Business Analyst at National Treasury

• Salary: R487,197.00 - R573,897.00 per annum (Excl. benefits)
• Reference No: S119/2026

Purpose of the Role

• To identify, analyse, and document business requirements, evaluate business processes, and recommend solutions that improve operational efficiency, support National Treasury’s objectives, and deliver business value.

Qualification/s Requirements

• A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Information Technology or Business Administration; 
• A minimum 3 years’ experience obtained within the fields of business or systems analysis environment; and 
• Knowledge and experience in the utilisation of the Unified Modelling Language (UML), Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), and the Integrated Definition Language (IDEF0) standards, Cobit5, and Togaf9.

Key Performance Areas

Business Analysis and Requirements Management:

• Plan and conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops, document analysis, surveys, questionnaires, brainstorming and observation activities; 
• Elicit, analyse, validate and prioritise business requirements in alignment with National Treasury’s operational needs and strategic objectives; 
• Document functional and non-functional requirements through business requirements specifications, functional specifications, use cases and other appropriate business analysis artefacts; 
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices to ensure that requirements are addressed throughout the project lifecycle; and
• Manage, assess and document changes to approved requirements throughout the project lifecycle. 

Business Process Analysis and Improvement:

• Analyse and document current-state, or As-Is, business processes using appropriate business analysis and process-modelling methods;
• Identify process inefficiencies, risk, control gaps and improvement opportunities; 
• Design and document future-state, or To-Be, business processes, workflows and business models; and
• Review and map ICT standards operating procedures. 

Solution Evaluation, Testing and Implementation Support:

• Collaborate with architects, application developers and subject-matter experts to define solution requirements and translate business needs into appropriate solution specifications; 
• Evaluate proposed business and technology solutions to ensure alignment with approved requirements, business processes and National Treasury’s objectives;
• Recommend appropriate process and technology solutions to address identified business needs;
• Develop or contribute to test plans, test scenarios and test cases, and support quality-assurance activities and User Acceptance Testing;
• Validate delivered solutions against approved requirements and facilitate the resolution of defects and requirements-related queries; and
• Support solution implementation, organisational change, user training and adoption activities, including preparing or reviewing user guides and training materials.

ICT Governance Documentation and Reporting:

• Compile, review and maintain business analysis, ICT project and Corporate Governance of ICT reports and documentation;
• Monitor the completeness, quality, consistency and traceability of business analysis and project deliverables;
• Assess relevant business analysis and project documentation for alignment with approved ICT governance requirements, standards and procedures;
• Maintain an organised repository of approved requirements, process models, specifications, traceability records and supporting documentation; and
• Provide accurate business analysis information, findings and recommendations to support ICT governance oversight, reporting and decision-making.