Business Analyst

SUMMARY:

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements

• B-Degree / B-Tech / National Diploma in Economics / Finance/ Accounting / IT / IS or equivalent:
• Diploma in Business Analysis;
• Experience in a transformational project will be an advantage;
• Experience in Business Process Modelling and Re-engineering will be an advantage;
• A minimum of 5 - 7 years relevant experience;
• Must have experience in the Banking / Financial Services Industry

• Identifying stakeholders who are impacted by an initiative or share a common business need;
• Planning business analysis activities;
• Consulting with business to understand business objectives, drivers, functions and structures, and developing detailed workflow analyses;
• Consulting with business and technical stakeholders to elicit, analyse, communicate, document and validate requirements for changes to business processes or systems requirements;
• Investigating problems and proposing possible solutions by interacting with users, developers and other participating stakeholders;
• Analysing the feasibility of options, recommending viable solutions, validating these with stakeholders and developing the supporting business case;
• Working collaboratively with the business customer and technical stakeholders to document the specifications for a chosen solution in terms of information systems, processes and people requirements;
• Consulting with other specialists in the Department as to whether a ‘build’ or ‘buy’ approach would be most appropriate given the circumstances and working with the procurement division in respect of the necessary specifications to assess service providers’ suitability for ‘buy’ decisions;
• Interacting with architects and developers to ensure the system is properly implemented, and monitoring whether requirements are being met;
• Managing the quality of the solution being deployed;
• Managing change requirements and specifications;
• Managing user acceptance testing (ensuring the deployed solution meets the business need);
• Developing user manuals;
• Training users on the new system

• Business Analysis Work Plan;
• Feasibility Report / Business Case;
• Business Requirements Specification Document;
• Functional Requirements Specification Document;
• Business Analysis Measure and Feedback Report;
• Business Process Modelling document;
• Training documentation;
• Training and knowledge transfer documentation;