Business Analyst - Enterprise Data at ADvTECH

Overall Purpose of the Job:

• The Business Analyst – Enterprise Data plays a pivotal role in bridging business needs and technical solutions.
• This role is responsible for analysing, documenting, and communicating business requirements; ensuring alignment between enterprise data initiatives and organisational goals; and supporting the design and implementation of business and data-driven solutions.The position ensures that projects and enhancements within the data ecosystem deliver measurable business value, meet agreed standards, and are ready for operational adoption.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders, technical teams, and project managers, the Business Analyst contributes to improving data quality, optimising processes, and enabling evidence-based decision-making across the group.

Minimum Education (Formal Qualification required)

• NQF 6 - Diploma in Business Analysis or
• NQF 6 - Infomation Sytems or related field.

Ideal

• Bachelor’s Degree (Information Systems, Informatics, Business Administration, or related) – NQF 7
• Professional Business Analysis Certification (e.g. CBAP, PMI-PBA, or similar)
• Driver's licence
• SQL / Python / Data Literacy

Experience

• Business Analyt - 3 Years
• Data / BI Analyst - 3 Years
• Project Delivery within Data / IT Environment - 3 Years
• Exposure to Agile / Waterfall Methodologies - 2 Years

Special Requirements:

• Familiarity with data warehousing, integration, and reporting tools.
• Understanding of both Agile and traditional project delivery methods.
• Ability to work across multiple business units and manage competing priorities

Job Description:

Business Requirements & Analysis

• Engage with business stakeholders to elicit, analyse, and document requirements.
• Translate business problems into clear functional and technical specifications.
• Create user stories, use cases, and process flows.
• Validate and verify requirements to ensure completeness and alignment to business objectives.
• Identify gaps, dependencies, and impacts across systems and data domains.

Data & Process Modeliing

• Map and optimise “as-is” and “to-be” business processes using VSM or equivalent methods
• Develop data flow diagrams, entity relationship models, and conceptual data definitions
• Work with the Data Engineering team to ensure business data needs are properly defined, traceable, and testable.
• Ensure solutions support data integrity, governance, and quality standards.

Project Delivery Support

• Support project managers with scope definition, impact assessment, and change control.
• Co-ordinate UAT activities – prepare test scripts, manage test cycles, and validate outcomes.
• Ensure business readiness and post-implementation support.
• Monitor and report on delivery progress, risks, and issues.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify process inefficiencies and propose data-driven improvements.
• Support implementation of automation, workflow enhancements, and standardisation initiatives
• Participate in retrospectives and lessons-learned sessions to improve BA practices.
• Contribute to development of reusable templates, playbooks, and documentation standards.

Stakeholder & Relationship Mnagement

• Serve as liaison between business and technical teams.
• Facilitate workshops, walkthroughs, and requirement sign-off sessions.
• Maintain transparent communication with stakeholders regarding timelines, changes, and risks.
• Provide monthly updates and contribute to Manco reports where applicable.
• Support data literacy and business engagement initiatives across brands.

Governance & Compliance 

• Ensure adherence to enterprise standards, data policies, and procedures.
• Document all analysis artefacts within approved repositories (e.g., Azure DevOps, SharePoint).
• Participate in data governance forums and contribute to data stewardship activities.
• Maintain audit trail of changes, requirements, and approvals.

Skills

• Analytical and Problem Solving
• Business Process Mapping
• Stakeholder Management and Facilitation
• Data Literacy and Modelling
• Communication (Written & Verbal)
• Microsoft Office, Visio, Power BI, Azure DevOps

Behavioral Attribute

• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Diligence and Ownership
• Adaptability and Innovation
• Judgement and Decision-making
• Initiative and Drive
• Attention to Detail