Senior Business Analyst

Sabenza IT Recruitment · Cape Town, Western Cape

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Job Description

We are looking for an experienced  Senior Business Analyst  with a strong background in  Financial Services / Fintech / Banking  to join a high-performing technology environment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing business needs, identifying opportunities for improvement, and translating business requirements into effective, scalable and cost-efficient technology solutions.

This is a senior-level role requiring strong business analysis, process, stakeholder and technology capabilities. The successful candidate will work across complex initiatives, multiple business areas and delivery teams, providing insight and recommendations that support both immediate requirements and longer-term business objectives.

The role will involve working closely with business and technology stakeholders to ensure solutions are clearly defined, commercially viable and aligned with organisational objectives.

Business Analysis & Requirements

  • Analyse business processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
  • Understand business objectives, industry trends and their potential impact on the organisation.
  • Work across multiple business areas, systems and end-to-end processes.
  • Elicit, analyse, validate and document business requirements.
  • Translate business needs into clear functional requirements and solution specifications.
  • Define business rules and support their implementation.
  • Evaluate potential solutions based on business value, cost, risk and feasibility.
  • Identify dependencies, risks and potential impacts across processes and systems.
  • Support the delivery of effective and sustainable business solutions.

Stakeholder Management & Facilitation

  • Facilitate workshops, interviews, presentations and requirements-gathering sessions.
  • Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to understand needs and evaluate solutions.
  • Provide clear, business-focused recommendations to support decision-making.
  • Build strong relationships across business, technology and delivery teams.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on business processes, requirements and potential improvements.
  • Influence stakeholders and facilitate alignment across different business areas.
  • Work effectively with external service providers and technology partners where required.

Solution & Process Improvement

  • Assess current processes, identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements.
  • Contribute to the design of practical, scalable and cost-effective solutions.
  • Ensure proposed solutions address business requirements and deliver measurable value.
  • Support continuous improvement across business processes, systems and ways of working.
  • Consider the wider business and technology impact of proposed changes.
  • Assist with identifying and resolving project and delivery dependencies.

Delivery & SDLC

  • Work throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from requirements through to implementation.
  • Collaborate with development, architecture, testing, data and project teams.
  • Support solution validation, testing and implementation activities.
  • Ensure requirements remain aligned throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • Contribute to data, reporting and change-related initiatives where required.
  • Provide guidance and support to more junior Business Analysts.

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Shivano Maikoo

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