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  • Posted: Nov 23, 2018
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    Who We Are Venture Garden Group is an Investment Holding Company that incubates, invests in and operates early revenue, technology companies implementing proven I.T. solutions that transform companies and governmental organizations in emerging markets to high performing establishments. With a sector focused approach, our portfolio companies develop aut...
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    Business Analyst and Project Manager

    Location:  Abuja-Keffi Rd, Nigeria

    Job Description

    We are sourcing for a Business Analyst & Project Manager (PMO) in Abuja and Northern Region who will handle the strategy, design, the management of the daily operations, and the monitoring & evaluation of the project frameworks, vendor and policies, ensuring that projects within the region are executed within time and within budget. You will be required to work closely with upper management, our clients and external stakeholders to make sure that the scope and direction of each project is on schedule.

    Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

    • Determine project’s requirements by extracting them from business or government policies, as well as from current and future users, through interaction and research.
    • Organize requirements into related categories to effectively manage and communicate them ensuring that project requirements are not overlooked to ensure optimum use of time and budgets. Good knowledge of use cases will be required to ensure continuous verification of the requirements and reject implementations that do not advance business objectives.
    • Manage projects with top-down oversight throughout entire execution to ensure success as defined by adherence to standards of scope, budget, and timeline.
    • Develop comprehensive project plans that merge customer requirements with company goals and coordinate various managers and technical personnel during all project phases, from initial development through implementation.
    • Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables.
    • Communicate proactively with all involved personnel to provide encouragement, identify problems, create solutions, and implement efficiency improvements.
    • Analyze economics of project plans and provide actionable feedback relating to cost benefit and return-on-investment standards.
    • Review proposed modifications on project plans, including meeting with interested parties to approve and implement beneficial changes.
    • Design, define and manage performance reporting metrics including impact evaluation.
    • Assess project performance and aim to maximize ROI
    • Identify opportunities that drives program offering expansion and enhancing the quality of existing programs
    • Manage the project's budget, monitoring expenditure and costs against deliverables and activities as the project progresses.
    • Vendor delivery management Support.
    • Once all requirements have been met and the IT solution delivered, your role will shift to maintenance, or preventing and correcting defects; enhancements, or making changes to increase the value provided by the system; and operations and maintenance, or providing system validation procedures, maintenance reports, deactivation plans, and other documents, plans and reports.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in related field
    • Research, Financial analysis, Systems analysis, Business analysis, & Data analysis
    • Ability to understand and articulate complex technology requirements and milestones
    • Thorough understanding of project/program management techniques and methods
    • Minimum 5 years specifically managing complex technology projects using Agile methods/frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, XP.
    • Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
    • Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, and Project)
    • Demonstrated ability to communicate analysis including trends and opportunities to clients and the business in writing and verbally
    • Demonstrated ability to problem solve including multiple priorities and research conflicting and / or inaccurate data
    • Excellent communication skills.
    • Proven experience influencing and presenting to leadership.
    • Excellent relationship builder.

    Skills:

    • Leadership Skills.
    • Time Management.
    • Budgeting.
    • Analytical Skills
    • Sound Judgment and on-your-feet decision-making ability
    • Excellent relational skill.

    Personal Qualities:

    • Should have a strong presence and aura of a business executive.
    • Highly organized and efficient; able to multi- task effectively and prioritize work based on minimal direction and multiple competing priorities
    • Can-do approach
    • Committed to delivering high quality results, with cost effective use of resources
    • Discreet and respects confidentiality
    • Integrity and high personal ethical standards.

    Additional Information

    • Working conditions
    • Flexibility is important.
    • Equal opportunity
    • The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality.

    Remuneration

    Competitive based on experience.

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    Finance and Administrative Associate

    Location: Abuja-Keffi Rd, Nigeria

    Job Description

    The Finance & Administration Associate will be responsible for all financial and related administrative matters in the Region. You will have overall responsibility for all aspects of financial management and control, effective financial reporting, in a timely, accurate, relevant and informative manner. Also, general administration duties to ensure business operations are done smoothly and effectively.

    Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

    • Maintaining accounts general ledgers.
    • Management of cashflow and preparation of monthly cashflow projections.
    • Preparation of quarterly management accounts for the Board, to include P&L/Balance Sheet and analysis of variances.
    • Management of Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable.
    • Maintaining Fixed Asset register.
    • Liaising with banks for all finance matters.
    • Administration of the organization’s insurance policy.
    • Companies Registration Office compliance.
    • Revenue compliance.
    • Maintain a company calendar and schedule appointments
    • Book meeting rooms as required
    • Distribute and store correspondence (e.g. letters, emails and packages)
    • Prepare reports and presentations with statistical data, as assigned
    • Arrange travel and accommodations
    • Schedule in-house and external events.

    Qualifications

    Essential Competencies:

    • Be a qualified/part qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, CIMA), with experience in either industry or practice; or alternatively be able to demonstrate substantial experience in an existing similar role.
    • Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Have excellent organizational and IT skills.
    • Have high levels of professionalism, initiative, energy, creativity and flexibility

    Added Advantage:

    • Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a relevant field
    • Understanding and appreciation of the Software landscape.
    • Project Management skills is a plus.

    Additional Information

    Working conditions:

    • Flexibility is important.

    Equal opportunity:

    • The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality.

    Remuneration

    Competitive based on experience.

    Method of Application

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