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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.

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