Senior Business Analyst will be responsible for ensuring that efficient and cost-effective business solutions and processes are in place to address business needs/requirements.

Information Seeking and Analysis:
Analyse and understand the current business environment and strategies
Understand the current trends and developments in the industry
Requirement elicitation: Work with business and user in departments in the identification and documentation of user requirements
Assess and document the business implication of user requirements to the business and its process and information. Propose and document capability, process, functional, and information management improvements where appropriate
Define business rules and guide the implementation of these rules in the development of the various application systems. Facilitate the definition of business solutions and evaluate solution options, including cross-functional and cross-business solutions

Leadership, Facilitation, and Influencing:
Gain knowledge within a specific area and share that knowledge across the team.
This includes interviews, presentations, and workshop facilitation with both business & IT:
Work closely with Systems Analysts, Project Manager, and other Business Analysts to design and implement solutions
Provide input on alternatives presented by the technical designers and answer detailed questions regarding the business design
Engage the most appropriate business representatives to obtain input and agreement on alternatives that are presented
Assist other Senior Business Analysts to monitor portfolio activities
Coach and mentor domain stream BA’s in BA tools and processes
Provide input to strategic planning and setting of goals objectives
Assist with prioritising business requests
Understand interdependencies across capability areas

Building and Maintaining Relationships and Communication Lines:
Build and maintain a trust relationship with business users – by delivering what was promised and facilitating understanding. Accurately communicate the business requirements to IT and other stakeholders, to ensure that business needs are effectively and efficiently addressed. Keep Business User informed of any changes.
Train business users as the need arises:
Render support and facilitate sessions for end-users, including training where applicable.
Continuously support the business environment:
Maintain an understanding of enterprise business initiatives and objectives, the various line portfolios, current trends, and developments in the technology field
Maintain an understanding of enterprise business systems and their use.

Theoretical knowledge and application:
Research, document and prepare business cases on appropriate technologies and business solutions, which will align with the business strategies of the organization
Define scope of business solution and ensure understanding of scope by business and IT stakeholders. Review technical solutions and business processes against business requirement specifications. Assist in the identification of data conversion and reporting requirements. Facilitate and coordinate Business Scenario development and User Acceptance Testing

Time Management:
Deliver required tasks and documentation on time, and within agreed timelines.

Qualifications
Degree/Diploma in Information Systems, Technology or Analysis
Diploma in Business Analysis (National Certificate ….) FTI

Experience
5 years of Business Analysis experience within a Business Analysis role
5 years ERP experience (related to business domain)
2 years Retail industry
3+ years Experience with complex integrated environment
Experience within the Distribution Centre and/or Supply chain essential

Knowledge and Skills
Presentation and Workshop facilitation skills
Estimation and planning of business analysis effort for projects
Business Modelling tools – preferably ARIS
Business analysis and elicitation techniques
Process re-engineering and improvement

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