Senior Business Analyst, Financial Services — Hybrid & Growth

Placements24; Soweto; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Hybrid work environment

Bonuses

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our growing financial services team in Soweto, Gauteng. The role involves bridging business needs with technology solutions, gathering requirements, analyzing processes, and documenting functional specs for system enhancements and new product development.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in business analysis within financial services, strong BPMN and IT documentation skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid, onsite-capable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, IT or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial products, services and regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience in elicitation, process modeling (BPMN) and functional specification documentation.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence and diagramming tools (Visio).
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders across financial service domains.
• Translate business needs into detailed functional and non-functional specifications for IT solutions.
• Map and analyze current state business processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate workshops and meetings to define project scope and deliverables.
• Develop user stories, use cases, and process flows to articulate requirements.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and project managers throughout the lifecycle.
• Support UAT and ensure solutions meet business objectives.
• Analyze data to identify trends and provide insights for decision-making.
• Contribute to business cases and feasibility studies for new initiatives.

Skills

Requirements elicitation

Business process modeling

Functional specification

Agile methodologies

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business Administration / Finance / IT)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Visio

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our growing financial services team in Soweto, Gauteng. The role involves bridging business needs with technology solutions, gathering requirements, analyzing processes, and documenting functional specs for system enhancements and new product development.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in business analysis within financial services, strong BPMN and IT documentation skills, and the ability to work in a hybrid, onsite-capable