Senior Applications Specialist

Job Summary: 

The Senior Applications Specialist is a key individual contributor responsible for the successful implementation, configuration, and maintenance of business applications and workflows. This role involves working closely with business stakeholders to develop and build best-practice solutions, enhance operational efficiency, and support continuous improvement efforts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop best-practice solutions.
• Build and configure solutions for business process owners using in-house software such as MS365 suite, Smartsheet, PowerBI, and Google Workspace.
• Lead and mentor a junior developers and analysts in delivering scalable solutions.
• Architect and design enterprise-level applications and integrations.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and documentation protocols.
• Evaluate existing applications to reconfigure, update, and add new features, contributing to a "continuous improvement" ideology based on business process owner intake.
• Maintain ongoing project status and documentation to ensure standard operating procedures are met and lessons learned are captured.
• Develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and configuration.
• Contribute to maintaining and prioritizing the backlog of tasks and projects.
• Adhere to project plans, timelines, and deliverables, utilizing Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Ensure adherence to best practices and established standards for application configuration and maintenance.
• Stay informed of industry trends and emerging technologies to keep knowledge and skills current.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving application issues and support requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements (Education, Work Experience, Skills, etc.): 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., computer science, information systems) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in application development and system integration.
• Proven leadership experience in leading technical teams and projects.
• Advanced expertise in business system architecture and enterprise application design.
• Understanding of business system applications, configuration, and maintenance.
• Ability to solve complex problems using critical thinking, at times independently, and often to seek out help from team members to collaborate on innovative solutions.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools.
• Expert knowledge with VBA for Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Smartsheet, and Google Workspace
• Expert knowledge with no-code/low-code development platforms.
• Strong data analysis, design, and application testing skills.
• Familiarity with sales and accounting data reporting, ERP platforms
• Experience with developing AI prompts for Gemini and Copilot
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

ACCO Competencies:

• Proactivity/Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one’s level/position and with minimal supervision.
• Perseverance: Shows wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.
• Motivation/Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals, takes responsibility, and shows personal humility.
• Technical Curiosity/Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feedback; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.