Lead Business Analyst

IT Ridge Technologies

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Responsibilities:Operational Strategy & Planning
  • Meet with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial,
and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues. * Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for the purpose of enhancing businessprocesses, operations, and information process flows. * Conduct risk assessments, create business models and forecasts on the value expectedfor the business, and identify solutions against potential or existing issues. * Review and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and developstrategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. Report these findings to ICT
Management. * Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis in order to defineoutcome criteria and measure-taking actions. * Utilises data and analytical skills to plan, develop, and contribute to implementationbusiness systems and operations to help the company attain its short and long-term goals.Acquisition & Deployment
  • Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new applications, and
enhancements to existing applications. * Conduct research on software and hardware products to justify such recommendations tothe business and to support purchasing efforts.Operational Management
  • Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and
potential trouble areas in solutions across the Business.
Create functional design proposals to the project working team.
Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid
management in making implementation decisions. * Use industry established techniques and design methods for preparing and presentingbusiness cases in collaboration with business. * Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
  • Create systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to
system programmers. * Coordinate and perform in-depth functional and analytical tests, including end-userreviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support and
provide feedback to propose corrective action or improvements. * Provide orientation and training to project usersPeople Management
  • Lead the Business Analysis Team in performing their functions and duties
  • Oversee the management of the team in accordance with agreed policies and procedures,
standards and legal requirements. * Monitor and measure the team’s performance in accordance with the metrics agreedupon. * Developing employee skills and performance through training and coaching
  • Assist in hiring, training, and developing new employees to meet organisational needs
  • Providing feedback on an employee’s performance, helping to develop an employee’s
skills where needed, and addressing performance problems * Assigning tasks and projects to employees according to their strengths and weaknesses
  • Coordinating employee meetings such as staff meetings or team meetings
  • Reviewing employee performance evaluations and providing feedback on areas for
improvement.Requirements:
  • Degree in Information Technology/Systems, B. Com Informatics/Business Related degree/BSc
Computer science. * Certified Business Analyst (CBAP) certified by IIBA (International Institute of BusinessAnalysis). * 8-10 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and design.
  • Experience with modelling – process; data and workflow
  • Good understanding of IT architecture: IT systems; programming and development
  • Eliciting, Analysing, and documenting of requirements for medium to large mission-critical
projects. * Financial services environment experience

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