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Junior Process Business Analyst with Atlassian JIRA - Contract - Hybrid - R300 p/h
e-merge
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago
Business Analyst - Future Talent Pool
Blue Bean Software
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 600,000
30+ days ago
Discover more opportunities than anywhere else. Find more jobs nowBusiness Analyst (6 Month Contract)
Boardroom Appointments
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 600,000 - 900,000
30+ days ago
Actuarial Business Analyst (Data Science and Machine Learning Focused)
DataFin
Wes-Kaap
On-site
ZAR 600,000 - 900,000
30+ days ago
Connect with headhunters to apply for similar jobsBusiness Analyst / Solutions Architect
Infolytics SA
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 350,000 - 500,000
30+ days ago
ERP Business Analyst: (SAP MM Materials Management)
Boardroom Appointments
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 600,000 - 800,000
30+ days ago
Bilingual Business Analyst
Techbiz Global Gmbh
Johannesburg
On-site
ZAR 1,214,000 - 1,562,000
30+ days ago
Business Analyst - Cape Town (Hybrid Model) - up to R960k Per Annum
e-merge
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 960,000
30+ days ago
Business Analyst - Cape Town (Full-Time On-Site) - up to R1.08mil Per Annum
e-merge
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 918,000 - 1,080,000
30+ days ago
Business Analyst - Cape Town (Hybrid) - up to R960k Per Annum
e-merge
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 800,000 - 960,000
30+ days ago
Business Analyst (Logistics and Distribution)
Boardroom Appointments
South Africa
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
30+ days ago
Senior Intelligent Automation Business Analyst
Tangent Solutions
Gauteng
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
30+ days ago
Lead Business Analyst
IT Ridge Technologies
Johannesburg
On-site
ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000
Full time
30+ days ago
Job summary
A leading technology firm in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Business Analyst to define operational strategies, lead teams, and manage system enhancements. The role requires a degree in IT, CBAP certification, and 8-10 years of relevant experience. Strong leadership and analytical skills are essential to drive organizational goals in a financial services environment.
Qualifications
- Degree in Information Technology / Systems, B. Com Informatics / Business Related degree / BSc Computer science.
- Certified Business Analyst (CBAP) certified by IIBA.
- 8-10 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and design.
- Experience with modelling – process; data and workflow.
- Good understanding of IT architecture: IT systems; programming and development.
- Eliciting, Analysing, and documenting of requirements for medium to large mission-critical projects.
- Financial services environment experience.
Responsibilities
- Meet with decision makers to define requirements and identify systems issues.
- Lead design sessions for enhancing business processes.
- Conduct risk assessments and create business models.
- Prepare reports addressing trouble areas in solutions.
- Lead the Business Analysis Team in their functions.
Skills
Operational Strategy & Planning
Collaboration in application development
People Management
Requirements Elicitation
IT Architecture understanding
Education
Degree in Information Technology / Systems
Certified Business Analyst (CBAP)
Job description
Responsibilities
- Operational Strategy & Planning
- Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues.
- Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flows.
- Conduct risk assessments, create business models and forecasts on the value expected for the business, and identify solutions against potential or existing issues.
- Review and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. Report findings to ICT Management.
- Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis in order to define outcome criteria and measure-taking actions.
- Utilise data and analytical skills to plan, develop, and contribute to implementation of business systems and operations to help the company attain its short and long-term goals.
- Acquisition & Deployment
- Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and enhancements to existing applications.
- Conduct research on software and hardware products to justify such recommendations to the business and to support purchasing efforts.
- Operational Management
- Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in solutions across the business.
- Create functional design proposals to the project working team.
- Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
- Use industry established techniques and design methods for preparing and presenting business cases in collaboration with business.
- Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
- Create systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system programmers.
- Coordinate and perform in-depth functional and analytical tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support and provide feedback to propose corrective action or improvements.
- Provide orientation and training to project users.
- People Management
- Lead the Business Analysis Team in performing their functions and duties.
- Oversee the management of the team in accordance with agreed policies and procedures, standards and legal requirements.
- Monitor and measure the team’s performance in accordance with the metrics agreed upon.
- Develop employee skills and performance through training and coaching.
- Assist in hiring, training, and developing new employees to meet organisational needs.
- Provide feedback on an employee’s performance, helping to develop an employee’s skills where needed, and addressing performance problems.
- Assign tasks and projects to employees according to their strengths and weaknesses.
- Coordinate employee meetings such as staff meetings or team meetings.
- Review employee performance evaluations and provide feedback on areas for improvement.
Requirements
- Degree in Information Technology / Systems, B. Com Informatics / Business Related degree / BSc Computer science.
- Certified Business Analyst (CBAP) certified by IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis).
- 8-10 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and design.
- Experience with modelling – process; data and workflow.
- Good understanding of IT architecture: IT systems; programming and development.
- Eliciting, Analysing, and documenting of requirements for medium to large mission-critical projects.
- Financial services environment experience.
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