Business Analyst

Business AnalystOur client is seeking a Business Analyst to focus on areas of creating technical documentation, review and analyse the business domain, and work with developers and stakeholders. Open position : Business AnalystLocation : Port ElizabethSalary : Market relatedType : Permanent positionReporting to : IT ManagerJob requirements :Bachelor’s Degree / Post Graduate Qualification (i.e. Business Management, Information Technology, Accounting) - EssentialMinimum 5 years solid Business Analysis / System Analysis experience – EssentialKnowledge of Business Process Model and Notation – EssentialBPM/UML experience – PreferredITIL and TOGAF experience - PreferredERP integrated business system experience - PreferredPMP, Prince 2, and/or CBAP certification – PreferredIntegration experience with 3rd party vendors or multiple inter-dependencies – AdvantageousERP integrated business system experience – PreferredWorking technical knowledge of common programming languagesWorking knowledge of network and PC operating systemsUnderstanding of application development and software development life cycle conceptsWorking technical knowledge of common programming languagesBackground and experience in design, development, and implementation of software and hardware solutions, systems, or products.Ethical with a high level of integrity.Embrace and solve problems, likes to ask why and how.Ability to understand the Company’s activities and how they must integrate to achieve the organisation’s strategic goals.Ability to demonstrate strong critical thinking skills.Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.Interpersonal, consultative and facilitation skills.Ability to organise, interpret and present information in a meaningful way to diverse audiences.Strong attention to detail.Undergo a screening process i.e. PPA and TEIQ.Must be prepared to work overtime at short notice. Duties :Customise an approach to managing issues, risks, and requirement for the Organisation.Develop a monitoring and evaluation report tool for the Organisation’s requirements activities; and customise processes to manage change on projects.Conduct feasibility studies.Track requirements and thorough implementation.Define business needs in accordance with strategic direction.Conduct capability gap analysis, verify and validate requirements.Modelling the business using process diagrams, flowcharts, data models etc.Work with project teams towards defining solutions that will meet the agreed requirement.Assess proposed solutions to help the business to select the best fit to its requirements.Evaluate alternative solutions, quality assurance processes, support through implementation and post implementation reviews.Coordinate and facilitate to ensure successful development and maintenance of change management policy for changes or updates to allocation systems.Document system operations and user manuals.Promotes adherence to government policy and overall financial function.Monitors compli