Service Desk Analyst

Fund services | Corporate | Capital markets | Private client | Regulatory & Compliance

We help clients succeed by unlocking new value through expertise, trust and scale. We deliver solutions that solve complex challenges faced by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals and family offices.

With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, faster. We collaborate to win together, sharing successes and shaping the future of our global business. Our culture of support and recognition provides the tools and opportunities for you to grow, while unlocking the most value for our clients and making your mark with Ocorian.

Expertise: We deliver specialist, tech-enabled solutions for our clients grounded on deep industry expertise.

Trust: We’re a trusted partner to over 8,000 clients globally. We are proud to have long-lasting partnerships with our clients.

Scale: With more than 1,500 colleagues, we operate across 20+ countries, our scale enables us to support our clients globally and locally, providing a seamless client experience across borders and service lines.

What’s In It For You

• Competitive salary
• Annual Salary Reviews
• Hybrid Working
• Flexible working hours
• Pension 
• Private medical insurance
• Dental plan
• Life assurance
• Income protection & Critical illness

Purpose of the Job 

The IT Service Desk is the central point of contact for all IT related incidents and service requests for Ocorian Group. The Service Desk Analyst will provide first line technical support for all Ocorian users ensuring Incidents and Service Requests are logged, responded, and resolved in line with ITIL Standards.

Service Desk Analysts in Ocorian must consistently provide first class customer service while working in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

Main responsibilities

• Provide 1st line support via phone, e-mail, walk-ups, and deskside support.
• Record all Incidents and Requests in the ITSM Platform ensuring correct categorisation is applied.
• Carry out and document troubleshooting on all incidents before escalating to Technical Teams
• Keep Incidents / Service Requests up to date ensuring SLA is maintained and users are consistently updated on progress.
• Assign the incidents and requests that cannot be resolved 1st line to the appropriate teams with detailed handover notes.
• Manage all new staff onboarding / off boarding including the provision of IT equipment, account set up, engagement with other IT Teams to ensure a smooth operation.
• Frequently auditing stock levels of end user IT hardware and peripherals, ensuring replacements are ordered when required.
• Handover open Incidents and Service Requests to peers before leave of absence
• Maintain the asset register within the ITSM Platform for end user equipment.
• Ensure all calls are responded to in a timely manner and within agreed SLAs.
• Logging faults with 3rd Party Suppliers and ensuring consistent follow up for updates,
• Share knowledge with peers and create / update knowledge base articles.
• Pro-actively engage with users in your site to build relationships and ensure their IT is working as expected.
• Notify Technical Teams of any issues having major impact on users (via the appropriate channels)
• Develop a detailed understanding of the Group and departments that are supported.
• Build and maintain good relationships with the Service Desk Analysts globally.
• Establish and maintain regular communications with the global IT Team, management and end users regarding IT activities and issues.
• Act as the IT Representative to the local office
• Any other such duties that might be reasonably required for this role.

• Experience working as a 1st line SDA or in an IT environment would be preferred but not essential
• Basic understanding / knowledge of the following systems is desired: Citrix Administration,Office365, Document Management Systems, ITSM Ticketing platforms (SD+ is an advantage),IP Telephony, Active Directory Administration, Exchange Administration, Microsoft Teams Room, Intune
• Knowledge or experience of troubleshooting hardware (both remotely and locally)
• Ability to talk users through troubleshooting steps over the phone.
• Good understanding and technical knowledge of current PC operating systems and applications
• Strong organisational skills with a proven track record in a challenging support environment
• Demonstrates clear verbal communication, politeness, respect, and consideration for others.

All staff are expected to embody our core values that underpin everything that we do and that reflect the skills and behaviours we all need to be successful.  These are:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC – Clients are at the centre of our world, and we’re committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS – We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE – We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE – With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL – We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone

Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you. You can reach us at [email protected].

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.