Business Analyst II

About the role:

The Business Analyst enables business value through the analysis, design and implementation of business and technology solutions. Operating with a high degree of independence, the role leads analysis on complex initiatives and acts as a conduit between business, technology, product, operations and other stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• To analyse and translate complex business needs into clear business requirements, functional specifications, process designs and implementable solutions.
• To evaluate feasibility, business value, risk and delivery trade-offs, shape realistic scope and support sound decision-making.
• To ensure solution effectiveness through requirements traceability, testing, implementation readiness and continuous improvement.

Education (Minimum)

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Business Analysis or Information Technology

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum:

• 5+ years' Business Analysis experience across varied and complex business and technology initiatives, working independently with minimal oversight.
• Strong requirements elicitation, analysis, specification, validation and lifecycle management experience using workshops, interviews, research, observation and data analysis.
• Business and data analysis, including current and future-state process modelling, functional requirements, context diagrams and other visual analysis artefacts.
• Experience translating information across business and technical environments and engaging stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Proven judgement in assessing feasibility, business impact, regulatory and operational considerations, risk, dependencies and delivery trade-offs.
• Experience shaping scope and phased delivery approaches, including initial release requirements and later enhancements.
• Functional and business process design, evidence-based solution evaluation and continuous improvement.
• Experience with ERP or enterprise business systems; SAP experience is advantageous.
• Agile delivery, Systems Development Life Cycle, project management principles, User Acceptance Testing, implementation and business readiness.
• Experience reviewing analysis artefacts and providing guidance to promote quality and consistency.

Ideal Experience:

• Banking or financial services industry knowledge.
• Experience in complex, regulated enterprise environments and business transformation or enterprise system implementations.
• Experience supporting vendor or solution selection activities, including RFI and RFP processes.

Skills:

• Analytical and critical-thinking skills
• Problem-solving and sound decision-making
• Requirements analysis and business process mapping
• Facilitation, communication and translation across business and technical audiences
• Stakeholder engagement, relationship management, negotiation and influencing
• Planning, organisation and coordination
• Jira and Confluence
• Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity and challenge constructively
• Resilience and resourcefulness

Additional Information

• Clear criminal and credit record