Senior Business Analyst

QE Services IT Recruitment; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Cape Town is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for an independent contract role. The ideal candidate should have significant business analysis experience, particularly in the financial services sector, and proficiency in SQL. Responsibilities include stakeholder management, tracking progress in the software development lifecycle, and proposing effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in business analysis within a formal environment.
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Hands-on experience using SQL for querying databases.

Responsibilities

• Identify stakeholders and determine activities for analysis.
• Track and communicate progress throughout the SDLC.
• Investigate, evaluate, design, and propose solutions.

Skills

Business analysis

Analysing Business Processes

Business Process Analysis

Business Process

Business readiness

Tools

SQL

Job description

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join them in on a Indipendent contract basis.

Responsibilities

• Identify stakeholders and determine activities for analysis
• Track and communicate progress throughout the SDLC
• Estimate analysis work and understand source systems (databases & process flows)
• Investigate, evaluate, design, and propose solutions
• Validate requirements with stakeholders and document them clearly
• Facilitate workshops/meetings and manage stakeholder expectations
• Negotiate, influence, and resolve conflicts
• Prioritize business requirements
• Use diagrams, models, and documentation to conceptualize requirements
• Define assumptions, constraints, and risks
• Ensure requirements meet quality standards and align with business architecture
• Ensure solutions meet stakeholder needs
• Assist testing teams to validate solutions against requirements
• Assess readiness of the organization to implement solutions
• Identify new capabilities needed to meet business objectives
• Define which capabilities will be delivered by projects/iterations
• Act as the bridge between business and delivery teams during the SDLC
• Document and manage requirements
• Investigate production issues and propose solutions
• Perform data analysis to find issues and opportunities for improvement

Experience

• Significant experience in business analysis within a formal environment
• Experience in the financial services industry
• Exposure to contact centre environments
• Experience with debt collection processes (advantageous)
• Hands-on experience using SQL for querying databases and creating test cases
• Experience working within a Scrum/Agile development process

Competencies

• Strong business knowledge of the finance industry
• Solid understanding of business analysis concepts, tools, and methodologies
• Skilled in facilitation, research, modelling, and defining requirements
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work both independently and in a team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong information gathering and problem-analysis ability
• Technical and professional expertis
• Innovative and solution-oriented mindset
• Quality and detail-focused
• Proactive ownership of work
• Commitment to ongoing self-development

If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review

Desired Skills

• Business analysis
• Analyse Business Processes
• Business Process Analysis
• Business Process
• Business readiness