?PBT Group has a requirement for a Business/Systems Analyst within the Insurance Industry.
 
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
• Identify and examine business needs and determine timely and effective solutionsto 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
• 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
• 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