Boardroom Appointments
IT Business Analyst FICO
The IT Business Analyst (FICO) manages application quality assurance, testing, and documentation for ERP systems, specifically focusing on finance and accounting modules. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to define business requirements and ensuring IT initiatives align with operational standards.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Westville, KZN, South Africa
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Business analysis
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Degree in Information Technology, BCom, or BSc
- 5 to 8 years of experience in a relevant business function or IT environment
- Experience with ERP applications in Finance, Cost & Management Accounting, and Profitability Analysis
- Valid Code E driver's license
Nice to have
- Relevant ERP system certification
Full description
Key purpose:
Our company is currently on the hunt to acquire an IT Business Analyst (FICO). The role will be based in Westville and report into the Applications Manager.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Ensures that all tests are conducted and documented according to the standards agreed upon by the business unit and IT.
- Responsible for ensuring that all documentation accurately reflects the status of changes and outstanding issues so that business requirements reflect application features and functions.
- Ensures that IT programs/initiatives are consistently implemented and managed from an ITGC, TCO & Sustainability perspective.
- Manages specific application quality assurance and help desk activities including the tracking of bug reports and change requests and ensuring their timely resolution.
- Ensures that all items follow the change management process and are entered and tracked through the change management software.
- Responsible for the overall success of testing, including results verification and acquiring the relevant release sign-off.
- Establishes the purpose and deliverables of the test effort.
- Ensures continuing operational quality by documenting bug fixes and enhancements.
- Participates in the design or modification of business systems or IT systems assist in determining the project scope.
- Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their problems and needs.
- The Business analyst documents the functional and verifies technical design of the system in conjunction with a developer or system specialist.
Qualifications and experience:
- Degree in Information Technology / BCom / BSc.
- Minimum of 5 to 8 years experience within the relevant business function or information
technology environment.
- ERP Applications with specific reference to Finance, Cost & Management Accounting and
Profitability Analysis.
- Demonstrated success in managing projects relating to superior performance and Continuous
Business Improvement.
- Valid Code E drivers' license.
- Relevant systems Exposure or certification for ERP system.
- Relevant systems exposure Best of breed systems.