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