Senior Business Analyst

Recruiter:

wePlace

Job Ref:

JHB000914/AS

Date posted:

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team.

POSITION INFO:
Job Description:
You will work in the IT solutions team within an Asset Management company. You will drive technology solutions that enable business goals and drive efficiencies. Your relevant industry experience together with a strong skillset in systems and data will give you the toolset to add value in an environment that is striving to provide first class solutions to a growing business.

Responsibilities:

Design end to end solutions for business including processes, systems and data
Have a strategic view on projects and systems and see the big picture
Develop business requirement specifications
Develop functional and technical specifications
Analyse and test systems as part of investigations and system changes
Work with vendors to plan, design and implement enhancements
Work with in-house and 3rd party technical resources to develop and enhance business applications
Continuously identify and implement incremental improvements to current processes, independent of larger project deliverables
Effective stakeholder management
Drive process improvement within the team
Mentor junior team member

Minimum Requirements:

Relevant degree
5 or more years’ experience as a business analyst
Proven track record of project delivery
Solid understanding of relational databases and ability to analyse data

Advantageous Requirement:

Experience in Unit Trust Financial Services environment

Competencies Required:

Problem solving skills
Dealing with complexity
Documentation skills
Planning/organising and coordinating skills
Interpersonal skills (Interaction with different business divisions and level of management)
Communication skills (verbal and written)
Solutions driven
Strong analytical skills
Strong numeracy skills
Industry specific knowledge

Should you not receive a response from us within one week of your application, your application has unfortunately not been successful.

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