Duties, responsibilities and accountabilities

Analysis, Design and Solution Definition

Quickly understands the business issues and data challenges of the businessIdentifies business process strengths and weaknesses and suggests areas of improvement. • Creates, documents, reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations related to proposed solution.Develops business, functional and system design specifications for client engagementsAbility to design and solve problems pro-activelyTechnical Recommendation and TestingAssist User Acceptance Testing efforts.Assists development process in an Agile framework.Ensures issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.Works with business personnel to identify required changes.Communicates needed changes to Platform team.

Communication

Facilitation of Platform team and business meetings, including JAD and workshops.Delivers informative, well-organized presentations.Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.Act as a Change-Agent for project and other initiativesEffective Stakeholder ManagementTechnical UnderstandingUnderstands the SDLC including application programming, database and system design, and QA.Understanding the Application Support function will be beneficial.Familiar working in an Agile and/or Hybrid Agile team.

Problem Solving

Identifies critical issues with ease.Able to identify Assumptions and Constraints, as well as Risks and Issues effectively and competent in the dealing thereof.Exhibits confidence and an extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problemsBusiness ManagementDevelops relationships with key business personnel that foster close ties.Communicates effectively with business to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions.Continually seeks opportunities to increase satisfaction and deepen relationships.Manages expectations effectively.

General

Conduct impact and feasibility assessments according to agreed standards and format and obtain sign off as per desired deliverables.Deliver business and functional specification documents according to agreed standards and formatsImproves upon existing approaches by seeking opportunities to creatively transform current practices/processes into fresh alternative solutionsPrioritizes multiple allocated tasks effectively and contributes to the successful running of a projectAccurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective, professional and engagingAbility to communicate clearly and to guard all business relationships in a professional way

Education, skills and specialist Knowledge required.

Minimum Requirements

Degree/Certification in Business Analysis and /or Project ManagementIIBA accreditation is preferred (Min CCBA or CBAP)PRINCE2, PMP, AGILE, SAFE

Industry Experience

4-5 years of financial industry experience in an IT systems development role2+ years System Analyst experience at initial career stages - highly beneficial3+ years Credit or Retail Lending experience – highly beneficial

Technology

Process methodology using BPMN and Process Flow diagramsUnderstanding of BABOK and TOGAFJIRA, Visio, MS OfficeSharePoint

Personal attributes

Demonstrable evidence of being able to work in a team of competent, respected professionalsAbility to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Core competencies

Behavioural Competencies

AdaptabilityTime Management & organisationProfessionalismProfessional development & working efficiently and effectivelyProblem Identification/SolvingPeople & Team WorkingLanguage proficiency: EnglishInterpersonal SkillsIntegrityTechnical CompetenciesAnalytical AbilityReporting/Report CompilationComputer Literacy

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.