Business Analyst - Sandton at OneCart

OneCart is looking to hire a Business Analyst who will be responsible for analysing a company's financial and business risk position and recommending relevant policy actions by collecting, mining, monitoring, and studying data.Responsible for determining the potential consequences of performing business actions. The business analyst will also be responsible for bridging the gap between IT, finance and the business operations using data analytics to assess processes, determine requirements and deliver data-driven recommendations.

CORE ACTIVITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

 

• Contributes to shareholder value by delivering on business financial performance by minimising business risk.
• Responsible for analysing, monitoring and reconciling agreed card transactions.
• Responsible for identifying fraud, analysing/investigating fraudulent activities, managing fraud and communicating any business risk to the Head of Finance and relevant management.
• Responsible for verifying payments, of processed refunds, and establishing trends of fraudulent activities as directed by the Head of Finance.
• Responsible for collecting financial data to determine possible losses and gains related to ongoing business operations or new projects as directed by the Head of Finance.
• Responsible for identifying areas of weakness and providing recommendations to management to improve business processes by providing solutions.
• Responsible for documenting business processes and requirements.
• Responsible for automating business processes.
• Responsible for analysing data better to understand potential risks, concerns and outcomes of decisions.
• Responsible for creating reports, summaries, presentations and process documents to display results.
• Responsible for distributing business risk reports to the Head of Finance and Management.
• Responsible for evaluating business and finance records to determine the level of risk as directed by the Head of Finance.
• Responsible for monitoring internal and external data points that may affect the risk level of a decision.
• Responsible for Identifying economic and financial trends that may present a risk to the company as directed by the Head of Finance.
• Analysing and evaluating the company's current business processes and identifying areas of improvement.
• Researching and reviewing up-to-date business processes and new IT advancements to make systems more modern.
• Presenting ideas and findings in meetings.
• Training and coaching OneCart members on financial risk.
• Creating initiatives depending on the business's requirements and needs.
• Developing projects and monitoring project performance.
• Collaborating with different users and stakeholders to mitigate risk.
• Preparing reports on financial and risk performance to Massmart.
• Sharing effective business processes.
• Responsible for designing, creating, analysing and preparing financial and risk reports.
• Responsible for distributing risk reports to the Head of Finance and relevant departments.
• Responsible for designing and creating risk dashboards for the OneCart team.
• Responsible for automating risk reports and dashboards.
• Responsible for providing input into monthly financial reporting and analysis.
• Maintain a positive attitude
• Take ownership of driving your career development (skills and knowledge)
• Plan and priorities, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands to achieve agreed deliverables
• Communicate effectively, maintain relationships
• Follow any lawful and reasonable instruction from your line manager
• Act as part of the Finance team by assisting other members of the team to achieve common goals
• Consistently live and be an example of the Company's values
• Timely reporting of all instances of suspected or proven fraud via the appropriate reporting channel
• Adherence to the company policies and associated company policies and procedures

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• BCom in Finance or bachelor's degree and relevant business experience in the related field
• A minimum of 3- 5 years of experience in Business or Financial Analysis
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• Experience leading and developing top-performing teams.
• Experience in leading and supporting successful projects.