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