Senior Business Analyst

Business Analyst – Gauteng based role

**Asset Management / Front Office experience- Non-negotiable**

**Asset Management / Front Office experience- Non-negotiable**

 

Understanding the project outcomes, and through a structured process, modelling, validating and translating the client’s needs into business requirement that are then used to craft a technical and/or business solution. The business analyst will be expected to use their in-depth experience and expertise in business analysis to achieve quality outputs in content, methodology and artefacts.

 

This role is ideal for a Senior Business Analyst who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a keen eye for process improvement, and can work effectively within cross-functional teams to drive business success.

 

 Responsibilities

Depending on the client and project, the successful candidate will be expected to perform below functions, or a subset thereof:

• Working with the client to identify opportunities for improvement in business operations and processes
• Gather, interpret and document requirements from the business (through e.g. Business Requirements Document (BRD); Process Analysis; Feasibility and Needs Analysis; Gap Analysis; Due Diligence)
• Ensure that stakeholders are fully engaged, understand and are in agreement with your documented requirements
• Gathering critical information from meetings and producing useful outputs.
• Participate in the solution design process
• Define the test cases and acceptance criteria for unit and/or user acceptance testing
• Assist with unit and/or user acceptance testing
• Effectively communicate your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
• Escalate potential risks/issues
• Self-manage deliverables to completion

 

Behavioural skills

• Self-Management
• Be able to work independently and be part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Solution orientated, passionate and energetic
• Self-starter, able to show initiative and work with minimal guidance
• Pro-active, innovative and creative thinker who has the ability to think outside the box
• Excellent communicator who can efficiently engage across all levels
• Well-versed in managing senior stakeholders’ expectations
• Ability to multi-task and manage several BA deliveries simultaneously
• Capacity to work under pressure and meet deadlines

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification or Certificate/Diploma in Business Analysis from industry recognized training institution is advantageous (e.g. FTI; IIBA or SAFe)

 

 Minimum Experience

• 5 years’ experience as Business Analyst, working on projects within the Investment Management Industry.
• Good understanding of operational processes within the Investment Management industry (front, middle and back office)
• Experience in communicating with clients and facilitating workshops
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies for technology-driven solutions.
• Experience in business process management software and methodologies; strong knowledge and us of tools such as JIRA, as well as process mapping tools (e.g. Visio).
• Proficiency with SQL or equivalent would be advantageous.