Business Analyst

at  Auto General Insurance

ABOUT US

At Auto & General (A&G), we provide great products and services to safeguard our customers in their time of need. Our range of general insurance products protect customers on the road, at home and on holiday with various Car, Motorcycle, Home, Contents, Pet products as well as Roadside Assistance.
Our culture of ‘high performance with high integrity’ underpins our values and the way we interact with our customers, the community and each other. We’re excited about the future and we’re always on the lookout for talented, passionate individuals who can help us achieve our goal of being Australia’s best insurer! If this sounds like you, apply today.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES

Gathering system and process requirements and designing innovative solutions to business problems, which may involve:

• Facilitating workshops and engaging with relevant stakeholders and subject matter experts;
• Conducting field & desk research e.g. user/stakeholder workshops, interviews and onsite observations, user surveys, competitor analysis and web analytics;
• Developing business process maps to ensure clarity around process for all stakeholders
• Where IT system solutions are included, translating business requirements into functional and system / I.T. requirements and specifications, and briefing these into the IT department.

Deliver a quality outcome through the effective management of issues, change requests and testing, including:

• Effectively managing any issues and subsequent change requests to balance the need for quality with cost and timeliness impacts;
• Testing, including developing the testing and approval process, briefing the testing team(s) and ensuring that the solution fully meets original requirements;
• Monitoring of changes post implementation to ensure success;

Contribute to project and program delivery by:

• Actively managing artefacts, including user/ business requirements, sitemaps, wireframes, proposals, scopes and project plans;
• Taking accountability for assigned deliverables and ensuring effective and transparent communication with the project team

Build confidence with stakeholders, creating positive relationships and credibility by working collaboratively, through:

• Investigating and measuring process-improvement opportunities and working with the business to recommend and implement solutions
• Supporting the continuous improvement culture by acting as a strong supporter of change
• Remaining a positive and proactive contributor
• Networking with internal/external resources to bring best practices to the projects/organisation

Ensure changes are effectively supported once implemented, including:

• Policy, procedure and training material/user guides as appropriate;
• Business process maps;

• Reference material to provide clarity of system functionality;Ensuring the Support & Testing Team have the necessary knowledge to support the change.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline
• Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience as a Business Analyst
• Strong business process modelling (BPMN, Visio), As-Is/To-Be process mapping and data models;
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Facilitation skills
• Stakeholder management.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with the proven ability to work at all levels of an organisation;
• A superior level of attention to detail and accuracy;
• The ability to work autonomously while maintaining focus;
• Experience in managing and completing user acceptance testing;
• Must be a strong problem solver, comfortable with complexity and ambiguityA passion for the User Experience

OUR PERKS

• Location – Our office is conveniently based in Toowong Village shopping centre - a city fringe location with access to retail, restaurants, various parking options and public transport. Alternately, our North Lakes and Kawana sites have secure free parking and access to transport.
• Extra leave - Enjoy additional leave days on us! You’ll receive a paid ‘ME’ day and one paid volunteer leave day annually. Team members can also purchase up to two additional weeks of leave per year.
• Paid parental leave - We support our new parents with paid parental leave and other benefits.
• Workplace giving - If you’re passionate about a cause, then we are too – we offer workplace giving and we’ll dollar match your donations to registered charities.
• Development opportunities - We’re championing your development with internal programs and access to a wide range of online courses.
• Employee discounts - You’ll receive discounts on Budget Direct insurance products.
• Reward and recognition - We reward high performance with employee recognition, reward and incentive schemes.
• Onsite facilities – There are excellent end-of-trip facilities on offer and private spaces for nursing mothers.
• Get social - Join our vibrant social and community activities including annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events across each of our sites.
  If you are seeking a new challenge and would enjoy the opportunity to work in a growing and changing business, click on the APPLY NOW button and submit your application.

As a Business Analyst you will ensure the successful design and development of solutions for claims and assessing. Reporting to the Program Delivery Manager, you will be analysing activities to introduce new business processes, web applications, products and operational process improvements.