Business Analyst KZN - North Coast

Business Analyst

Duties & Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining the strategic partnership between Business needs and Technology delivery
• Responsible for developing business requirements and related business rules based on Business Group needs
• Work closely with the Business IT in the definition, testing, training, implementation, and support of functional requirements
• Identify requirements via industry standard analysis techniques such as data flow modeling, workflow analysis, and functional decomposition analysis
• The Analyst will solicit requirements through interviews, workshops, and/or existing systems documentation or procedures
• The Analysis and Solution Definition
• Quickly understand 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
• Identify client organization's strengths and weaknesses and suggest areas of improvement
• Gather, prepare, review and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution
• Develop functional specifications and system design specifications for client engagements

• Possesses a good understanding of databases and SQL
• Coordinate testing efforts
• Ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
• Work with client personnel to identify required changes
• Communicate needed changes to development team

• Develop relationships with client personnel that foster client ties
• Manage client expectations effectively

• Assist in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Take input from supervisor and appropriately and accurately applies comments/feedback
• Communicate and apply project standards
• Manage resources in accordance with project schedule
• Consistently deliver high-quality services to their clients
• Must be able to produce strong, quality documentation

• IT Degree/Diploma or equivalent qualification
• 4+ years plus business analysis experience
• MSSQL Experience
• Previous developer or database administrator experience will be an advantage
• 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

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively and confidently with users, team members and management
• Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
• Problem solving skills
• Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with the possible solutions
• Must be able to work within a team dynamic, as well as on own
• Adhere to and enforce department standards, policies, procedures and industry best practices

• 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

Package & Remuneration