Business Analyst

Parvana; Bridgetown (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Parvana is seeking an Analyst to join a global investment advisory client in Cape Town on a hybrid basis. You will identify business problems, define measurable outcomes, and collaborate with technology and business stakeholders to deliver data-driven solutions.

You will elicit and document requirements, create artifacts, and manage deliverables while maintaining stakeholder visibility through dashboards in Power BI and Excel.

Qualifications

• Experience across the full delivery lifecycle in complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Able to clearly articulate your specific contributions and ownership on past work.
• Track record of engaging with senior stakeholders and documenting solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present findings clearly.
• Experience in financial services, investment operations, consulting, or credit investment processes.
• Proficient in Excel; familiar with SQL, Power BI, APIs, ETL and Agile/Scrum.

Responsibilities

• Identify business problems, challenge proposed solutions, and define measurable outcomes.
• Assess options, risks, and value with tech and business stakeholders.
• Elicit, document, and validate requirements as the single point of truth.
• Prepare artifacts (process flows, user stories, test scripts) and manage milestones.
• Assist with data mapping/validation; provide visibility via reports/dashboards (Power BI, Excel).
• Manage Agile artifacts (JIRA); keep stakeholders informed and improve tools/processes.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Power BI

APIs

ETL

Agile

Scrum

JIRA

Data mapping

Tools

JIRA

Power BI

Excel

APIs

ETL

Job description

Location: Cape Town | Work Type: Hybrid | Job ID: J

About our client:

Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance. You are welcome to go into the office daily or to take advantage of their hybrid in-office / remote benefit. This company places significant investment in employee wellness, their benefits which are on top of generous basic salaries, are industry leading in their generosity. Our client is large, offering fantastic career development opportunities but also very dynamic, they track as many metrics as possible in order to continuously improve - they spare no expense on the tools to do so. Automation, AI and R&D are pillars of their business framework which ensures you should never be at risk of falling behind or getting stuck working with old legacy software. Culturally they are very cosmopolitan and diverse, you will be working with the best globally.

What you will be doing:

• Identify business problems, challenge proposed solutions, and define clear, measurable outcomes prior to agreement.
• Assess options, trade-offs, risks, and value in collaboration with both technology and business stakeholders.
• Elicit, document, and validate requirements, serving as the central "single point of truth" for the project.
• Prepare high-quality artifacts - including process flows, user stories, and test scripts - while proactively managing delivery milestones and escalating blockers.
• Assist with data mapping and validation, while maintaining ongoing stakeholder visibility through reports and dashboards (e.g., Power BI, Excel).
• Manage Agile artifacts (e.g., JIRA), keep stakeholders informed, and continually enhance team tools, templates, and processes.

What our client is looking for:

• Experience across the full delivery lifecycle, with a preference for involvement in complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Able to clearly articulate your specific contributions and level of ownership on past work, demonstrating an ability to run workstreams with minimal oversight.
• A track record of engaging directly with senior stakeholders and showing strong problem-solving abilities and documentation discipline when managing complexity.
• Clear written and verbal communicator who is comfortable presenting findings and providing constructive challenges.
• Prior experience in financial services, investment operations, consulting, or credit investment processes is required.
• Strong in Excel and familiar with analytical tools (SQL, Power BI), data integration (APIs, ETL), workflow/CRM platforms and Agile/Scrum delivery models.

For a more comprehensive list of opportunities that we have on offer, do visit our website - Analyst, Process Optimization, Systems Thinking, Project Lifecycle Management, Stakeholder Management, Data & API Integrations, ETL, Requirements Gathering, UAT, Agile