Job Description

Senior Applications Functional Specialist (Financial Services)Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged candidates.Location: Pretoria, Gauteng / HybridPosition Overview:A blue-chip financial services group is keen to appoint a Senior Applications Functional Specialist in their Business Solutions and Technology Department.The main purpose of this position is to drive or lead a team in providing functional support to the group's business applications, with a focus on testing, analysis, configuration and general support.Key Performance Areas:

• Drive or lead a team in providing functional support to the group's users.
• Drive functional analysis initiatives or lead a team of analysts/a cross-functional team.
• Support the relevant architect in defining, analysing and developing the business architecture, reference model, framework and implementation roadmaps required to enable the strategy.
• Manage change requirements and the supporting specifications and plan and coordinate user acceptance testing.
• Identify and register risks within their respective application's functional streams and manage risk mitigation.
• Develop system training manuals, training plans and present training courses.
• Configure complex business processes and tasks.
• Assure the quality of the work and outputs of application functional specialists.

To be considered for this position, one must have:

• A completed Honours degree (NQF 8) in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification.
• A minimum of 8 to 10 years' experience in the Business Analysis/Application Support/Project Environment, including the Development and Maintenance of Existing Software in Applications.
• Experience in Functional and Business Analysis within the Application Implementation and/or Support Environments.

If you meet all the requirements specified above, and interested to further the process, kindly send your detailed CV to Patricia Jacobs at .

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