Senior Business Systems Analyst

About Novigi:

Novigi is the data and technology partner to the Financial Services Industry with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Wollongong, Brisbane, Auckland and Colombo, Sri Lanka. At our core, we are data-driven transformation and business optimisation experts. We partner with our clients to transform their business functions through the clever use of data and interoperability. We do this by offering a range of services and solutions.

Job Description:

The Business Systems Analyst is responsible for leading business, functional and technical analysis activities across platform transformation, migration and system implementation initiatives.

This 12 month contract will work across business and technology domains to ensure requirements, data structures, business rules, integrations and platform capabilities are understood, documented, traceable and successfully delivered. The Business Systems Analyst acts as a trusted bridge between clients, operational teams, architects, engineers, data specialists, testers and delivery teams, supporting the successful delivery of business and technology outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver business systems analysis outcomes across platform transformation, migration and system implementation engagements.
• Lead discovery, workshop facilitation and requirements elicitation activities, producing business, functional and technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and supporting analysis artefacts.
• Analyse business processes, system capabilities, data structures and business rules, supporting solution design, platform configuration and future-state operating models.
• Define and maintain requirements traceability, business rules, taxonomies, controls and supporting documentation throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Analyse integration, interface, API and file exchange requirements, working closely with architects, engineers, developers and platform specialists.
• Support data migration activities including data profiling, data quality assessment, reconciliation requirements, defect analysis and remediation planning.
• Conduct fit-gap assessments and support platform transformation, implementation, cutover and operational readiness activities.
• Support testing and validation activities including SIT, UAT, migration rehearsals, defect triage and business readiness.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, subject matter experts and delivery teams, communicating requirements, decisions, risks and delivery impacts clearly.
• Contribute to analysis standards, reusable methods, quality assurance activities and continuous improvement of the Business Systems Analysis practice.
• Use approved AI-enabled analysis tools where appropriate to improve productivity, traceability and documentation quality while applying professional judgement

Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in Business Systems Analysis, Business Analysis or a comparable technology delivery role.
• Experience in New Zealand Financial Services, including KiwiSaver, Funds Management and Administration, or adjacent domains.
• Demonstrated experience delivering platform transformation, system implementation, migration or technology uplift initiatives.
• Strong business, functional and technical requirements analysis capability, including user stories, acceptance criteria and requirements traceability.
• Experience analysing business processes, system capabilities, business rules, integrations and data structures.
• Experience with data profiling, data quality assessment, reconciliation and migration-related analysis activities.
• Strong understanding of systems integration, interfaces, APIs and file-based data exchange.
• Experience supporting testing, implementation, cutover and operational readiness activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery models.
• Experience with administration platform implementations, migrations or platform modernisation initiatives.
• Experience defining technical and non-functional requirements.
• Experience with SQL, data interrogation tools or data analysis techniques.
• Experience with knowledge management, delivery management and process mapping tools, including DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft 365, Visio, Draw.io or Miro.
• Relevant Business Analysis certification such as IIBA, CBAP, CCBA or equivalent

Why our clients love Novigi:

Novigi moves quickly, thinks sharply, and delivers what’s been agreed. Clients tell us we’re easy to work with because we stay focused on outcomes, cut through complexity, and keep communication open and honest. Behind that simplicity sits a huge depth of industry expertise and serious technical capability, built from years of working across superannuation, data, integration, and complex platforms. Our culture of innovation, collaboration and banter shows up in how we work day to day: teams that slot in seamlessly, challenge constructively, adapt as needs shift, and stay committed to getting the right things done well.

Only those candidates chosen to proceed will be contacted.