Senior Business Analyst: Fintech & Banking

Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment seeks an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join a high-performing technology environment in Cape Town. You will analyse business needs, translate requirements into scalable technology solutions, and work across complex initiatives with stakeholders and delivery teams.

The role requires strong business analysis, process and stakeholder capabilities, plus experience in Financial Services, Fintech or Banking.

Qualifications

Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Business Analysis or a related field (essential).
Advanced Business Analysis certification such as ECBA, CCBA, FTI or similar (advantageous).
5+ years' experience as a Business Analyst, preferably within a technically complex environment (essential).
Strong experience working across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Proven experience within Financial Services, Banking or Fintech (essential).
Strong business and process modelling capabilities.
Strong requirements elicitation, analysis and documentation skills.
Solid understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.
Good understanding of technology environments, including databases, servers and networking.
Experience working with multiple systems and complex end-to-end business processes.
Exposure to SAP and relevant modules will be advantageous.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation and communication skills.
Strong commercial and business acumen.
Ability to operate effectively in complex, high-pressure and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

Analyse business processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
Understand business objectives, industry trends and their potential impact on the organisation.
Work across multiple business areas, systems and end-to-end processes.
Elicit, analyse, validate and document business requirements.
Translate business needs into clear functional requirements and solution specifications.
Define business rules and support their implementation.
Evaluate potential solutions based on business value, cost, risk and feasibility.
Identify dependencies, risks and potential impacts across processes and systems.
Support the delivery of effective and sustainable business solutions.
Work throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements through to implementation.
Collaborate with development, architecture, testing, data and project teams.
Support solution validation, testing and implementation activities.
Ensure requirements remain aligned throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Contribute to data, reporting and change-related initiatives where required.
Provide guidance and support to more junior Business Analysts.