Business Analyst (18 Months) at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

Purpose of the Position 

To perform business and system analysis tasks through specialisation in understanding the business usage of information technology (IT) and helping technology add value to the Momentum Investments.

To transform business requirements (functional & non-functional) into a set of technical software requirements that specify the software solution.

• Involved in the delivery of a range of data and reporting projects through a variety of platforms and supporting the development of data collection and data handling methodologies.

Key Performance Areas 

• Investigate and perform business analysis, determine business system requirements and identify alternatives
• Set up and facilitate workshops with stakeholders to gather, elicit and identify business  and system requirements
• Design and document innovative business solutions using information technology.
• Translate business requirements to a level of detail appropriate for implementation using  user journeys, user stories with acceptance criteria; process diagrams; data models; business rules and mockups)
• Assist technical designers to understand the business requirements.
• Testing of technical solutions, business and technical processes and calculations.
• Assist and sign off the test cases for functional and non-functional, integration and testing activities.
• Participate and provide input into the design and functional discussion with the technical designers.
• Investigate, identify and document business requirements to address process or system constraints resulting in repeated queries or errors.
• Perform analysis and determine requirements to develop and implement databases, data collection systems and other strategies to optimise data quality and process efficiency
• Use Excel / Formula to perform data collection, cleansing and analysis for reporting and other data services.
• Support and coordinate internal stakeholders with data project scoping and delivery of data management work.
• Investigate, identify and document business requirements to create reports relevant to data projects
• Engage with third party providers to enhance the delivery of reporting services.
• Process and training documentation for the trainers.
• Ensure effective and consistent service delivery and support to both internal and external clients in line with the MMH value

Analysis Competencies Required 

• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to hold elicitation sessions from a business and technical perspective.
• Have the ability to document processes.
• Apply analytical skills to all work performed.
• Attention to detail
• Investigative and information gathering skills
• Ability to work independently
• Take ownership and accountability
• Take initiative
• Problem solving
• Ability to manage pressure
• Must be able to build and maintain relationships.
• Apply business analysis tools and techniques to continuously improve thinking and solutions.

Technical Competencies Required 

• Working knowledge of postman, Soap UI and mongo
• Working knowledge of Domain Driven Development and ability to express domain services via a REST API

Qualifications & Experience 

• Bcom Informatics or BSC Degree
• Diploma in Business analysis preferred.
• A min of 7 years’ experience as a Business analyst.
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in the investment environment.
• Must have strong reporting and data analysis skills
• Must have experience working in an Agile working environment.
• SQL knowledge a must

Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful