Lead Business Analyst

4 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa IT Ridge Technologies Full time

Responsibilities:

Operational Strategy & Planning

  •  Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial,
    and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues.
  • Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for the purpose of enhancing business
    processes, operations, and information process flows.
  • Conduct risk assessments, create business models and forecasts on the value expected
    for the business, and identify solutions against potential or existing issues.
  • Review and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop
    strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. Report these findings to ICT
    Management.
  • Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis in order to define
    outcome criteria and measure-taking actions.
  • Utilises data and analytical skills to plan, develop, and contribute to implementation
    business systems and operations to help the company attain its short and long-term goals.


Acquisition & Deployment

  • Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and
    enhancements to existing applications.
  • Conduct research on software and hardware products to justify such recommendations to
    the business and to support purchasing efforts.


Operational Management

  • Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and
    potential trouble areas in solutions across the Business.
    Create functional design proposals to the project working team.
    Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid
    management in making implementation decisions.
  • Use industry established techniques and design methods for preparing and presenting
    business cases in collaboration with business.
  • Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
  • Create systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to
    system programmers.
  • Coordinate and perform in-depth functional and analytical tests, including end-user
    reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support and
    provide feedback to propose corrective action or improvements.
  • Provide orientation and training to project users


People Management

  • Lead the Business Analysis Team in performing their functions and duties
  • Oversee the management of the team in accordance with agreed policies and procedures,
    standards and legal requirements.
  • Monitor and measure the team’s performance in accordance with the metrics agreed
    upon.
  • Developing employee skills and performance through training and coaching
  • Assist in hiring, training, and developing new employees to meet organisational needs
  • Providing feedback on an employee’s performance, helping to develop an employee’s
    skills where needed, and addressing performance problems
  • Assigning tasks and projects to employees according to their strengths and weaknesses
  • Coordinating employee meetings such as staff meetings or team meetings
  • Reviewing employee performance evaluations and providing feedback on areas for
    improvement.

Requirements:

  • Degree in Information Technology/Systems, B. Com Informatics/Business Related degree/BSc
    Computer science.
  • Certified Business Analyst (CBAP) certified by IIBA (International Institute of Business
    Analysis).
  • 8-10 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and design.
  • Experience with modelling – process; data and workflow
  • Good understanding of IT architecture: IT systems; programming and development
  • Eliciting, Analysing, and documenting of requirements for medium to large mission-critical
    projects.
  • Financial services environment experience

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