Wiktionary
n. (context business operations English) A person who analyzes the operations of an organization in order to develop a solution to its problems.
Wikipedia
A business analyst is someone who analyzes an organization or business domain (real or hypothetical) and documents its business or processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) describes the role as "a liaison among stakeholders in order to understand the structure, policies, and operations of an organization, and to recommend solutions that enable the organization to achieve its goals."
The role of a systems analyst can also be defined as a bridge between the business problems and the technology solutions. Here business problems can be anything about business systems, for example the model, process, or method. The technology solutions can be the use of technology architecture, tools, or software application. So System Analysts are required to analyze, transform and ultimately resolve the business problems with the help of technology.
Usage examples of "business analyst".
He had the knowledge of his long studies to get his accreditation as a business analyst and consultant, but he had no memory of where he'd studied to get that, nor with whom.