Business Analyst Job in Kenya

Our client a digital payments business that run an ecosystem of consumers, merchants and banks in which they facilitate payments and build value through the value-added services are seeking to recruit an innovative, energetic and aggressive Business Analyst.Reporting to Enterprise Systems Manager- the Business Analyst will understand the current business processes; learn the details of Enterprise Systems capabilities; gather and interpret user needs; question practices; identify process gaps and opportunities; propose alternatives; and build consensus on the solutions that make sense for both users and the company.

Other Key Roles

Business processes

• Guide teams on the development, redesign and/or documentation of critical processes to meet current and future business objectives.
• Translating business requirements into effective technical solutions by presenting development options based on best practices
• Build strong internal relationships and work effectively across functional areas
• Determine opportunities for improving business processes through automation.
• Enterprise systems
• Participate and provide thought leadership in the development and post implementation support of company’s ERP and Data warehouse Projects
• Create high quality end–to-end requirement documentation and accurately document requirement revisions in all business requirement documents
• Collaborate with implementation vendors and business teams during design/testing walkthrough sessions to ensure business requirements are accurately mapped in the systems
• Guide teams on the adoption of new Enterprise Systems by ensuring training enables users to utilize the Systems to their full potential.
• Engage in project life cycle steps of User Acceptance Testing and Post Production Validation for each project with defined durations
• Act as subject matter expert for functional requirement areas

• Periodically review existing Enterprise Systems, prepare gap analyses between user requirements and the Systems’ functionality and recommend improvements where applicable e.g. work-arounds, System upgrade, replacement, integration, etc.
• Guide the build of internally-developed Enterprise Systems.
• Identify and initiate resolution of Enterprise System functional and technical issues in conjunction with the Technical Architect.
• Assist users to configure reports, processes and settings in Enterprise Systems.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or information Systems or equivalent
• Experience in large ERP and/or Analytics Projects in multiple countries or equivalent experience
• Strong interpersonal and influence skills, including ability to interact effectively with all levels of management
• 3 years working experience in Implementation of systems.
• Strong personal computing skills, including proficiency with Microsoft office products (Word, Advanced Excel, Access, Project, and PowerPoint)

• Ability to multitask, prioritize, problem solve and make decisions on competing priorities
• Proficient in writing business requirements and 
knowledge of data and process flows
• Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness and orderliness in performing work assignments

• SQL query writing skills preferred
• MS Visio modeling skills preferred
• Ability to balance conflicting requirements and varied teams aligned on a common solution.
• Versatile/agile to design/document processes where there are none.
• Understanding of technology and System design

How to Apply

Kindly send your application letter and CV to jobs@jantakenya.com clearly indicating ‘Business Analyst’ on the subject line by 20th July, 2015.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.