Contract
Lead Business Analyst
Juru Holdings
Cape Town, Western Cape
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About this role
Employer: Juru Holdings
Leads the translation of business and finance requirements into high-quality functional solutions, with a focus on the HFM application stack. Ensures alignment between finance, IT, and data processes to deliver accurate, controlled, and scalable financial reporting and consolidation capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
1. Requirements & Stakeholder Management
* Lead the elicitation, analysis, and documentation of business and system requirements across finance and IT stakeholders
* Facilitate workshops, interviews, and working sessions to define clear, testable requirements
* Ensure full traceability from requirements through to delivery and testing
* Act as the primary liaison between Finance and Technology teams
2. HFM Functional & Process Expertise
* Drive analysis and solution design across the HFM lifecycle including:
* Data integration (source systems to HFM)
* Metadata management (entities, accounts, hierarchies)
* Consolidation processes (intercompany eliminations, journals, FX translation)
* Reporting outputs and disclosures
* Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring system readiness and issue resolution
* Translate finance requirements into HFM rules, calculations, and functional specifications
3. Data & Impact Analysis
* Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, and business impacts
* Assess upstream and downstream impacts of changes across the finance data ecosystem
* Ensure data integrity, reconciliation, and alignment across systems
4. Process Improvement & “As Is / To Be” Design
* Document current and future-state processes across finance and reporting landscapes
* Identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements aligned to best practice
* Support continuous improvement of consolidation, reporting, and control processes
5. Solution Design & Delivery
* Contribute to solution design, ensuring alignment to architecture, data standards, and governance
* Define functional specifications for HFM enhancements and integrations
* Support Agile delivery including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and prioritisation
6. Testing & Quality Assurance
* Define test strategies, scenarios, and acceptance criteria
* Lead UAT for finance systems, ensuring business sign-off and readiness
* Validate that solutions meet functional, data, and reporting requirements
7. Governance, Risk & Compliance
* Ensure solutions comply with financial controls, audit requirements, and regulatory standards
* Support documentation required for audit and governance reviews
* Maintain strong control over financial data accuracy and reporting integrity
Experience & Skills
* 5 to 8 years’ experience in Business Analysis within Banking, Financial Services, or Insurance
* Strong experience with Oracle HFM / Hyperion stack and finance consolidation processes
* Solid understanding of financial reporting, group consolidation, and finance controls
* Experience working in Agile delivery environments
Proven capability in data analysis, solution design, testing, and stakeholder