IT Business Analyst

SUMMARY:
Our client, a National manufacturing company, seeks your IT business analysis experience to provide a mapping of business requirements into IT system specifications for the IT department and to ensure a smooth transition into new automated processes for the operations within the division.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or B.Sc in Engineering.
• B.Com in Supply Chain Management, an added advantage.
• Minimum 2 to 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Proven project management and business analysis experience.
• Understanding of software development best practices, including Change Management standards, an added advantage.

• Lead planning, design, implementation and integration of new systems as well as enhancements to existing applications.
• Improve processes and procedures to enhance operational proficiency and reduce costs.
• Provide support for the Production system.
• Analyse application and system issues to be able to diagnose problems, including complex problems involving multiple systems.
• Project-manage system implementations.
• Oversee implementation projects from beginning to end.
• Analyse current business processes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Examine existing business models and data flow and identify opportunities that will improve the efficiency of business processes.
• Create logical and innovative solutions – identify feasible controls and architectures and assess them for business suitability. Specify system operations, and the way data will be viewed and input by the user.
• Drive improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Review and edit requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed IT solutions.
• Provide assistance and advice to business users in the effective use of applications and information technology.

• IT Strategy:
  • Provide input to the IT Strategy.
  • Identify, mitigate and manage IT Risk.
• IT Management:
  • Assist in the managing the Group business applications.
  • Provide users with the tools and skills to effectively operate the system.
• IT Hardware:
  • Understand hardware required to effectively use the system during business process analysis; and recommend changes where appropriate.
• IT Software (Ensure Users):
  • Understand how to effectively operate the business applications.
  • Are Compliant in their use.
  • No illegal software or unlicensed use.
  • Technical compliance for all data in line with the POPI Act.
• ERP System: New Developments:
  • Business process analysis, is key.
  • Communicate change requests in the form of specifications developed in line with business requirements to enable Developers or 3rd parties to quote accurately.
• Administration:
  • Compile reports to communicate status of work as required by management.
  • Build specifications with the user for the Developer at a level of detail sufficient to ensure quoting is accurate and end product requirements are clear enough to prevent alterations.