Test Analyst: Job Grade: 09: SLS: Finance: BellvilleDate: 28 Aug 2024
Location: Bellville, Western Cape, ZA
Who are we? Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of three clusters - Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Retail Mass and Sanlam Retail Affluent. The Sanlam Life and Savings Office provides strategic direction, coordination and support to the three clusters, as well as performing governance oversight that includes assurance provided by second line of defense functions in SLS, to enable us to meet our business objectives.
Outputs/Core Tasks: Thorough Analysis of Release Backlog listConsultation with related parties to identify Finance RequirementsSpecification & Distribution of Accounting SpecificationsCompilation of Test & Delivery MatrixAdministration, Planning and Organizing of work to ensure successful and on time deliveryPreparation and Provision of Test CasesEnsure that solutions deliver on Business ExpectationParticipate in quality System, Regression and User Acceptance Testing (Flows & Manual)Management of Errors & ExceptionsAttendance of Daily Squad Stand-ups (and Actions where required)Compilation of Progress and related ReportsPost-implementation Checks & ReportingComply with company policies and procedures, standards and methodologiesWhat will make you successful in this role?Role Requirements: Qualifications: Diploma or Bachelor Degree in Information Systems an advantageISTQB CTAL Foundation Test Analyst Certificate and/or other relevant qualificationExperience: 3 - 5 years' related experience of Software Testing/Quality Assurance within a Finance teamSolid understanding of Software quality and agile methodologies, tools and techniquesExperience as System Tester in an Agile environmentExperience in Epsilon transactions preferredPractical Accounting experienceKnowledge: Strong general Accounting knowledge and abilitiesGood understanding of Information TechnologyThe ability to converse in both domainsIn depth knowledge of MS ExcelSAP 4 experience will be an advantageKnowledge and understanding of Life Insurance Business an advantageEpsilon (Policy Administration System) will be an advantageSQL in various environmentsPPO, Jira and ConfluenceUnderstanding / experience of analysis methodologiesPersonal AttributesInterpersonal savvy - Contributing independentlyDecision quality - Contributing independentlyPlans and aligns - Contributing independentlyOptimises work processes - Contributing independentlyConcern for accuracy & qualityAbility to work independently and under pressureConceptual thinkerBalances stakeholdersSituational adaptabilityCore CompetenciesCultivates innovation - Contributing independentlyCustomer focus - Contributing independentlyDrives results - Contributing independentlyCollaborates - Contributing independentlyBeing resilient - Contributing independentlyBuild a successful career with usWe're all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.
Our commitment to transformationThe Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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