Lead Business Analyst at Old Mutual Plc

Job Description
Key Focus:

• This role determines and documents business requirements and works with design & implementation staff to design & implement solutions within constraints.
• The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts.
• This role also provides ongoing guidance/supervision to the Business analyst as a mentor/coach.

Responsibilities

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Works closely with systems analyst and project manager to design and implement solutions.
• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications.
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.
• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Contributes in sessions for end-users, including training.
• Provides input to the documentation of requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.
• Contributes to the design of new business processes.
• Contributes to strategies and guidelines to improve the business environment.
• Provides input to management (both IT and business) on business procedures and policies.

Key Result Areas
Business Analyst:

• Analyses past, present and future business environment.
• Analyses business processes to determine problems, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Reviews processes and conducts process audits, as required.
• Contributes to the design of new business processes.
• Works with managers and relevant users on feasibility studies and establishing business and systems requirements
• Contributes to strategies and guidelines to improve the business environment.
• Provides input to management (both IT and business) on business procedures and policies.

Personal Effectiveness:

• Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
• individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods of 1 day to a maximum of 3 months (if Low 1). 3 - 6 months
• Collaborates effectively with others to achieve personal results.
• Accepts and lives the company values.

Accountabilities
Solution Design & Implementation:

• Works closely with the Business Analyst, Systems Analyst and Project Manager to design and implement the best possible automated solution within the constraints of the tools available.
• Owns systems, user acceptance testing and implementation of changes or new applications.

Specifications Development:

• Investigates and defines requirements for business processes.
• Provides input to the documentation of requirements including data modelling, interface layouts, data flows, screen and report layouts, etc.

User Support:

• Contributes in sessions for end-users, including training.

System Testing:

• Tests systems and user acceptance and implements changes or new applications.
• Ensures all testing protocols are adhered to.

Qualifications and Experience

• A First Degree or its equivalent in a relevant field. (Master's Degree is an advantage)
• 3 to 8 years experience in business apps & exposure to IT functions. Experienced in business and data analysis, solutions design & testing, data modelling
• Relevant industry experience is required
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong analytical skills
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills.