Team Lead, IT Value Management at United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA)

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is one of Africa's leading financial institutions, with operations in 19 African countries and 3 global financial centres: London, Paris and New York. From a single country organisation founded in 1949 in Nigeria, UBA has grown to become a Pan-African provider of financial services with over 11 million customers, through close to 1000 business offices and touch points globally.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, IT Value Management

Reference No: LAG001
Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Functions: Information Technology   
Industries: IT - Information Technology

Introduction

• Responsible for the financial information associated with Information Technology delivery

Key Responsibilities
Cost & Budget Management:

• Manage the IT-related financial activities such as Accruals and Work-In-Progress
• Prepare a budget reflecting the investment priorities supporting strategic objectives based on the portfolio of IT-enabled programmes and IT services
• Analyze variances between forecasts and actual costs, and report using the enterprise’s financial measurement systems
• Implement a cost management process comparing actual costs to budgets
• Consult stakeholders to identify and control the total costs within the context of the IT strategic and tactical plans, and initiate corrective action where needed

Business Value:

• Evaluate the portfolio of IT-enabled investments, services and assets to determine the likelihood of achieving enterprise objectives and delivering value at a reasonable cost
• Monitor the key goals and metrics to determine the extent to which the business is generating the expected value and benefits to the enterprise from IT-enabled investments and services
• Identify significant issues and recommend corrective actions

Cost Optimization:

• Ensure the adoption of resource management principles to enable optimal use of IT resources throughout their full economic life cycle
• Continually examine and make recommendation on the current and future need for IT-related resources, to meet the needs of the enterprise in an optimal manner

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience, out of which 3 years must have been spent in Finance or a similar role in IT

Technical:

• Business Analysis or Analytics
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Problem Solving
• Good interpersonal and communications skills
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Management
• COBIT 5
• ISO/IEC 20000
• ITIL V3

General:

• Finance or Accounting or Budget principles
• Good understanding of industry best practices
• Good understanding of policies, processes and procedures
• Resource management

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online