Business Analyst

About the Role

Discovery Life

Responsibilities

• The Business Solutions team consist of a team of Business Analysts whose primary function is to look after Discovery Life’s quoting and application submission systems.
• The primary function of this role is to gather, analyse and document business requirements for Discovery Life’s web-based Quoting and New Business application submission journey.
• Conduct analysis of the Actuarial Product specs and translate the requirements into Business or Functional requirements needed for Systems development.
• Facilitate interviews and information gathering sessions with stakeholders and present the solutions.
• Compile the Business/Functional Requirements Specifications which includes, but is not limited to:
• Working with the UX Designer to create the screens needed for the quoting application.
• Defining the business rules/validations/field functionality for the User Interface.
• Compiling user-friendly error message wording.
• Assist the Business Analyst responsible for compiling the Business requirements needed to produce the quote reports.
• Conduct root cause analysis and investigation of production defects and propose a solution.
• Review Test plans and assist the Testing Team during the User Acceptance testing phase.
• Identify gaps, trends and process improvement opportunities.
• Conduct Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with stakeholders and present solutions for Business process improvement and Systems enhancement initiatives.
• Collaborate, negotiate and co-ordinate with various stakeholders to produce and obtain sign off of Business requirements documents.

Requirements

• Matric
• IT Degree or Diploma in Business Analysis or a related field from an accredited institution
• At least 3
• 4 years of working experience as a Business Analyst
• Recognised Diploma/NQF 6 or higher qualification in Business Analysis
• Minimum 2 years Business Analysis experience, within the Financial Insurance Industry
• Agile, Waterfall, Iterative Methodologies (Advanced)
• System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Microsoft office (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Knowledge of Life Insurance Products
• Knowledge of Insurance related compliance standards and Insurance legislation
• Knowledge of:
• Unified Modelling Language (UML)
• Business process modelling techniques and methods
• SQL
• Analytical skills
• Planning, time management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail
• Quality Assurance
• Ability to work under pressure