Role Summary
iqbusiness is seeking experienced Business Analysts for contract opportunities within the financial services sector, with a focus on complex financial‑markets and investment‑related initiatives. This role will suit a Senior Business Analyst with deep exposure to financial instruments such as bonds, money‑market instruments, equities, derivatives (options, futures, swops), foreign exchange, and broader capital‑markets processes. Asset management experience is a strong advantage.
You will be part of our Innovative Analysis Team, delivering business analysis across complex, regulated environments and working closely with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into effective, high‑quality solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver end-to-end business analysis across data, process, system, and business domains
- Analyse and support financial‑markets and investment-related initiatives, including exposure to instruments such as bonds, derivatives, equities, FX, and structured products
- Elicit, document, and manage business, functional, and technical requirements
- Translate requirements into user stories and support Agile delivery
- Facilitate stakeholder workshops, interviews, and information‑gathering sessions
- Participate in solution design with cross-functional teams
- Analyse, map, and optimise current- and future-state business processes, particularly within trading, risk, valuation, pricing, and investment‑operations contexts
- Ensure data integrity, quality, and governance throughout the delivery lifecycle
- Define success criteria, prepare test cases, and support testing activities
- Support solution implementation, training, and business readiness
Requirements
- Minimum of 5+ years’ experience as a Business Analyst within financial services environments
- Strong financial‑markets knowledge with exposure to capital markets, asset management, and financial instruments (e.g., bonds, derivatives, equities, FX, and money‑market products)
- Proven hands-on experience working on complex, regulated financial‑services projects
- Experience working across Agile, Waterfall, and RUP methodologies
- Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation, and business writing skills
- Solid experience in data analysis, process modelling, and systems analysisWorking knowledge of BABOK practices, SDLC, and Business Change Lifecycle
- Familiarity with tools and frameworks such as Bloomberg (advantage), JIRA, Confluence, ARIS, ACORD Framework, SOA, TOGAF, and ArchiMate
Education
- Matric (required)
- Relevant tertiary qualification (Bachelor’s Degree, Diploma, or recognised certification from an accredited institution)
Please Note:
As all iqbusiness roles require honesty in the handling of or access to cash, finances, financial systems, or confidential information; our recruitment process requires that the following background checks be completed: credit, criminal, ID, and qualification verification.
iqbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation; we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals.
