Specialist Business Analyst: Trade Finance

Our Company Exponant is looking for a Specialist Business Analyst:  Trade Finance to work at one of our Clients in Midrand.  * Junior to Mid-Level Business Analyst  * *Duration: 12 months (potential to extend based on performance)* * Must haves:  * 3-year degree in IT / Business / Engineering  * minimum of 5 years Business Analysis  * Financial Services experience (Fintech) * The Specialist: Business Analyst (H Band) role is based within the Company's Financial Services Business Unit and will be a key member of the lending team by performing business analysis functions, assessing various business concepts and objectives in terms of design, impact and cost.    To ensure that user stories and requirements for the business are technically understood, documented, developed, tested and delivered on in line with user expectations within an agile environment. Play a crucial part in ensuring the success of our Digital Operating Model; helping us to become a leading digital financial services company.   Your responsibilities will include: * Supporting the Product Manager: Trade Advance in all research, scoping, analysis and design activities * Assist Product Manager with information on reporting, tracking and presentations * Supports the Product Manager in defining new initiatives by identifying the different needs required to fulfill on the strategic and tactical goals, determining potential problems and business/systems requirements * Supports planning activities that contribute to the Roadmap and Quarterly Release commitments * To document and manage the requirements throughout the project life cycle by capturing detailed user stories, business requirement specifications (both business and functional requirements) and ensuring buy-in and sign-off from the different stakeholders * Lead and collaborate with the solutions architects, business analysts and tech teams, as well as partner providers to design the best solution and ensure what is implemented is technically sound and meets all business needs * Identify the risks associated to changes in requirements, determine the impact those risks may have on the ability to deliver benefits and recommend actions to mitigate risks where possible * To assist delivery teams in documenting different test cases (includes help plan and support the user acceptance testing and address any issues that may arise) * Collaborate with SCRUM master to ensure timely and accurate delivery of requirements * Act as liason for business demands requiring technology or operational enablement, and ensure effective communication with all stakeholders * To ensure that deliverables developed meet the business requirements and consistent high level quality standards * Provide leadership and coaching to the team on process, design and business analysis principles * Take ownership of the different solutions end-to-end The ideal candidate for this role will have: * 3