Senior Business Analyst

SUMMARY:

Our client in the commercial sector requires a Senior Business Analyst on a 6-month contract, to ensure that efficient and cost-effective business solutions and processes are in place, to address business needs/requirements. The role facilitates effective and competitive business processes by eliciting, analysing, validating, and documenting business organisational and/or operational requirements. The role acts as a bridge between the business unit, organisational stakeholders, and the solution team.

POSITION INFO:

Key Requirements:

• Analyse and understand the current business environment and strategies
• Understand the current trends and developments in the retail industry
• Work with user departments in the identification and documentation of user requirements. o Assess and document the business implication of user requirements to the business process involved.
• Propose and document process improvements where appropriate.
• Assess risks, costs, and potential benefits of alternative business process designs.
• Define business rules and guide the implementation of these rules in the development of the various application systems.
• Works closely with Systems Analysts, Project Manager to design and implement solutions.
• Provide input on alternatives presented by the technical designers and answer detailed questions regarding the business design.
• Confidently engage the most appropriate business representatives to obtain input and agreement on alternatives (related to best practise in the industry) that are presented.
• Plan, arrange and control meetings, workshops, and relations with the user during the investigations, design and development of business processes and solutions.
• Gain support from others and/or convince others to advance objectives of the organisation
• To build and maintain a trust relationship with business users – by delivering what was promised and providing solid knowledge and support.
• Keep Business User informed of any changes (also accommodate changes in requirements as they are progressively elaborated).
• Render support and facilitate sessions for end-users, including training where applicable
• Maintain an understanding of enterprise business initiatives and objectives, the various line portfolios, current trends, and developments in the technology field
• Research, document and prepare business cases on appropriate technologies, which will align with the business strategies of the organisation (including feasibility and business benefits).
• Provide input into the scope of solution and ensure understanding of scope by business user.
• Apply appropriate techniques to elicit and analyse business problems and translate them into business requirements.
• Review technical solutions and business processes against business requirement specification.
• Assist in the identification of data conversion and reporting requirements.
• Facilitate and co-ordinate User Acceptance Testing.
• Produce specification documents for business requirements and processes using appropriate tools.
• Liaise with other project areas to co-ordinate interdependencies and resolve issue

Experience required:

• Business analysis experience within a business analysis
• ERP experience (related to buss domain)
• CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional) will be an added advantage
• SAP experience will be desirable
• Formal training in business analysis and design methodologies
• Experience in participating in projects
• Experience in a global business environment is preferred
• Solid track record in successful delivery in the BA environment
• Commercial and business understanding of the broader retail industry will be advantageous.
• SDL

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