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Abdurrazzaaq A.

Cape Town, South Africa

$15/hr
5.0
4 jobs

I'm a Business Analyst with experience delivering business projects, operational improvements, and production support across the telecommunications and financial services industries. I help businesses understand their challenges, gather and define requirements, improve processes, and deliver practical solutions that create measurable business value. My areas of expertise include: • Business & Requirements Analysis • Stakeholder Engagement & Workshops • Process Mapping & Process Improvement • User Stories & Functional Specifications • Operational Enhancements • L2/L3 Operational Support • SQL Data Analysis & Validation • UAT Planning & Business Readiness I enjoy working closely with stakeholders to solve business problems, improve operations, and ensure successful project delivery. Whether you need support defining requirements, optimizing business processes, or enhancing existing systems, I'm committed to delivering quality work with clear communication and attention to detail. Let's discuss how I can add value to your business. Abdurrazzaaq :)

  • Business Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Data Entry
  • Tableau
  • Jira
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Data Analytics
  • SQL
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Apache Hive
  • Agile Software Development
  • Mind Mapping
Chris M.

Johannesburg South, South Africa

$30/hr
4.9
53 jobs

🥇Top Rated Freelancer across 6 platforms 🥇70x 5-star 100% jobs completed across America and Europe 🥇Google SEO and PPC Certified, along with Scada Engineering and AZ-900 and SC-900 Cloud 🥇Award Winning Writer for Amazon Prime TV Shows (The Boys) Ive performed various Business Growth and Digital Marketing efforts, both as an external resource and internal resource for major corporations and SME's. This need usually arises when teams have newer or less skilled permanent staff who need guidance, or current marketing and outbound efforts are not bringing in enough ROI. Teams need to have a Cinderella shoe-to-foot CMO/Lead Generation Expert to ensure that their business objectives are understood, upheld, and reached. I would love to assist you with: 🎯Paid Digital Marketing - META/PPC/LSA/DRIP/EM/SMM 🎯Digital Marketing Strategy to be seen more and get more ROI around Conversions. 🎯 High-Level Content that strokes SEO/AEO/GEO/REO algorithms 🎯Advanced brownfielding strategies through existing clients, to be used to garner new clients 🎯Lead Generation and Email Sequencing Activities (I have my own Seamless.AI license)

  • Audio & Video Sync
  • Microsoft SharePoint Administration
  • Administrative Support
  • Content Creation
  • Administrate
  • Business Presentation
  • Business Proposal Writing
  • Business
  • Business Development
  • Customer Engagement
  • Business Strategy
  • Business Services
  • Cloud Computing
  • Service Cloud Administration
  • Business Proposal
Phillana L.

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

$45/hr
5.0
17 jobs

I specialize in automation, executable workflows, and modern app design bringing together process logic and user experience into a single, seamless system. With a background in BPMN and workflow architecture, I help companies transform complex ideas into automated, visually intuitive, and user-friendly solutions. My work combines technical precision (Camunda, n8n, API orchestration) with creative design (Figma, UI/UX, and brand graphics) to ensure that every process works beautifully both behind the scenes and on screen. Process & Automation BPMN 2.0 Workflow Design (Camunda 7/8, Zeebe, n8n) API-based System Integrations & Orchestration Process Optimization & Digital Transformation Dynamic Data Modeling & Rules Configuration Design & Product Experience App & Web UI Design (Figma, responsive, component-based systems) UX Mapping & Interactive Prototyping Graphic Design for Digital Products & Branding Presentation & Documentation Design for workflows and business processes I unite process architecture, automation, and design thinking into a cohesive product vision. Proven record in fintech, SaaS, and process-driven product development. Strong ability to translate complex business workflows into clean, intuitive apps and dashboards. I deliver fully documented, scalable, and visually consistent solutions. From workflow automation to app interfaces, I help you design, visualize, and execute your ideas end-to-end turning messy processes into elegant, automated systems that work beautifully for your users.

  • Business Analysis
  • Product Design
  • Product Management
  • Documentation
  • Process Modeling
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Business Process Model & Notation
  • Process Design
  • Technical Writing
  • Flowchart
  • Figma
  • Technical Documentation
  • Business Operations
  • User Interface Design
  • Business Process Management
Diemiso S.

Bryanston, South Africa

$50/hr
5.0
37 jobs

Solutions-driven business analyst with experience and proven track record leading cross-functional teams in the analysis, design, documentation and delivery of business solutions driving the attainment of business goals. Demonstrably experienced in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies throughout the product development cycle as well as change implementation

  • Business Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Requirement Analysis
  • Company Research
  • Analytics
  • Data Visualization
  • Customer Service
  • Translation
  • Process Flow Diagram
Lee B.

Cape Town, South Africa

$35/hr
4.2
23 jobs

I am an experienced accounting and finance professional with an extensive CFO background who, being detail orientated, can compile financial accounts from source for review and analysis as well as extract, present and analyze financial and operational information so that informed decisions can be made. My expertise is as follows: - Financial accounting using SAP Business One, Xero, Sage Pastel and Quickbooks - Detailed historical account cleanups and reconciliations - Financial reporting - Budgets and forecasts including cashflow - Financial modelling - Financial analysis - Business analysis including implementation of business processes - Data visualization, analysis and presentation - Excel advanced - SQL and Python for data extraction, visualization and analysis

  • Business Analysis
  • Financial Modeling
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Management Consulting
  • Data Analytics
  • Financial Management
  • Forensic Accounting
  • Cash Flow Analysis
  • Business Planning & Strategy
  • Due Diligence
  • Business Coaching
  • Management Information System
  • Internal Control
  • Taxation
James M.

Durban, South Africa

$40/hr
4.9
41 jobs

I have 20+ years working in the Engineering, Financial, and IT sectors. In that time I have fulfilled roles in Design, Project Management, and Operations Management. I am currently focusing on helping businesses define and realize their strategic objectives - this includes process review/design, app development, content articles, proposals, financial projections, pitch decks, etc. I have experience and expertise in the following: - start-up documents (business case, financials, pitch deck) - designing and implementing new business processes, including setting up Notion workspaces - rapid development of mobile apps for business/operations functions (using Appsheet) - auditing existing processes and recommending changes - managing projects (from small to complex) - preparing reports (Technical documents, Business Cases/Proposals, Financial documents) - interpreting complex data sets from multiple disparate sources and presenting information to users (both technical and non-technical) through visualizations and reports. Some of my skills: - Technical writing - Blog article writing - Mobile App development using AppSheet platform - Financial plans/projections - Data analysis/architecture/processing (SQL, Excel, Google Sheets) - Data presentation (Powerpoint, PowerBI, Google Data Studio) - Project Management (PMBOK, Prince2, Scrum) Qualifications: - BEng (Hons) - MSC - MBA

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Technical Writing
  • Data Visualization
  • Google Sheets
  • Microsoft Excel PowerPivot
  • AppSheet
  • Notion
  • Looker Studio
  • Content Writing
  • Coda
  • Microsoft Project
  • Agile Project Management

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