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Finance Business Analyst

Finance Business Analyst

IOCOCape Town, South Africa
2 days ago
Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Business Analyst with experience working in Finance and Investment Administration environments. You’ll play a critical role in bridging business and technology within Finance and Investment Administration environments. You’ll support strategic initiatives such as system enhancements, financial process optimisation, and large-scale platform migrations (including SAP-related initiatives), ensuring business requirements are accurately translated into functional solutions.

What you'll do :

  • Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Investment Administration, and the Vendor to gather, analyse, and document detailed business requirements.
  • Develop Business Requirement Specifications (BRS), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), and Process Flow Diagrams.
  • Perform gap analyses between current (“as-is”) and target (“to-be”) processes.
  • Analyse and interpret financial data flows between SAP modules and investment systems.
  • Support integration between front-office, middle-office, and back-office applications, ensuring data integrity and alignment with accounting standards.
  • Participate in workstreams related to large-scale system or platform migrations (e.g., SAP S / 4HANA, investment administration systems).
  • Define test cases, manage UAT cycles, and ensure defect resolution in collaboration with development and QA teams.
  • Collaborate with senior management and Finance to ensure alignment of business objectives with technical delivery.

Your Expertise :

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst within a Financial Services or Investment Management environment.
  • Experience in Investment Administration, Unit Trust Operations, or Life Insurance Finance highly preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with SAP Finance modules.
  • Proven track record of involvement in large system / platform migrations or finance transformation programmes.
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and SAP reporting tools.
  • Experience in testing of changes to large Financial platforms
  • Qualifications :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
  • Professional qualification advantageous (CA(SA), CIMA, or equivalent).
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