eFront Consultant

Full-time employment, Permanent Role, Amsterdam, London, Belgrade

Is this for you? 

You are a technical eFront consultant with 4+ years of work experience in private equity/alternative investments. You are not just looking for a next step but seeking an exciting challenge to really influence a company, change a market and develop yourself. 

For our future growth, we are looking for Consultants who can help us provide the services and build the tools that shape and grow our business, our team and our market. The position is available to those who have the right experience, and are currently within commuting distance to our offices in Amsterdam, London and Belgrade. As visa sponsors in The Netherlands and the United Kingdom, we also offer this position to those who are able and willing to relocate.

In our growing business, there is plenty of opportunity to specialize and grow further in areas that have your interest. You will be asked to contribute to Thought Leadership and leverage your up-to-date skills and knowledge to enable cohesive delivery of strategic solutions. 

Have you got the skills? 

You have completed a relevant Bachelor or Master’s degree (e.g., Economics, Accounting, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Science, Software Engineering).

Experience in software implementations with eFront is a must. Furthermore, you possess the following key skills: 

• Problem solving and analytical skills 
• Ability to configure complex packaged software, to deeply understand the tool and navigate around the underlying database. Experience in SQL or other relational database query tools essential 
• Ability to gather and clearly define and document requirements and write detailed business or technical specifications 
• Good numerical skills 
• Self-motivation – able to take the initiative, analyze issues, identify requirements, set client expectations and deliver to target. Lead rather than be led. 
• Ability to build and execute detailed test plans 
• Attention to detail 
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Tact and persuasive ability 
• Team working skills 
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills, preferably also in one other language (French, German or other) 
• Commercial awareness and ability to spot an opportunity 

Have you got the experience? 

We are looking for an individual with at least 4 years of relevant working experience and affinity with most of the following: 

• Alternative investments experience, preferably within asset management, wealth management, pensions or investments. Especially relevant is experience in Private Equity, real-estate or infrastructure 
• Familiarity with Investment enabling technologies, specifically portfolio management and administration tooling experience 
• Designing and building reports with one or more of the above-mentioned reporting tools. The ability to create intuitive and effective reports that perfectly matches the information requirements 
• Consulting, advisory, change or project management experience 
• You should be results-driven and ideally worked in an international organization or for international clients 
• Most importantly you have a drive to excel, a passion to make a difference and a creative flair to grow your career 
• You will also fit in with our culture and environment which is committed, hardworking, ambitious, supportive and fun. You will be collaborative and able to work in our small diverse team and sufficiently independent to work autonomously 

What do we offer? 

We offer a variety of opportunities for you to grow in our start-up environment and help us define, shape, and grow the business. We truly believe our greatest asset is our people, so we strive to provide a challenging, interesting, and supportive working environment in which you can develop as fast as your ambitions, goals and achievements allow. We are also committed to keep all our associates and employees trained and skilled to offer our clients the latest insights into product and market developments. 

To help you to be the best version of yourself, we seek to provide: 

• Direct contact with clients and potential business trips, providing very attractive opportunities to learn more about the business in which we operate 
• A chance to develop your commercial flair 
• A fun environment with great colleagues, fun events and lots of room to grow 
• An exciting and international working environment where you will be part of a successful and growing team, which you will help shape 
• Great opportunities to develop and grow in line with your ambitions and being a part of our journey to conquer the marketplace with our unique offerings 
• A competitive remuneration package paired with unlimited development and training possibilities

What’s the job description? 

The technical eFront Consultant is expected to perform a variety of the following tasks depending on his / her core skillsets: 

• Thorough experience implementing and configurating eFront
• Business analysis
• Business intelligence & report writing
• Data analysis 
• Requirements gathering and documentation 
• Specification and solution design (business and / or technical) 
• Project management 
• Client management 
• Testing and documentation of results 
• Contribute towards the development of internal, re-useable tools and software 
• Contribute to scale and growth of the business in line with our rapid expansion plans for the Belgrade office 
• Help build up / recruit a consulting team and take on a lead / mentorship role of the more junior consultants 
• Identify and implement local processes and take on additional management responsibilities as the business scales 

Our Technical eFront Consultants will typically have specific experience in a similar role within the same industry, either at a software provider, consultancy or end-user of investment management software. As an experienced consultant he / she will be expected to: 

• Provide business and / or technical knowledge pertinent to the successful implementation of eFront within the Alternative Investment industry 
• Have excellent client-facing and interpersonal skills 
• Work with a team of like-minded individuals taking the initiative to provide creative and quality solutions 
• Be self-motivated to achieve and excel in the delivery of an outstanding client service 
• Effectively manage his / her own time, take initiatives and work independently to focus on delivering solutions without requiring specific guidance 
• Satisfy our customers’ needs above all 

Who are we? 

We are a growing technology consulting firm that is specialized in the asset and wealth management industry. We believe in doing things differently. While we are focused on our clients and their results, we want to bring them success through asset-based consulting. By bringing a knowledge-based skillset with appropriate tools to our clients, we make faster implementation of change possible.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are truly committed to employ the most talented individuals who are selected entirely on their skills and ability to get the job done. We are looking for people with great soft skills possessing the right level of business or technical qualifications. 

Who does this vacancy apply to?

This position is available to local candidates within commuting distance of our offices in Amsterdam, London and Belgrade Furthermore it is applicable to those who are willing to relocate to either Amsterdam or London. This position can be fulfilled in a hybrid fashion (office/home). 

Interested? 

Please send your CV+cover letter to 

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