Highly reputable financial services group of companies based in the East of Johannesburg urgently seeks to appoint a skilled Senior Business Analyst.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Business Systems Analyst will solicit, understand, and document the customer's business requirements, processes and workflows developing both written and visual depictions of requirements and process flows. Work with developers to create the functional specifications that meet those requirements, serve as a subject matter expert to the developers building those functions, and perform testing of the developed functionality. This role works closely with other BAs, Developers, Testers, and Production Support through each stage of the software development life cycle and demonstrates both existing and new functionality to the customer stakeholders. This job requires an experienced analyst who can collaborate effectively with all levels of the organization, lead others, drive results, proactively identify and resolve problems, and make challenging decisions.

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: (A full job spec is available at selection stage)

• Works with business partners within one or more business organizations to align technology solutions with business strategies
• Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis
• May conduct feasibility studies and draft proposals for evaluation by appropriate users and managers
• Supports one or more highly complex business processes
• Serves as a technical lead
• Responsible for business case development and presentation

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or other related field
• CBAP Qualified (Essential), or similar Business Analyst Qualification or IIBA Certification is (preferred)
• 7 to 9 years of direct experience
• Experience using enterprise-wide requirements definition and management systems and methodologies
• Experience with Agile delivery methods is desired
• Knowledge of all phases of software development including requirements analysis, design, coding, testing (integration, user, and performance), debugging, implementation, and support

Please note that all appointments will be made in line with business transformation targets. Preference will be given to ACI candidates.