Finance Business Analyst

Legal Aid Sa; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A public legal services organization in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Finance Business Analyst. The role involves bridging business and technology within Finance and Investment Administration environments, supporting strategic initiatives such as system enhancements and platform migrations. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, at least 5 years of relevant experience, and hands-on SAP expertise. This position offers a critical role in financial process optimisation and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst in Financial Services.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Finance modules required.
• Proven track record in large system or platform migrations.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders to gather business requirements.
• Develop Business Requirement Specifications and Functional Requirement Documents.
• Perform gap analyses between current and target processes.
• Support integration of data between applications.

Skills

Business Analysis

Financial Services

Investment Administration

SAP Finance modules

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Professional qualification (CA(SA), CIMA)

Tools

SAP reporting tools

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Finance Business Analyst with experience working in Finance and Investment Administration environments.

You'll play a critical role in bridging business and technology within Finance and Investment Administration environments.

You'll support strategic initiatives such as system enhancements, financial process optimisation, and large-scale platform migrations (including SAP-related initiatives), ensuring business requirements are accurately translated into functional solutions.

What you'll do Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Investment Administration, and the Vendor to gather, analyse, and document detailed business requirements.

Develop Business Requirement Specifications (BRS), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), and Process Flow Diagrams.

Perform gap analyses between current ("as-is") and target ("to-be") processes.

Analyse and interpret financial data flows between SAP modules and investment systems.

Support integration between front-office, middle-office, and back-office applications, ensuring data integrity and alignment with accounting standards.

Participate in workstreams related to large-scale system or platform migrations (e.g., SAP S / 4HANA, investment administration systems).

Define test cases, manage UAT cycles, and ensure defect resolution in collaboration with development and QA teams.

Collaborate with senior management and Finance to ensure alignment of business objectives with technical delivery.

Your Expertise Minimum 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst within a Financial Services or Investment Management environment.

Experience in Investment Administration, Unit Trust Operations, or Life Insurance Finance highly preferred.

Hands-on experience with SAP Finance modules.

Proven track record of involvement in large system / platform migrations or finance transformation programmes.

Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and SAP reporting tools.

Experience in testing of changes to large Financial platforms Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting.

Professional qualification advantageous (CA(SA), CIMA, or equivalent).