Description
Investec Sandton is looking for a Business Analyst in the Central Services Risk and Compliance division.  The Business Analyst acts as a bridge between the business and the IT development teams and will be responsible for the systematic and methodical investigation, analysis and documentation of all or part of a business area in terms of business functions and processes, and the information they use across applications. The Business Analyst will identify and examine business needs and determine timely and effective solutions to business functions and processes.

Must have strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance multiple tasks with high attention to detail. This person's responsibilities will include the translation of business-as-usual requirements into a standard specification format and will ensure the quality of the implementation of these requirements, define user acceptance test strategy and cases, perform user system testing co-ordination. Must adhere to agreed standards, methodologies and processes.

Experience, skill and capability
•    5+ Years Business Analysis experience in a cross section of Application environments, preferably in the Banking or Financial arena.  Experience in Credit Risk would be beneficial
•    Experience in data analysis is essential.
•    Strong SQL skills are required
•    Experience in working with Cloud solutions will be beneficial
•    Power BI / Business Intelligence skills will be beneficial

The Investec Culture
At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally.