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  • Adron Homes & Properties Limited logo

    Business Analyst

    Adron Homes & Pro..Lagos, Nigeria15 October

    ADRON is a Real Estate and Property Development Company whose purpose to help people realize their aspirations for the pride of ownership, comfort, security ...

    Onsite
  • erpSOFTapp logo

    Business Analyst Intern

    erpSOFTappLagos, Nigeria10 October

    We are a team of experienced Business and IT professionals with experience in implementing large scale enterprise systems with global companies. We have ...

    Onsite
  • erpSOFTapp logo

    Business Analyst

    erpSOFTappLagos, Nigeria10 October

    We are a team of experienced Business and IT professionals with experience in implementing large scale enterprise systems with global companies. We have ...

    Hybrid
  • IHS Towers logo

    Senior IT Business Analyst

    IHS TowersLagos, Nigeria04 October

    For 15 years we have been building and managing telecommunications towers that are the essential backbone of mobile telecommunications in Africa - the leapfrog ...

    Onsite
  • Alfred & Victoria Associates logo

    Business Analyst (Fintech)

    Alfred & Victoria..Lagos, Nigeria04 October

    Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high ...

    Onsite
  • Maersk logo

    Operations Business Analyst

    MaerskLagos, Nigeria27 September

    The Maersk Group is a worldwide conglomerate and operates in some 130 countries with a workforce of over 89,000 employees. In addition to owning one of the ...

    Onsite
  • APM Terminals logo

    Operations Business Analyst

    APM TerminalsLagos, Nigeria27 September

    APM Terminals is an international container terminal operating company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of the world's largest port and ...

    Onsite
  • Trusoft Limited logo

    Business Analyst

    Trusoft LimitedLagos, Nigeria24 September

    Trusoft Limited is an indigenous software company, specialising in the design and development of software solutions. Trusoft has built its brand around ...

    Remote
  • Alpha Mead Group logo

    Business Analyst (Bonny Island)

    Alpha Mead GroupRivers, Nigeria20 September

    We are a Total Real Estate Solutions Company with operations in more than 10 African Countries and certified to international standards (ISO 9001:2015) by ...

    Onsite
  • IpNX Nigeria Limited logo

    Business Analyst

    IpNX Nigeria LimitedLagos, Nigeria17 September

    ipNX Nigeria Limited is a leading provider of infrastructure-based Telecommunications and Information Technology services here in Nigeria. Leveraging more than ...

    Onsite
  • Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited logo

    IT Business Analyst

    Northwest Petroleum &..Lagos, Nigeria17 September

    Every big achievement starts with a vision. The vision behind Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Limited is about a team with passion and commitment, whose ...

    Onsite
  • iRecruiters Africa Limited logo

    Business Analyst

    iRecruiters Africa Li..Lagos, Nigeria13 September

    iRecruiters Africa is a fast-growing recruitment firm, offering world-class virtual recruitment & job posting services. Mission To be Africa’s ...

    Onsite
  • Renmoney logo

    Business Analyst

    RenmoneyLagos, Nigeria09 September

    At Renmoney, we believe finance should be simple, useful and accessible to everyone. That’s what makes us really passionate about leveraging data driven ...

    Onsite
  • PZ Cussons logo

    IT Business Analyst

    PZ CussonsLagos, Nigeria06 September

    PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc is part of a multinational consumer goods business, PZ Cussons Plc. We manufacture and distribute some of the best loved brands in ...

    Onsite
  • Ubulu Africa logo

    Business Analyst

    Ubulu AfricaLagos, Nigeria05 September

    Ubulu Africa is a digital innovation hub committed to driving impactful digital innovation across Africa. With a focus on venture building and ecosystem ...

    Onsite
  • Urban Dice Designs logo

    Business Analyst

    Urban Dice DesignsLagos, Nigeria05 September

    In September 2010, the founder Omowunmi Imoukhuede took the words Urban which means "city” and Dice which stands for Design, Interior, Concept, ...

    Onsite

Who is a Business Analyst? 

Business analysis is a disciplined, structured, and formal approach to analyzing a business process, identifying improvements, and implementing changes so that the business can better achieve its goals. It is based on facts, figures, and observations.

A business analyst is a person who helps businesses analyze their processes, products, services, and systems to improve current processes and make profitable decisions through insights and data analysis. A business analyst also helps organizations document business processes by assessing the business model and its integration with technology.

What is the job description of a business analyst? 

  • A Business Analyst uses data to identify problems and solutions, thereby creating step-by-step actionable steps for the future of the organization. He also conducts a business model analysis to evaluate the organization’s policies and structure to suggest change and improvement. 

  • Builds business cases with strategies from financial analyses and reports on risks and returns.

  •  Streamlines and improves internal and external reporting. He also forecasts and budgets the finances of the organization in line with key performance indicators.

  • Ensures quality control by evaluating and improving business output which includes products, services, and IT structure of the organization.

  • Identifying and prioritizing the organization's functional and technical needs and requirements

  • Using SQL and Excel to analyze large data sets, as well as compiling charts, tables, and other elements of data visualization 

  • Understanding business strategies, goals, and requirements, and creating financial models to support business decisions

  • Planning enterprise architecture (the structure of a business)

  • Forecasting, budgeting, and performing both variance analysis and financial analysis

What skills are required to be a business analyst? 

  • Expertise in data research

  • Mathematical mindset and expert analytic capabilities

  • The ability to investigate and identify critical data

  • Proven SAP skills

  • Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills

  • SQL proficiency

  • Project management experience

  • Strong communication skills for reporting to stakeholders