Business Analyst

Exceed Human Resource Consultants; Somerset West; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Exceed Human Resource Consultants is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst to partner with business leaders to translate strategy into requirements and actionable processes. You will document needs, model data, create user stories, and help test and implement solutions, while liaising between stakeholders and IT teams.

A strong analytical mindset and communication skills are essential. With a minimum of five years’ experience, you will work across multiple projects, adapt to changing client

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Business, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst or in a related role.
• 1–3 years’ experience with Microsoft SQL.
• Proficiency with Visio or similar modelling tools.
• Experience with data analysis and database management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Technical aptitude to liaise between business and IT.
• Experience managing multiple projects under pressure.
• Attention to detail and adaptability to client environments.

Responsibilities

• Consult with stakeholders to understand strategic goals and processes.
• Identify business needs and document requirements.
• Conduct SWOT and risk analysis and data modelling.
• Liaise between stakeholders and technical teams to develop solutions.
• Create user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Prepare test cases and conduct acceptance testing.
• Monitor solution implementation to ensure requirements are met.
• Evaluate system performance and recommend enhancements.
• Adapt solutions to changing business needs.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and methodologies.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder liaison

SQL (Microsoft)

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/IT

Tools

Microsoft Visio

SQL Server

Job description

Reference:11446 NBConsultant:Nine Broodryk

Job Description:

• Consult with business stakeholders and leadership to understand strategic goals, business processes and systems.
• Identify business needs, problems and opportunities for improvement, and document requirements.
• Conduct SWOT analysis, risk analysis and data modelling.
• Liaise between business stakeholders and technical teams to develop effective solutions.
• Create user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows and requirements documentation.
• Prepare test cases and test data, and conduct acceptance testing.
• Monitor the implementation of solutions to ensure business requirements are met.
• Evaluate system performance and recommend enhancements.
• Adapt solutions to changing business needs and objectives.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and relevant methodologies.

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Business, IT or a related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst or in a related role.
• 1–3 years’ experience with Microsoft SQL.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Visio or other business modelling tools.
• Experience with data analysis and database management.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings to senior management.
• Technical aptitude and the ability to liaise effectively between business and IT teams.
• Experience managing multiple projects and working independently under pressure.
• High attention to detail and the ability to adapt quickly to different client environments.