Reference: JHB006348-Vivia-1 Our client, a key national organisation in the Financial Services industry is looking for a Senior Business Analyst for a 12 month fixed term contract. The main purpose of this role would be to conduct end-to-end business analysis services to the organisation for the purpose of business optimisation, defining appropriate ICT solutions for business, and providing innovative solutions to business problems. Requirements B Degree or equivalent (eg. BTech | BSc | BCom Informatics; Computer Science; Information Systems; Computer Engineering) Diploma in Business Analysis Minimum eight years experience in Business Analysis Deep proven experience with Securities Finance Transactions, Securities Lending and Borrowing, and Collateral Management Solutions Development programs Knowledge, experience and qualifications in Financial Markets(added advantage) Experience with Financial Sector industry-wide regulatory and/or compliance projects (added advantage) Advanced knowledge of unified modelling language (UML) and structured system analysis and design methodology (SSADM) Intermediate to advanced knowledge of financial messaging (viz. ISO20022), extensible markup language (XML) and application programming interface (API) usage Experience working with data, data governance, treasury or capital markets systems Deep knowledge of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) Skilled in business process analysis, design and documentation Duties and Responsibilities Identifying stakeholders who are impacted by an initiative or share a common business need Planning and executing 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, analyse, 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 updating the business requirements specification or change request document Working collaboratively with the business customers and technical stakeholders to document the specifications for a chosen solution in terms of information systems, processes and people requirements Leading business requirements formulation and logical design in various committees 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 Participating in user acceptance testing (ensuring the deployed solution meets the business need) Participating in business transition activities
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