Business Analyst
Role
Business Analyst
Location
Remote
Industry
Banking
Salary
R1200 / Hour
Our client, a banking organisation, is seeking a Business Analyst to join their team. This is a 1 year contracting, remote role to support the Finance team within a digital bank implementation.
The successful candidate will join a cross-functional squad with finance domain ownership and help drive the bank's financial readiness and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities
Definition and validation of accounting treatment across banking domains
Provide authoritative input into the design and maintenance of a multi-dimensional and cost center driven Chart of Accounts (CoA)
Engage with finance stakeholders to elicit, analyse, and validate business and functional requirements related to GL, AP, Procurement, and Fixed asset processes.
Translate business requirements into functional specifications as input to the configuration of GL, AP, Procurement, and Fixed asset within the selected solution
Support solution architects, configurators, and developers to design scalable, compliant, and accurate GL, AP, Procurement, and Fixed asset modules.
Define data requirements and mapping rules for integrations between GL, AP, Procurement, and Fixed asset modules, as well as for upstream and downstream systems.
Ensure appropriate data exports are available for reporting and reconciliation purposes.
Define and support generation of financial reports.
Support the testing competency by reviewing created test scenario’s/cases and validation of the output of the testing results for accuracy and compliance with approved business rules.
Develop current and future-state process flows for defined finance operations within the Ledger management and finance accounting components.
Monitor solution performance post-implementation, resolve issues, and identify opportunities for further optimization or automation.
Requirements
6–10 years’ experience in banking or financial services, with deep expertise in finance and accounting.
Relevant qualification
Experience working with product teams using Agile/Scrum (Jira, Confluence).
Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and deliver high-quality documentation