BUSINESS ANALYST - BOTSWANA LIFE INSURANCE

Job description

BUSINESS ANALYST X2

Botswana Life Insurance seeks a dynamic hands-on individual for the position of a Business Analyst in Gaborone-Head Office to support financial applications and interfaces between the Life administration system and financial applications. The role of Business Analyst is to conduct analysis of business financial processes and alignment to the broader insurance processes and user needs in order to document and develop requirements for the implementation or revision of processes for business unit. The incumbent will map, design and document processes and make appropriate recommendations that will positively impact operational effectiveness.

Requirements

Key Performance Areas

Works closely with the business partners to identify and maximize opportunities to optimize business processes and use information technology to improve operational efficiency.
Reviews, analyzes, and creates detailed documentation of business systems and user needs, including workflow, data flow diagrams and program functions
Coordinates the development of all approved versions of business and functional specifications for specified applications.
Reviews technical documents and ensure business requirements are adequately reflected in technical planning documents.
Develops and implements quality assurance practices and procedures, end user test plans and other QA assessments.
Ensures continuing operational quality by documenting bug fixes and enhancements assigning tasks to developers, testing and releasing updates.
Proactively assists with the identification of training and development requirements of the Business Unit.
Engaging colleagues and clients/users to investigate and model business functions, processes, information flows and data structures, using methodical and consistent techniques.
Education

A Degree in Engineering or Business analytical related field with experience in business analysis, design, and quality assurance, any experience or exposure to insurance industry will be an added advantage.

Working Experience:

6 years post qualification experience of which 3 must have been at supervisory level.

Skills & Competencies

ICT Skills:

Oracle Applications financials certification and experience.
PL/SQL programming.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications.
Knowledge of MS Project.
Knowledge in Microsoft Visio or any other process mapping and modelling tools.
Proven success in the following job competencies:

Financial processes and applications implementation
Analysis and Reporting
Business Planning and Management
Communication and Presentation
Customer Focus and Relationship Building
Problem Solving and Decision Making

Company profile

Botswana Life Insurance is Botswana’s largest and oldest life assurance company with more than 286 000 policies.

Benefits

Remuneration
The company offers an attractive remuneration package with benefits in keeping with a large financial organization.

Closing date and application instructions

Interested applicants should forward their detailed CV and cover letter latest by 19th June 2015 to:

Human Resources Department
Botswana Life Insurance Limited
P Bag 00296
GABORONE

Or email recruitment@blil.co.bw with subject line of the preferred position(s).

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to