Business Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (CBD) is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis

IT / Finance

Responsibilities

Obtain in-depth knowledge on how the relevant the business units operate as well as an understanding of the IT organization's systems and capabilities
Facilitate and assist in the business process redesigns and provide the relevant documentation as needed
Translate high-level business requirements into documented functional specifications for the IT organization and manages changes to such specifications
Stay abreast of the latest technological trends and use this knowledge to bring solutions to business units supported to enhance the enterprise's competitive edge; and make recommendations for buy versus build decisions
Managing small/medium sized software / business strategic projects
Managing medium sized software / business strategic projects
Identify, communicate, and manage risks associated with projects
Negotiates agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business unit(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation

Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, BCom or other related fields or equivalent work experience
Formal Business Analysis related qualifications / certifications like a diploma from the FTI will count in the applicant's favour.
At least 8 years relevant work experience in business analysis
Proven experience with SAP related projects including a solid understanding and working within the ASAP Methodology
Project implementation experience as a team member
Project management experience would be an advantage
Experience with and exposure to SDLC and Agile methodologies
Experience in media / warehousing / retail / FMCG environments would be an advantage
Excellent ability to facilitate, gather, distill, document and present requirements
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently
Processing modelling (BPMN; UML)
Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) as well as MS Project and MS Visio
Test strategy creation
High attention to detail
Team player
Results oriented
Excellent communication skills in English (including being able to cross-translate between technical and business jargon)
Numerical skills to create basic budgets, business cases, etc.