Business Analyst- Financial Reporting Job Title: Business Analyst- Financial Reporting Job Description: Key responsibilities: Analysis and Requirements Definition. Employs a range of tools and techniques to gather business and user requirements against the clear objectives articulated for the project. Determines the need and value of performing the activity based on the context. If required, employs a range of tools and techniques to map 'As-Is' and To-Be' business processes/capabilities Impact Analysis and Estimation. Identifies potential consequences of a change and estimates what needs to be modified to accomplish that change and focuses on defining changes within the scope of the overall project design, to the requisite quality with the appropriate level of effort required depending on change defining Business Solution Design and Development. Engages with requisite stakeholders to ensure business systems, workflows, and processes contribute to the target operating model/capability. Ensures that activities within the project are mapped to ensure that they are delivered effectively and work in partnership with domain experts e.g. Enterprise Architects, Systems Analysts, where applicable, to translate business needs into solutions, work with technical leads to ensure business needs are translated into the technical solutions Benefits Evaluation. Evaluates strengths and weaknesses of identified benefits and dis-benefits in line with project mandate Stakeholder Engagement. Engages with business owners, business change managers, users, and other identified key stakeholders, as required, to ensure alignment of project requirements and solution/capability design Business Change. Works closely with Business Change Managers and improvement teams with the identification of BAU enhancements and associated solutions to ensure that defined project outputs are delivered and benefits realized Frameworks, Tools, and Documentation. Provides advice and guidance to the project team on the application of methodologies; operating model; functional specification; user cases; user stories; defect analysis; forms and templates appropriate for the organizational context and project Location: Cape Town Brand: Dentsu Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term) #J-18808-Ljbffr