Senior Analyst, IT Finance and Vendor Management at First Bank of Nigeria Limited

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Analyst, IT Finance and Vendor Management

Ref No: 20000020
Location: Lagos
Organization: Technology and Services
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time
Grade Range - From : Banking Officer to Assistant Manager

Job Objective (s)

• Contribute to managing financial accounting, billing, reporting, transaction processing and control activities across IT finances
• Contribute to managing relationship with existing suppliers on a day to day basis including contract changes, issue and/or dispute resolution and contract termination

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with reconciling various accounts receivable and other balance sheet accounts
• Review IT Vendor Contracts to ensure they conform to IT processes and procedures
• Contribute to preparing, coordinating, and communicating monthly financial calendar close
• Assist with monitoring IT budget and liaise with IT unit heads to document and track IT spending
• Assist with facilitating the selection of appropriate sourcing options to ensure delivery of quality solutions at a competitive price
• Maintain a preferred supplier list
• Contribute to reporting IT financial performance, analyzing variance (budgeted costs versus actual costs) and support budget decision making
• Assist with managing the operational relationship with suppliers
• Participate in supplier selection, assist in setting selection criteria and potential suppliers evaluation
• Assist with reviewing  supplier performance against defined SLAs and OLAs
• Raise service improvements when needed, manage issue and resolve disputes
• Assist with managing relationship with suppliers to ensure the provision of specific resource / technical skills required to fix complex or severe incidents / problems
• Ensure fulfilment of supplier’s responsibilities during exit period.

Job Requirements
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a Business / IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 2+ years of financial management, accounting and/ or treasury experience
• 1+ years of experience in supplier relationship management.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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