Business Analyst
Mount Edgecombe
R Market Related

Start Date: Immediately

The Business Analyst is a crucial role in creating and maintaining the strategic partnership between Business needs and Technology delivery.
The Business Analyst will be responsible for developing business requirements and related business rules based on Business Group needs. The Business Analyst will work closely with the Business IT in the definition, testing, training, implementation, and support of functional requirements.
The Business Analyst will identify requirements via industry standard analysis techniques such as data flow modelling, workflow analysis, and functional decomposition analysis. The Analyst will solicit requirements through interviews, workshops, and/or existing systems documentation or procedures.

Key duties and responsibilities:
Analysis and Solution Definition
Quickly understands the business issues and data challenges of client's organization and industry.
Strong analytical and product management skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements.
Identifies client organization's strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement.
Gathers, prepares, reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.
Develops functional specifications and system design specifications for client engagements.
Technical Understanding
Possesses a good understanding of databases and SQL.

Technical Recommendation and Testing
Coordinates testing efforts.
Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
Works with client personnel to identify required changes.
Communicates needed changes to development team.

Client Management
Develops relationships with client personnel that foster client ties.
Manages client expectations effectively

Project Execution
Assists in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules.
Takes input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately applies comments/feedback.
Communicates and applies project standards. Manages resources in accordance with project schedule.
Consistently delivers high-quality services to our clients.

Documentation
Must be able to produce strong, quality documentation

Qualifications and Experience:
IT Degree/Diploma or equivalent qualification
4+ years plus business analysis experience
Strong facilitation skills. Must be able to elicit requirements from various personalities across the organization
Experience with working to deadlines and the ability to work under pressure
Knowledge of standard IT practices related to business application development/implementation
Process driven analysis skills
Proficiency with the SDLC processes

General:
General work hours of 08:00 – 16:30
Hours outside the normal work week may be necessary depending on project schedule
Must be willing to travel to client sites when required