Business Analyst - Trading

Job category: Banking, Finance, Insurance. Stockbroking Contract: Permanent Remuneration: Market Related EE position: Yes About our company WHY JOIN THE JSE? The JSE recognises that its success and strength depend on the quality of its employees. We are committed to fostering a culture of continuous learning and high standards of performance. Our employee wellness programme is designed to encourage work-life balance for employees. We naturally seek to empower staff and encourage diversity and opportunities for all. Introduction To ensure that the JSE's systems are developed and implemented with a clear understanding of business requirements enabling achievement of business strategy Results Delivery Conduct appropriate planning to ensure optimal cost budget for projects Contribute to crafting of IT business plan to ensure delivery of focus areas for the year in support of IT strategy Partner with the relevant stakeholder to ensure the outputs of a successful solution delivery Reduce time spent on projects by elicitation, analysis and optimization of business requirements Apply cost effectiveness principles in planning and delivery to contribute to achievement of divisional financial targets Stakeholder Relationship Management Be physically present in a business area to observe and be involved in the day to day operations to understand the business domain and business requirements Manage stakeholder relationships by being transparent with regards to project progress Build strategic JSE / Industry/ Global network of thought leaders and relationships utilising social media, attending and presenting at conferences and training interventions. Process Management Receive request from business to start new project and conduct stakeholder analysis to clearly define the relevant people required for information gathering Work with business system colleagues to clarify requirements, to plan implementation and to answer queries through the development process Gather supporting information by holding interviews, conducting surveys, and reviewing existing documents etc Prepare a business case document to validate the business need and get financial approval for project  Marshals and documents detailed requirements of the activities and outputs of project Manage own delivery against project delivery plan and set timelines, identify obstacles to delivery obstacles to delivery and take appropriate action where required   Adhere to the requirements plan in alignment with Systems Development Lifecycle process to ensure compliance Support the business sponsor by assisting with the presentation of the business case Host and facilitate workshops to elicit detail business and functional requirements Create the business requirements specification document to confirm clarity of business needs and scope Create the functional requirements specification document to translate the business requirements into functional requirements Present functional requirements specification to all stakeholders to validate the requirements and solution. Review the technical design specifications to check that all requirements are included Review the test cases to ensure that it covers all scenarios related to the functional requirements Assist the development team and testers to perform root cause analysis for any functional defects  Perform adhoc functional testing for quality assurance Ensure correct utilisation of solution developed by creating user training manuals Assist business by project co-ordination of deliverables for small initiatives Identify obstacles to performance relating to process flow and identify opportunities for optimization in a proactive manner Works with the business to understand and prioritise conflicting needs Assist users in being effective by utilising the new solution productively Facilitate vendor selection by documenting a Request for Proposal, Request for Information or a Request for Quotation Self-Management Improve personal capability and professional growth relating to field of expertise, in line with JSE objectives by discussing development needs and proposed solutions with management Keep abreast of changes in legislation or standards by conducting research and utilizing networks Up skill team and other professionals by sharing knowledge and research results Epitomize living the JSE values, displaying professional conduct and adherence to required technical standards  Contribute to learning and development of the business analyst team by hosting knowledge sharing sessions Transformation and Innovation Analyse, research, develop and implement improvement. Innovative ideas and value adding solutions contributing to divisional and JSE results Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Science or EngineeringBusiness Analyst Certification from a reputable institutionMinimum 5-7 years' experience as a Business AnalystExperience in Equities, Bonds or Derivatives trading is an advantageExperience working in Agile environments Knowledge and Skills required Analysing Business OperationsBusiness continuity standard Communicating complex information orally Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholdersChallenging the status quo with a view to improving the environment or peoples understandingConducting a needs analysisDecision-making processInterviewing people to get needed information Verifying process flowBusiness principlesConducting business analysisData AnalysisDecision-making processInternational Standards for Professional PracticeAdapting behaviour to meet major changes at workConducting root cause analysis Adapting to a major organizational changeEvaluating resource allocationEstablishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with peers / managers By clicking on the above you are agreeing to this site's Terms of Use .Read our full Data Protection Policy here . 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