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

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