Senior Business Analyst - Financial Services Transformation

Placements24; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Port Elizabeth is seeking a highly analytical Senior Business Analyst to join our Financial Services practice. The role focuses on understanding client needs, defining requirements, and translating objectives into functional specs for complex transformations in banking, insurance, or investment management.

You will work with business stakeholders and technical teams to bridge gaps and ensure successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, finance, IT or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst in Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements from stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into functional and non‑functional specifications for IT solutions.
• Develop process models, use cases, and user stories to define scope and functionality.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure accurate implementation of requirements.
• Conduct gap analyses and impact assessments for changes or new systems.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Process modeling

Requirements elicitation

Agile & Waterfall

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Finance / IT

Tools

Business process modeling tools

Job description

Placements24 in Port Elizabeth is seeking a highly analytical Senior Business Analyst to join our Financial Services practice. The role focuses on understanding client needs, defining requirements, and translating objectives into functional specs for complex transformations in banking, insurance, or investment management.

You will work with business stakeholders and technical teams to bridge gaps and ensure successful delivery.