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Business Analyst

IT – Analyst, Data Management
Cape Town – Western Cape

ENVIRONMENT:
EFFECTIVELY manage the gathering and analysis of business requirements from users as the next Business Analyst sought by a dynamic Financial Services Group. You will be expected to negotiate and agree business requirements with the project sponsors and communicate these to the Development and QA teams, playing a key role in aiding the SPO team to manage projects. The successful incumbent must possess a suitable BA tertiary qualification with relevant work experience with Business Analysis and Design and have Software Development Life Cycle experience, including Testing methodologies.
 
DUTIES:
  • Analyse and design new and enhanced business processes –
    • Establish and clarify user requirements and ensure that requirements are accurately specified for projects and change requests.
    • Prepare requirements documentation (BRS) and ensure that they are signed-off by the relevant stakeholders.
  • Ensure functional specifications are developed to support the business requirements (either developed by this person, or co-ordinate and signoff of these specifications if developed by a vendor)
  • Integration with Development teams to ensure effective delivery of user requirements –
    • Review and approve system design specifications.
    • Ensure that the Development team delivers the solutions according to specification.
  • Ensure effective testing –
    • Ensure the Test team understands the full business requirement before handing over to the Test team.
    • Assist the Test team when communicating with external partners and vendors.
    • Ensure correct resolution for the defects raised (from opening the defect to closing it).
    • Ensure that the critical business scenarios are tested to meet the specifications.
  • Once the project is completed, ensure that the centralised process flows are kept up-to-date and are continuously improved where necessary.
  • Ensure effective facilitation of business meetings, ensuring clear decisions are taken and decisions and actions are clearly and accurately minuted.
  • Provide end-to-end project co-ordination for mini projects (effective co-ordination of resources and activities to meet agreed timelines for the project).
  • Provide effective leadership –
    • Build effective and confident relationships with stakeholders (business, ICT and vendors).
    • Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and identify opportunities for business improvement.
    • Provide clear and timeous feedback, and effectively manage business expectations.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
Qualifications –
  • Relevant tertiary qualification in Business Analysis.
 
Experience/Skills –
  • Business Analysis and Design.
  • Software Development Life Cycle experience, including Testing methodologies.
 
Advantageous –
  • Relevant Certification in Business Analysis.
  • Experience in the Financial Services industry.
  • Product knowledge of retail store cards, credit cards, loans, etc.
  • An understanding of application development, database and system design.
 
ATTRIBUTES:
  • Excellent verbal, written and facilitation communication skills.
  • Deadline driven.
  • Team player.
  • Motivated with good interpersonal skills.
  • Analytical with the ability to make good insightful decisions.
  • Ability to cultivate and sustain good working relationships.
  • Ability to influence appropriately.
  • Attention to detail.