Business Analyst at Michael Stevens Consulting

Michael Stevens Consulting is a leading financial and management consulting firm in Nigeria. Founded in 1991 & headquartered in Lagos with other offices in three states in Nigeria and Accra Ghana, we have for over 28 years helped several businesses prosper in their corporate goals. And we still do - more resourcefully, more diligently. Our vision is to be globally reputed for excellence in providing business and organizational solutions. Our mission is to assist our clients to create and achieve sustainable business goals through a highly motivated workforce and innovative solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Overview

• Are you an experienced FinancialExpert interested in making a change?
• We offer you an exciting new opportunity to join our team!
• We are searching for an Financial Expertto join our team to provide professional advice internally and to our clients.
• We are seeking an innovative business advisor to streamline efficiency across our business operations. As a business advisor, your duties will include increasing productivity and profitability, improving our marketing strategy, and performing risk analysis.
• To be successful in this role, you should possess an exceptional track record in evaluating business processes and finances. Top-notch business advisors are experts in improving business strategies and productivity.
• We are hiring a business analyst to join our project team. You will work alongside other business analysts and report directly to the project manager.
• Your main tasks will include performing detailed requirements analysis, documenting processes, and performing some user acceptance testing.
• To succeed in this role you should have a natural analytical way of thinking and be able to explain difficult concepts to nontechnical users.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
• Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
• Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
• Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings.
• Performing requirements analysis.
• Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
• Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
• Working closely with clients, technicians, and managerial staff.
• Providing leadership, training, coaching, and guidance to junior staff.
• Allocating resources and maintaining cost efficiency.
• Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
• Performing user acceptance testing.
• Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
• Updating, implementing, and maintaining procedures.
• Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
• Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users.
• Managing competing resources and priorities.
• Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field or an MBA.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• The ability to influence stakeholders and work closely with them to determine acceptable solutions.
• Advanced technical skills.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Fundamental analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• A track record of following through on commitments.
• Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
• Experience leading and developing top-performing teams.
• A history of leading and supporting successful projects.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2024.