Intermediate Business Analyst

Sanlam; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanlam Investment Group seeks an Intermediate Business Analyst to document requirements, analyze processes and bridge IT and business teams. You will work with product owners, developers and testers to deliver clear functional specifications and user stories.

Requirements include a degree or diploma with 3 years’ experience, CIS/financial services experience, and strong SQL, SDLC knowledge, and communication skills. The role may involve after-hours work and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma and/or certification with 3 years related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a business analyst role or similar role.
• Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) or Financial Services experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify and examine the business needs to determine timely and effective solutions to business functions and processes.
• Work closely with the business teams/owners to make suggestions to enhance and improve current processes and act as a bridge between the business and the IT development team.
• Evaluate and document the underlying business architecture, conduct feasibility studies, risk assessments, write proposals and create functional requirements for new applications and major changes to existing applications.
• Compile and deliver quality, detailed and comprehensive business requirement specification documents/user stories, including process mapping and design.
• Closely working with Business teams/Product Owners, development team, vendors and testers to ensure requirements are delivered in an expected format.
• Provides inputs into training manuals and assists with transfer of knowledge to end users and trainers and colleagues.
• Working with key service providers to ensure business requirements, business rules and controls are documented and signed off.
• Translate business requirements into effective solutions.
• Provide input into test plans, review test designs and assist with the coordination of testing effort.

Skills

Data analysis & BI

Business requirements

QA & testing

Impact analysis

IT governance

SDLC knowledge

SQL queries

Agile experience

Knowledge transfer

Reporting & presentation

Facilitation

Education

Degree or diploma

Certification

Job description

The Sanlam Investment Group is uniquely equipped and positioned to deliver on its purpose of empowering generations to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. Through our vast in-house expertise and strategic partner networks, we can access all asset classes across the globe, private and public, actively and passively managed, to develop investment solutions that are in our clients' best interests and have a positive impact on society. Backed by the Sanlam Group's balance sheet, the Sanlam Investment Group has a true competitive advantage in its ability to invest alongside clients, particularly in private markets where impact investing drives the agenda.

Who we are?

The Sanlam Investment Group is uniquely equipped and positioned to deliver on its purpose of empowering generations to be financially confident, secure and prosperous. Through our vast in-house expertise and strategic partner networks, we can access all asset classes across the globe, private and public, actively and passively managed, to develop investment solutions that are in our clients' best interests and have a positive impact on society. Backed by the Sanlam Group's balance sheet, the Sanlam Investment Group has a true competitive advantage in its ability to invest alongside clients, particularly in private markets where impact investing drives the agenda.

Sanlam Collective Investments (SCI)

Sanlam Collective Investments (SCI) was established in 1967 as a full Sanlam subsidiary. Sanlam Collective Investments manages over R590 billion on behalf of more than 300 000 clients. Other renowned financial services companies have also partnered with us to offer third-party funds. In these cases, the third-party funds are distributed and promoted by respective financial services companies, whereas Sanlam Collective Investments is responsible for client administration and compliance.

Role Objective

The SCI Business Analysis team seeks an Intermediate Business Analysis to complement the existing team who are responsible for the systematic and methodical investigation, analysis and documentation of all or part of a business area in terms of business functions and processes, including the information used across applications.

Responsibilities

• Identify and examine the business needs to determine timely and effective solutions to business functions and processes.
• Work closely with the business teams/owners to make suggestions to enhance and improve current processes and act as a bridge between the business and the IT development team.
• Evaluate and document the underlying business architecture, conduct feasibility studies, risk assessments, write proposals and create functional requirements for new applications and major changes to existing applications.

The role will include occasional after-hours work. The role could require occasional travel and managing relationships within investments or the broader financial services industry is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Compile and deliver quality, detailed and comprehensive business requirement specification documents/user stories, including process mapping and design.
• Closely working with Business teams/Product Owners, development team, vendors and testers to ensure requirements are delivered in an expected format.
• Provides inputs into training manuals and assists with transfer of knowledge to end users and trainers and colleagues.
• Working with key service providers to ensure business requirements, business rules and controls are documented and signed off.
• Translate business requirements into effective solutions.
• Provide input into test plans, review test designs and assist with the coordination of testing effort.

Qualification And Experience

• Degree or diploma and/or certification with 3 years related experience.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a business analyst role or similar role.
• Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) or Financial Services experience is essential.

Knowledge And Skills

• Business and IT Data Analysis
• Business Requirements Definition
• Quality assurance and testing
• Impact analysis
• IT governance and compliance
• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle, both waterfall and agile
• Ability to write basic SQL queries to an advanced level
• Experience working within a fast-paced and dynamic business environment
• (advantageous)
• Ability to transfer knowledge to users, trainers and peers
• Ability to package and present analysis with recommendations to management and executive teams
• Strong facilitation skills for meetings, workshops and forums

Personal Attributes

• Interpersonal savvy - Contributing independently
• Decision quality - Contributing independently
• Plans and aligns - Contributing independently
• Optimises work processes - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

We're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters - Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensure a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.