Business Analyst (with experience in Data projects)

SUMMARY:
BUSINESS ANALYST

A Large Financial Institute in Gauteng has a Contract Vacancy for a Business Analyst.

POSITION INFO:
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Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems and/ or;
Diploma in Business Analysis from an IIBA endorsed education provider and/or;
Valid CBAP or CCBA certification.
Advanced computer literacy.
Financial services knowledge.
Advanced knowledge of the BABOK.
SDLC methodology knowledge.

Develop effective proposals and presentations to communicate, justify project designs, solutions and approaches.
Document existing and new process flows and data flow diagrams
and validate business requirements, ensuring they are clear, concise, and understood by both the business and technical teams.
Identification of what data is needed, where it resides, and how it will be used to achieve business objectives.
Work with data engineers or data architects to understand the data sources, structures, and flow of information across systems.
Analyze and map current business processes to identify opportunities for optimization using data insights.
Ensure that the data solutions being developed will integrate seamlessly into existing operations and workflows.
Facilitate communication between business stakeholders and technical teams (e.g., data engineers, data scientists) to ensure understanding of both business objectives and technical constraints.
Analysis of new solutions to ensure that they fullfil original requirements and close identified gaps.
Execute feasibility and viability assessments at a project / product level.
Compile product and pricing strategies for identified products
Monitor and report on strategies implemented.
Systemically analyse market trends for identified product streams to assist with development of growth platforms such as geographic growth opportunities, combining product functionalities, identification of new markets, simplifying services and business processes.