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently seeking a Senior Programmer Analyst to join our Information Technology team.  Qualified candidates will possess relevant experience within the financial services industry.

Responsibilities:

·         Analyze and code programming solutions in accordance with requirements in

     functional specifications

·         Work with Project Managers and business analysts to design solutions and

     finalize specifications

·         Document developed code

·         Assist Business Analysts in quality assurance testing

·         Author and execute implementation plans to move tested code into production

     environments

·         Position will report to Manager of Application Development

Requirements:

·         Solid programming experience required in Visual Basic 2005+, MS SQL Server

     2005+, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), MS Access 2003+ and UNIX

     Shell Scripting

·         Experience with Sybase ASE, Windows SharePoint Services (WSS), SQL Server

     Integration Services (SSIS), MS VS Report Builder, Windows Script Host (WSH),

     Java, C, Source Code Control (SCC) are a definite plus

·         Must be able to understand and produce functional and technical documentation

·         Experience in financial services industry preferred

·         Excellent communication skills. Applicant will provide examples of written

     communications from prior engagements (sanitized form acceptable)

·         B.A., B.S. or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering

     or related field

CONTACT US

To be considered for this position, please apply online:

http://tbe.taleo.net/NA1/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=MESIROWFINANCIAL&cws=1&rid=357

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