GENERAL ELECTRIC
BUSINESS ANALYST - SSA
Date: Aug 18, 2011
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job Number: 1426021
Business : GE Corporate
Business Segment: Corporate Finance & Operating Components
About Us: GE Global Business Services (GBS) is a fast-growing professional services organization
providing Centers of Excellence for Statutory, VAT and Tax Reporting, and Payroll and Employee Services
to GE businesses throughout Middle East and Africa.
Posted Position Title: Business Analyst - SSA
Career Level: Experienced
Function: Information Technology
Function Segment: Business Solutions
Location: Kenya
City: Nairobi
Postal Code: 00100
Relocation Assistance: No
Role Summary/Purpose:
Because of further growth to our operations, we are looking for exceptional talent to be part of our IT
team during an exciting time of growth.
As a Business Analyst, you will contribute in enhancing business' efficiency and productivity by working on
new IT solutions. You will combine data analytical capabilities with good business understanding that can
aid the business' to make the best data-based decisions.
Essential Responsibilities
• Collaborate with customers, Controllership team as well as the Six Sigma Quality team to define
business requirements and agree specifications for systems solutions.
• Understand and represent stakeholder needs, interpreting high level requirements into functional
specifications to ensure product deliverables meet customer requirements.
• Plan, facilitate, monitor and report on the work of project teams to deliver solutions to meet
functionality, quality, cost and timescales.
• Interface with customers to provide support on current internal IT process and provide on-going
upgrade & maintenance
• Preparing Project Feasibility reports
• Design & implement testing as well training programs to ensure new systems are functional before
going live.
Qualifications/ Requirements:
•
Kenyan Citizen or ability to live and work in Kenya without restriction
• Bachelors’ degree in Information Technology
• Minimum 4 years’ experience ideally in a Multinational organization
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative and execute on assigned projects.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to influence all levels of the
organization and multicultural/multinational environments
• Demonstrated success in development & application of up-to-date practice in Information
Technology
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the
organization.
• Ability to influence, effective communication skills - both written and oral.
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment.
• Desired Characteristics • Master’s degree in Information Technology
• Previous experience with Support Central or a similar tool
• Previous GE experience and/or familiarity with GE policies, procedures, practices & programs
• Languages: Bi-lingual (English and French or Portuguese)
Job Segments:
Bilingual, Business Analyst, Corporate Finance, Finance, Management, Payroll, Six Sigma, Technology
To apply, please copy the link below as your web address:
http://jobs.gecareers.com/job/Nairobi-Business-Analyst-SSA-Job/1416507/