Business Analyst at the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc

Central Securities Clearing System Plc [CSCS] is Nigeria's Central Securities Depository (CSD) licensed to carry on the depository, clearing and settlement of all transactions in the Nigerian Capital Market. As the country’s premier Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI), CSCS processes securities in electronic book-entry form, ensuring safe and efficient transaction processing within the ecosystem whilst also pioneering innovative solutions to deepen and enhance the efficient functioning of the market.

We provide an effective single access point for all post-trade services in the Nigerian financial market, covering all forms of capital and money market securities including: equities, treasury bills, bonds, commodities, funds and cash. With an "A+” CSD rating from Thomas Murray, CSCS ranks amongst the best rated financial services firms in Nigeria and one of the best rated FMI in Africa.

We are recruiting qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full time

Job Description

• As a Business Analyst, you will analyse and align business requirements with CSCS' strategic objectives, gather critical information, maintain professional knowledge and simplify business requirements while prioritising initiatives based on organizational needs.
• Analyses business requirements to ensure projects deliver in line with CSCS’ strategic objectives.
• Gathers critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and produce useful reports.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Elicits, translates and simplifies business requirements
• Defines project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements.
• Communicates insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
• Determines and documents user requirements for business processes and monitor deliverables against requirements
• Uses data modelling practices to analyse business processes and articulate initiatives for strategic and operational improvements and changes
• Identifies and reviews requirements on project deliverables and communicates to project teams
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements of ongoing projects
• Communicates relevant project information to all stakeholders as needed
• Prioritizes initiatives based on business needs and requirements of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, communications, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)/Certification of Capability in Business Analysis (CCBA) required
• 5 - 7 years related experience as a Business Analyst.
• Experience in Use Case and Process Documentation
• Strong Knowledge of Capital Market.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.