PBT Group has a requirement for a Business/Systems Analyst within the Insurance
Industry.
Please register and apply on our site:

The Analyst is responsible for gathering and defining business
requirements for new applications and bridging the gap between business
requirements and the development team. The Analyst must understand the business
requirements as well as the technical environment and marry the two up. This
entails interaction with business and technical stakeholders and compilation of
Functional Requirements Specifications against which the development and
architecture team is able to deliver the solution. In addition the Analyst must
be able to investigate and understand the existing technology, constraints and
solutions in place, down to the ability to interrogate and model databases, and
top level system architecture. The ideal Analyst has a combination of a strong
technical background, software testing skills as well as business understanding,
elicitation and communication skills.

DUTIES:

- Facilitate
workshops/one-to-one meetings with stakeholders.
- Prepare and obtain approval
of Business Specification documentation.
- Gather and define business
requirements for new applications and changes to existing applications and
consulting to business on the optimal user experience i.e. design and layout
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Identify and examine business needs and determine timely and effective solutions
to business functions and processes
- Liaise and communicate between business
and development teams
- Impact analysis to identify and understand risks
associated with a project as well as input to risk mitigation strategies
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Participate in UAT and obtain sign off for UAT
- Participate in ad hoc
projects, e.g. process flows, conversions, systems releases
- Assistance to
business with preparation of business cases
- Support project delivery by
overseeing application’s development and system integration development and
enhancements
- Understand and Analyse systems in the environment, including
database and top level architecture understanding
- Produce Functional
Requirements Specifications
- Produce accurate mapping of “As is” and “To be”
processes
- Identify project risks and issues and ensure that they are
documented
- Produce User Acceptance Test Cases and Scenarios and assist with
SIT and QA testing
- Provide regular, continuous and accurate feedback to
project management team
- Participation in and sign-off of user acceptance
testing, pilot and production testing
- Adhere to set process standards
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Co-work with the technical team to define and design solutions that meet
customer requirements
- Co-work with the project manager to drive delivery on
time, within budget, scope and quality
- Perform efficient and effective JAD
facilitation with relevant project stakeholders
- Build and maintain meaningful
relationships with stakeholders
- 3+ years Business / Systems Analysis experience
- Experience in Insurance
industry preferred
- A hands on technical background such as software
development or database development will be a strong advantage
-
Business/Systems analysis methods, practices and techniques
- Business process
modelling and mapping
- Formal methodology such as UML and BPMN will be a
strong advantage
- Continuous self-improvement in
• Business Analysis
•
Business knowledge
• Technology
- Proven track record of successfully
implementing technology projects
- General understanding in the areas of
application programming, database design and project management is highly
desirable
- SQL Query and basic Relational Database design skills
-
Understanding of modern enterprise application building blocks

REQUIRED
SKILLS:
- Driven to deliver
- Delivery and solution orientated
Please register and apply on our site:
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Self-motivated, resilient and able to operate independently
- Excellent
ability to work in a team environment
- Communication skills, both written and
verbal
- Stakeholder management skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizing
and planning
- Time management
- Well organised, realistic and reliable
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Able to work well under pressure and to deadlines
- Business Writing
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- B-degree or similar an advantage
- Business
Analysis qualification an advantage