My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst with Financial Accounting and Insurance Experience to join them on an independent contract basis

Hybrid work model

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Consult with business to identify business information requirements
Analyse, decompose and model relevant business data requirements in the form of conceptual and logical data models and data definitions
Assist with conceptualization, proposal of solution and business case development, with a specific focus on the data required to enable the proposed business solution
Administration, planning and organizing of data modeling work to ensure successful and on time delivery
Ensure that solutions deliver on business expectation in terms of data acquisition, processing and reporting
Work with the systems analysts and database designers to ensure that they have a complete understanding of the data structures and information requirements, and verify that the technical implementation of the data management capability satisfies the stated business requirement
Participate in quality assurance and user acceptance testing
Investigate production incidents and change requests to identify solutions and work with development team to implement solutions
Provide support and collaborate with project management, change management, training, design, development and testing competencies
Comply with company policies and procedures, standards and methodologies
Stay current on industry practices and trends in the short term insurance and retail distribution environments and contribute innovative ideas for the use of technology and improvement of processes

QUALIFICATIONS

Tertiary level qualification that includes Financial Accounting
Relevant Tertiary qualification or certificate/diploma in Business analysis from an industry recognized training institution e.g. CBAP

MANDATORY EXPERIENCE

Minimum of 5 years' experience as Business Analyst, with a focus on accounting systems and financial reporting. Financial solutions coupled to data warehousing
Understand the use of data modeling methodologies and tools e.g. Class modelling, entity relationship modelling, information cluster analysis, star schema design
Experience with working in an agile environment as part of a scrum team

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Experience in the short term insurance industry advantageous
Experience in the Financial Services industry advantageous
Experience in broker-based insurance distribution advantageous

COMPETENCIES

Strong SQL, Excel (Power Query) querying skills
Strong understanding of financial concepts
Understanding accounting processes within Policy Administration System (i.e. Premium and Claim invoicing and settlement) and impact on Finance processes/ systems
XML and XSD understanding, including querying

If you would like to apply, please send a copy of your cv to [Email Address Removed]

Desired Skills:

Financial Accounting
insurance
reinsurance
Business analysis

Desired Work Experience:

5 to 10 years

Desired Qualification Level:

Grade 12 / Matric

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