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ITHALA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION - BUSINESS ANALYST BANKING X2
ITHALA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION
BUSINESS ANALYST BANKING X2: D1
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
ITHALA SOC LIMITED
DURBAN HEAD OFFICE
REFERENCE NUMBER: BN20032
An exceptional opportunity awaits a dynamic individual with the right qualifications and experience to join the project team(s) in role of banking business analyst in:
Ensuring translation of business vision and intent into product design,
Documenting business and solution functional requirements through a structured process,
Ensuring that the business requirements are delivered in the resultant technology solution,
Converting business requirements into a technical solution,
Ensuring that a technical solution has the key artefacts to deliver a technical specification,
Ability to lead a development team in delivering the business solution,
Testing and validating the functionality of the technical solution against the business requirements,
Connecting the solution business model to Ithala’s enterprise architecture,
Working with multiple business units and multiple teams that require integration,
Building and maintaining strong relationships with business clients and acting as consultant on solution projects, and
Representing Divisional IT Manager if necessary in an advisory capacity.
Identify and highlight opportunities for improvement.
Act as a consultant to the client on the application.
Provide advice when a requirement is raised that does not fit in with the business strategy.
Assist business in articulating the benefits they wish to derive from the solution.
Facilitating the development of a Business Case; this may include a financial analysis
Follow a structured process to understand and document client requirements
Perform analytical tasks, data extracts, run queries or any other form of analysis to gather information.
Following up with clients to clear up ambiguity and possible misunderstanding; documenting the requirements in a Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) document (which may include UML models, business process documents).
Ensuring alignment between the Business Case and the BRS.
Manage the quality of the documentation produced by the members in his or her team.
Review the functional requirements with the client, using appropriate formats such as presentations and walk-through discussion.
Validate the functional solution; this involves interpreting the BRD into a set of Functional Requirements Specifications (FRDs).
Apply knowledge of the system, interfaces and dependencies to highlight integration aspects that must be considered. Identify a set of stakeholders that need to be involved in creating and validating the FRDs.
Interview business and technical owners, as well as experienced members of the development/configuration team
Review the approved BRDs and FRDs with the development (or solution configuration) team
The following entry requirements must be met in order to be considered for this position:
BSc (Computer Science), B Comm (Informatics/IM/Business Science), B Tech (IT/IM/FIS) or National Diploma (IT/IM/FIS).
Minimum of five (5) years IT experience and a minimum of five (5) years as a business analyst within a banking or financial services environment.
Retail Banking experience
Business analysis certification will be an added advantage.
Basic project management principles, business writing skills, presentation and facilitation skills
Software testing pack design, functional testing
Customer service orientation, result orientation, conflict resolution, negotiation skills
Time management, professional communication (written, verbal/presenting and listening) Creativeness, innovation, stress management, assertiveness, tenacity.
Experience and working knowledge of the following technologies/methodologies/notations
Identify and highlight opportunities for improvement.
Act as a consultant to the client on the application.
Provide advice when a requirement is raised that does not fit in with the business strategy.
Assist business in articulating the benefits they wish to derive from the solution.
Facilitating the development of a Business Case; this may include a financial analysis
Follow a structured process to understand and document client requirements
Perform analytical tasks, data extracts, run queries or any other form of analysis to gather information.
Following up with clients to clear up ambiguity and possible misunderstanding; documenting the requirements in a Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) document (which may include UML models, business process documents).
Ensuring alignment between the Business Case and the BRS.
Manage the quality of the documentation produced by the members in his or her team.
Review the functional requirements with the client, using appropriate formats such as presentations and walk-through discussion.
Validate the functional solution; this involves interpreting the BRD into a set of Functional Requirements Specifications (FRDs).
Apply knowledge of the system, interfaces and dependencies to highlight integration aspects that must be considered. Identify a set of stakeholders that need to be involved in creating and validating the FRDs.
Interview business and technical owners, as well as experienced members of the development/configuration team
Review the approved BRDs and FRDs with the development (or solution configuration) team
The following entry requirements must be met in order to be considered for this position:
BSc (Computer Science), B Comm (Informatics/IM/Business Science), B Tech (IT/IM/FIS) or National Diploma (IT/IM/FIS).
Minimum of five (5) years IT experience and a minimum of five (5) years as a business analyst within a banking or financial services environment.
Retail Banking experience
Business analysis certification will be an added advantage.
Basic project management principles, business writing skills, presentation and facilitation skills
Software testing pack design, functional testing
Customer service orientation, result orientation, conflict resolution, negotiation skills
Time management, professional communication (written, verbal/presenting and listening) Creativeness, innovation, stress management, assertiveness, tenacity.
Experience and working knowledge of the following technologies/methodologies/notations
- UML,
- BPMN using ARIS BPM/A or Metastorm BPM/A,
- BABoK, and Business intelligence/analytics solutions
- PMBoK/PMI, Process analysis/engineering
- Process Mapping
- Transactional products
- Retail Credit and Retail banking solutions
- Payments & Switching
ITHALA EMBRACES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT
CLOSING DATE: 29 JULY 2020
INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST FORWARD A DETAILED CV, CERTIFIED COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS AND IDENTITY DOCUMENT BY E-MAIL TO HR_Recruitment3@ithala.co.za
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