Specialist, IT Finance Management at IHS Towers

Job Purpose

Responsible for IT Buy to Pay Process (PR, PO & Invoice); source input data for budget preparation, track IT spend, and first-level analysis of IT finance across IT Group.

Responsibilities

• Initiate IT purchase requisition (PR) for generation of purchase order (PO) Group-wide
• Monitor budget while raising purchase requisitions to ensure proposed spends by IT Teams are within the planned budget with appropriate approvals
• Verification, submission (where applicable) and receipting of vendor invoices for timely processing then payment
• Source and collate needed input data for preparation and compilation of yearly budget
• Maintain budget repository (entity and group) for appropriate versioning and control
• Maintain IT Spend Tracker to and provide dashboard report for performance analysis
• Work closely with the internal stakeholder teams to prepare plus consolidate all budget requests, business cases and justification for IT initiatives
• Provide input data and first level analysis for Entity and Group financial performance in ensuring weekly as well as monthly dashboard reporting
• Provide accurate reports such as trends and summaries across all financial matters including variance analysis, accruals and other ad-hoc analysis as may be required
• Provide appropriate support to the IT Vendor Management Team on invoice related matters for timely information and resolution where required
• Provide appropriate inputs into IT vendor catalogue and repository
• Collaborate with IT units and capabilities to track all contracts and licenses due for timely renewal to ensure no outage or disruption due to expiration
• Provide inputs for development of Team’s policies, processes, and procedures
• Perform other IT Finance functions as assigned by Line Manager

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 - 8 years of engagement role in IT or related environment around finance management, budget management and vendor management  
• Demonstrated ability to source, collate, process, analyze and report, on vendor and budget related data
• Demonstrated ability to relate with suppliers especially in resolving conflicts
• Ability to utilize ERP application as well as other tools for tracking plus analysis
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or any other analytical discipline (Accounting, Business Administration, Information Technology, Applied Sciences, Engineering or related field)