Junior Business Analyst - Sandton

The person's primary role would be to provide finance and trading support, training, and testing for the K8 and Syspro ERP systems.

The key tasks & responsibilities for this position are to:

1. Receive advanced training in key Business Analysis techniques, behaviours, and disciplines.
2. Identify, gather, and validate trading, finance, and accounting related business, functional, user (stakeholder), quality-of-service (non-functional), and implementation (transition) requirements and report specifications.
3. Develop Use Cases and other artefacts (tools) required to articulate business requirements.
4. Prepare plans for the work to be completed and agree these with the Manager and/or team.
5. Receive authorisation from the Manager to create deliverables (Work Package).
6. Operate in a team environment.
7. Identify and advise the Manager and team of any risks associated with the Work Package.
8. Ensure that risks are entered on the Risk Log.
9. Manage specific risks as directed by the Manager and/or team.
10. Take responsibility for the progress of the Work Package.
11. Where required, take responsibility for the progress of a team's work and the use of team resources. This may include implementing corrective action within the constraints and tolerances laid down by the Manager.
12. Ensure all Project Issues are properly reported to the person maintaining the Issue Log.
13. Ensure the evaluation of Issues that arise within the team's work and recommend action to the Manager and/or team.
14. Liaise with Project Assurance and/or internal audit roles.
15. Attend any project, system, or business assessments as directed by the Manager.
16. Attend, arrange, and/or lead team checkpoints as required by the Manager.
17. Ensure that quality controls of the team's work are planned and performed correctly.
18. Maintain and ensure the maintenance of team files.
19. Maintain traceability between requirements and ERP implementation.
20. Support the development of finance-related training and implementation material.
21. Administration of Training Evaluation Forms and Attendance Registers.
22. Assist with Trading and Finance related calls logged with the Helpdesk.
23. Provide remote and on-site support to K8 and Syspro users.
24. Document relevant finance-related issues, including replication details, where possible.
25. Manage the progress of all calls logged with the Software Providers.
26. Facilitate trading and finance training to new and existing K8 users.
27. Assist with QA and modification testing.
28. Assist with software and upgrade testing.
29. Assist and facilitate User Acceptance Testing.

The key educational requirements and qualifications for this position would be:

1. Information System related Degree/Diploma.
2. Verifiable familiarity with computer-based systems.
3. Familiarity with the various functions associated with retail, wholesale, and manufacturing environments would be considered an advantage.
4. Advanced level of computer literacy.
5. Proven and demonstrated experience in the area of financial and trading business analysis.
6. At least 1 year Financial Information System experience essential.
7. Be able to travel to branches.

The desired skills and competencies required for this position amongst others would be:

1. Ability to assist in the documentation of issues and the resolution thereof.
2. Ability to interpret requirements and business rules and system analysis, design, development, and implementation.
3. Ability to document and provide input into streamlining current business processes.
4. Ability to operate in a team environment.
5. Willing to learn.
6. Be self-motivated and conscientious.
7. Meticulous and pay attention to detail.
8. Have good communication skills both written and verbal.
9. Work effectively in a team.
10. Be able to work under pressure.
11. Ability to direct, motivate, plan, and monitor team work.