About the position
About our client:
Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture and performance.
What you will be doing:
- Work closely with Finance stakeholders to elicit, document, and analyse business challenges, objectives, and requirements.
- Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for IT development teams and collaborate to design and validate effective solutions.
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and other sessions to gather requirements and build strong relationships with both internal and external parties.
- Develop user stories, process flows, and other documentation to guide project execution, ensuring alignment between intent and implementation.
- Assist in preparing business cases and cost-benefit analyses to support data-driven decision-making.
- Support testing activities, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and ensure all solutions meet IT governance and financial regulatory standards.
- Manage relationships with vendors and third-party providers to ensure seamless integration with existing systems.
- Provide training and support to end users on new systems and processes to ensure successful adoption.
What our client is looking for:
- A relevant tertiary degree would be ideal (Business, IT, Finance, etc.)
- Relevant certifications such as CBAP, CCBA, or PMI-PBA are advantageous.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in a business analysis role, specifically within finance or a related domain.
- Experience in private equity, asset management, or financial services is required, with a strong understanding of financial operations and fund structures.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Visio, or similar tools, and proficiency in requirements-gathering techniques.
- Possesses strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to model and document complex business processes.
- Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, capable of working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strong understanding of enterprise financial systems, data flows, and accounting principles.
Contract Duration:
- 12 month contract with a good chance of renewal / going permanent
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Desired Skills:
- Business Analyst
- Finance
- Investment
