Specialist Subject Matter Expert IB Opsv (Fixed Term Contract) at Absa

Job Summary

• We are looking to place a Specialist Subject Matter Expert IB Ops, who will be responsible for working with business functions to identify, investigate and analyse problems faced by Markets / Treasury business/product owners. Based on this analysis the SME needs to propose a solution, to fully address the business requirements, needed to optimise the business.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:     

• Ensure all the business requirements, evaluations and recommendations of possible business solutions, assessments and feasibility analysis are documented, circulated and signed off by the relevant stakeholders and handed over to the PM for use in defining and designing the project.
• Investigate and perform a business needs analysis, by interviewing the product or business process owners, to determine business requirements and identify possible alternatives and or solutions to achieve these requirements.
• Assist the Business Analyst Lead to set up and facilitate workshops with relevant stakeholders to gather, identify and document the project and business owner requirements to be used in the project definition, design and build.
• Identify and design new and/or improved business process systems and/or procedures to deliver project goals by ensuring that the best solution is considered and identified for the project.
• Co-ordinate all user acceptance testing with regard to securing test users, the test location, the relevant access rights and by documenting all results and where required perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) as undertaken and stipulated by the Absa Group Technology IT methodology.

Education and Experience Required

• Relevant tertiary qualification (E.g. Diploma in Business Analysis, B.Com, BSc Comp Science)
• 3-5 years working experience.
• Preferred/ Advantage
• Experience in process re-engineering
• Investment banking product knowledge

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Business Planning & Design, including a basic understanding of operations, process and IT in a Blue Chip
• Command of business analysis techniques – including the application of industry-standard methodologies, techniques and use of software
• Understanding of means of business requirements gathering - including business process re-engineering, input into organisational design, operating models
• Knowledge of a Bank’s products, services and policies

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised