Purpose Statement:
- Responsible for gathering, analysing and understanding business users’ data and analytics requirements and translating these requirements into analytics best practice technical solutions that meet the relevant business objectives
- To ensure alignment between business, data product owners, data and analytics teams and produce a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge with regards to analytics and other relevant data concepts
Experience:
Minimum
- At least 5 years+ proven experience in drafting functional specifications
- BI Business Analysis, data design and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment
- Stakeholder engagement to identify and specify business requirements
- Liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements
Ideal
- Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment
- Exposure to a credit environment
Qualifications (Minimum)
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Statistics or Finance
- Grade 12 National Certificate / Vocational
Qualifications (Ideal of Preferred)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Business Analysis
Knowledge:
Minimum
- Relevant business area knowledge
- Data and Analytics Business Analysis
- Data Warehouse Methodologies
- Front End Technologies
- BI Best Practice
- Data Analysis
- Data Governance
- Financial systems and procedures
- Visualisation
- Data Product Life Cycle
Ideal
- Banking systems environment
- Banking business model
- Agile development life cycle
- Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)
- Microsoft Appliance (APS)
Skills
- Facilitation Skills
- Communications Skills
- Negotiation skills
- Attention to Detail
- Interpersonal & Relationship Management Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Presentation Skills
Competencies
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Relating and Networking
- Persuading and Influencing
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Applying Expertise and Technology
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
- Coping with Pressures and Setbacks