Typical Job Description of a Business Analyst

While different industries require industry specific skills, our research shows that most business analyst jobs vacancies tend to require a common set of competencies. The following is our compilation of the typical job description of a business analyst profile.

• Bachelor’s Degree or related experience (preferred in IT, technology, business, marketing, or a industry related field).
• 0-5 years’ experience.
• Data visualization (Tableau / Power BI) & SQL skills and experience.
• Advanced MS Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, data filters/sorts.
• Works collaboratively with stakeholders and business leaders to understand, review, analyze and evaluate business needs.
• Responsible for business requirements: definition and documentation for new and changed application deliverables.
• Act as a liaison between business partners and IT development team.
• Scope, elicit, analyze and document business requirements – BRD for both new and existing applications using a variety of techniques and tools.
• Translate business requirements into functional requirements through the use of a functional requirement document FRD.
• Define and manage the scope of projects anticipating issues and proactively recommending solutions.
• Construct workflow charts, process diagrams and models.

• Self-motivated, willing to learn new technologies and able to work independently & cross-functionally
• Goal-oriented, passionate, high-energy professional with a “no excuses” attitude
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Must be comfortable and competent in communications with senior stakeholders both internally & externally 
• Possesses the drive to participate and succeed in the growth of the company
• Strong computer skills with experience using MS Office, and Google applications