Junior IT Business Analyst at M&G Investments Southern Africa

Overview

M&G Investments is looking for a Junior IT Business Analyst to join our ITS team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to work collaboratively across a global business to drive real progress in our Project Management processes. The size and scope of the projects will range from small to large. As a Business Analyst you will report directly to the Head of IT Services.

Key Responsibilities

Business analysis

• Determine when and how to modify a selected approach as necessary in order to apply an appropriate level of rigor and best meet the needs of the area of analysis
• Adapt approach as required to adjust to changing conditions and meet new challenges

Elicitation of requirements

• Use a variety of techniques to accurately elicit requirements when stakeholders are focused on solutions, or are biased, or do not know or understand the scope of the analysis area
• Ensure that elicitation results link to the business goal/owner and can be measured or decomposed to measurable requirements

Requirements analysis

• Clearly express and document stakeholder desires and/or current organizational state using a combination of textual formats, models, diagrams, and matrices
• Understands appropriate use of various analysis techniques and approaches
• Define the requirements in terms of business, processes and functional requirements
• Creates detailed Business Requirement Document or User story and translate it into functional specifications.
• Provides analytic support by coordinating data extraction from various databases and data interpretation.

Solution assessment & validation

• When multiple solutions are available, effectively evaluate which option will deliver the greatest business value
• Proactively seek to identify how users have adapted and/or modified the solution and why
• Define the high level design of the solution using textual formats, models, diagrams, and matrices

Testing analysis

• Participates in Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Functionality Testing.
• Clearly define test cases with the business users
• Map test cases to requirements
• Provide input to the test requirements in terms of data, environments, tools and test approaches
• Review, access and resolve test defects

Attributes Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Any tertiary qualification
• IIBA or Business Analysis diploma (required)
• Agile training or certification
• 2-3 years’ experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the financial services industry
• Proven experience in multiple project disciplines, e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid
• Experience in agile thinking and delivery
• Experience in change management
• Experience of working and analysing in an Investment Management environment is an advantage
• Experience in project managing and business analysis of small projects
• Experience of working and analysing digital transformation projects

Competencies & Personal Attributes

• Strong technical and analytical skills including process and data analysis
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment using an agile approach
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to be agile, flexible and responsive in thinking and delivery
• Self-motivation and energetic
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong documentation and specification skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Understanding of Investment Management landscape
• Strong knowledge of applicable methodologies, tools, standards, and procedures
• Demonstrated decision-making abilities
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Ability to work independently and self-managing
• Ability to project manage delivery