Business Analyst (KYC/MLA) at Rand Merchant Bank

• The role entails understanding the business requirements, and through a structured process documenting, validating and translating it into functional specifications that are used by developers to craft a technical solution. Testing and validating the functionality of the technical solution against the business requirements. Ensuring that the business requirements are delivered in the implemented solution. 
• Translate the business vision into the design by working with Business Architecture. Connect the business model to the systems architecture. Interfacing between the business client and the development team with regards to the business and functional requirements. Working with multiple business areas and multiple teams that require deep integration of solutions. Involve scope that stretches across departmental boundaries, or which scope impacts on multiple business areas.

Are you someone who can:

• Strategise and facilitate effective and competitive business processes by eliciting, analysing, validating, and documenting business organisational and/or operational requirements, 
• Optimise business efficiencies made possible by automation, digital, information and communications technologies (not limited to technologies) through systematically analysing and defining business requirements and functional specifications.
• Develop and design solutions and ensure effectiveness of implementation as well as continuous improvement for business and/or existing applications solutions by collaborating with and acting as conduit between stakeholders from the business, Technology and the product team.
• Conduct market analysis, analysing both product lines and the overall profitability of the business while developing and monitoring data quality metrics, ensuring business data and reporting needs are met.
• Provide technical leadership on the improvement of quality, standards, and processes by ensuring that efficient and cost-effective business solutions and processes are in place to address current to long term business needs/requirements.
• Monitor current processes and implementing new solutions to improve overall business efficiency.
• Ensure that solutions are delivered according to the business requirements considering cost, user and organization benefit.
• Lead the requirements gathering process by collaborating with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, validate, and document business requirements and user stories.
• Conduct comprehensive gap analyses to identify discrepancies between current and desired states and propose effective solutions to address business needs.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into functional specifications and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation, including business process flows, use cases, data models, and other relevant artifacts.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior business analysts, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, and quality assurance teams to ensure alignment between business objectives and project deliverables.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and requirements elicitation sessions to drive consensus and resolve conflicts.
• Participate in the evaluation and selection of software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
• Identify risks and issues and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to business analysis and project management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and acting as consultant on the application.
• May lead a team of business analysts in a business area during projects

You will be an ideal candidate if you have:

• 6-8 Years Experience in Process and Business Analysis
• BCom Computer Science (No Saas, Power Bi SQL etc.)
• BPMN
• Preferably BABOK
• Investment Bank Knowledge
• AML/KYC + Tax Regulatory understanding perspective (Anti Money Laundering / Know Your Client) (Tax = CRS)
• Holistic Client Onboarding knowledge
• Working Experience with Automation tools

Deadline:29th January,2026