Business Analyst – Investments| Western Cape

DeARX; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 960,000; Full time

Job summary

DeARX is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our client's Asset Management team on a 12-month contract. The role focuses on translating complex business needs into practical technology solutions across business, systems and delivery.

You will engage stakeholders, document requirements, map current and future processes, and support design, SIT and UAT to ensure delivery aligns with business goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Business Analysis or Systems Analysis.
• Proven experience in Asset Management or Investment Management.
• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to understand needs and objectives.
• Facilitate requirements workshops and discussions.
• Analyse current and future-state processes and document rules.
• Translate requirements into functional and system specifications.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, testers and technical teams.
• Support SIT/UAT and validate delivered functionality against requirements.
• Identify gaps and propose practical solutions.

Skills

Business Analysis

Systems Analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Analytical thinking

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Visio

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join our client's team within the Asset Management / Investment Management space on a 12-month contract.

This is an opportunity for a hands-on Business Analyst who enjoys working at the intersection of business, systems and technology, translating complex business needs into practical solutions and supporting delivery from requirements through to implementation.

What You'll Be Doing

• Engage with business stakeholders to understand business needs, challenges and objectives.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions, workshops and stakeholder discussions.
• Analyse and document current and future-state business processes.
• Translate business requirements into detailed functional and system requirements.
• Analyse existing systems, applications, workflows and business processes.
• Identify system, process and functional gaps and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Analyse system dependencies, integrations, interfaces and data flows.
• Document business rules, workflows, use cases, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, testers and technical teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Conduct gap, impact and root-cause analysis.
• Support solution design, SIT and UAT.
• Validate delivered functionality against agreed requirements and assist with defect resolution.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 5 years' experience in Business Analysis, Systems Analysis or a similar role.
• Strong Business Analysis and Systems Analysis capabilities.
• Proven experience within Asset Management, Investment Management or a closely related investment environment.
• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills.
• Experience defining functional and system requirements.
• Business process analysis and process mapping experience.
• Experience conducting gap and impact analysis.
• Exposure to systems integration, interfaces and data flows.
• Experience working with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of the technology and software delivery lifecycle.
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Advantageous Skills

• SQL and data analysis
• Systems integration and interface analysis
• Investment / Asset Management platforms
• Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Jira and Confluence
• Microsoft Visio or other process-modelling tools
• System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Relevant Business Analysis qualifications or certifications

The Ideal Candidate

You are an analytical, structured and solutions-focused professional who can confidently engage with both business and technical teams.

You understand how business processes, systems, data and technology work together, and can investigate complex problems, identify gaps, define clear requirements and support the delivery of effective technology solutions.

Ready for your next contract opportunity?

If you have strong Business Analysis and Systems Analysis experience, together with a solid background in Asset Management or Investment Management, we would love to hear from you!