Business Analyst - Contract I Trade Finance
IQbusiness · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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- iqbusiness is seeking experienced Senior Business Analysts for contract opportunities within the financial services sector, with a strong focus on Trade Finance.
- The role requires a strong understanding of Trade Finance processes, products, and systems, with the ability to identify control gaps, improve operational efficiency, and enable compliant, scalable solutions across the trade lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate trade finance business, regulatory and compliance requirements into clear business, functional, and non-functional requirements
- Analyse end-to-end trade lifecycles origination, documentation, processing, settlement and identify risks, control gaps, and operational inefficiencies
- Define, document and optimise current- and future-state Trade processes, ensuring full coverage across front, middle and back-office functions
- Produce high-quality analysis artefacts including BRS, FSDs, user stories, use cases, data models, SOPs, and process maps aligned to Trade Finance standards
- Participate in Trade system implementations, upgrades, and integrations, including SWIFT messaging and document management platforms
- Collaborate with Solution Architects and Trade system vendors e.g. Finastra, Eximbills, Surecomp to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Support UAT planning and execution, including test case design, defect management, and traceability to trade requirements and business scenarios
Requirements
- Minimum 6–10 years' experience as a Business Analyst in complex, multifaceted financial services environments
- Hands‑on experience across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
- Strong business analysis fundamentals aligned to BABOK and SDLC
- Strong stakeholder facilitation, influencing, and negotiation skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and conceptual thinking
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, SharePoint, and SQL for requirements and analysis
Education
- Matric required
- Relevant tertiary qualification Bachelor's Degree, Diploma, or recognised certification from an accredited institution