A Consulting company specializing in Project Management Implementation has a need to appoint a full-time qualified and experienced Senior Business Analyst, on a contract basis for 12 months. The position is available in the Banking Sector (Pretoria)

Purpose of position
The main purpose of this position is to conduct business analysis on the delivery of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions for business, including but are not limited to:
Identification of systems solutions to problems, bringing business and information technology (IT) together, translating business requirements into systems requirements and conveying the business requirements into the development space
Identifying solutions to business problems, focusing on business optimisation and investigating more efficient ways of working and organising resources to achieve business goals
Bringing together different elements of the business by performing a consolidation and innovation role in order to create new or different alternatives and solutions
Identifying stakeholders who are impacted by an initiative or share a common business need
Planning business analysis activities
Consulting with business to understand business objectives, drivers, functions and structures, and developing detailed workflow analyses
Consulting with business and technical stakeholders to elicit, analyses, communicate, document and validate requirements for changes to business processes or systems requirements
Investigating problems and proposing possible solutions by interacting with users, developers and other participating stakeholders
Analysing the feasibility of options, recommending viable solutions, validating these with stakeholders and developing the supporting business case
Working collaboratively with the business customer and technical stakeholders to document the specifications for a chosen solution in terms of information systems, processes and people requirements
Consulting with other specialists as to whether a ‘build’ or ‘buy’ approach would be most appropriate
Interacting with architects and developers to ensure the system is properly implemented, and monitoring whether requirements are being met
Managing the quality of the solution being deployed
Managing change requirements and specifications
Managing user acceptance testing (ensuring the deployed solution meets the business need)
Developing user manuals
Training users on the new system

Qualifications and Experience required
Minimum five to ten years’ experience in Business Analysis (analysis, design and documentation)
Knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Skilled in using modelling tools
Agile knowledge
B degree/National Diploma in Economics/Finance/IT/Accounting or A Diploma in Business Analysis, or equivalent (e.g. B.Com Informatics, BSc Informatics, B.Tech)