Information Technology Finance Analyst at Stanbic IBTC

Job Description


Responsible for planning, management, and control of all financial and accounting activities within the technology department.
Coordination of technology financial planning and budget management activities for the financial year including formulation of the technology budget for the next financial year.
OPEX and CAPEX management and reporting against budget on a monthly and ad-hoc basis.
Provision of insights for decision-making to the technology Management Committee, Board Technology Committee and other governance committees via financial management reports.
Strong data analytics and presentation skills.
Management of the departmental budget for expenses to align with the headcount/staffing and strategy of the department.
Finance liaison officer between the department and every stakeholder including but not limited to finance matrix partners (in - country and Standard Bank Group), Finance, Procurement unit, internal and external auditors and all business units across PPB, CIB, BCB, GF and Wealth .
Creation, review and control of financial procedures and payment request forms (motivations); ensuring that each transaction and payment has the necessary approval and justification. Prompt payment to vendors.
Investigation of discrepancies in General Ledger (GL) account postings on SAP finance and provision of responses to ad-hoc requests from several stakeholders on budget and finance-related issues.
Preparation of monthly and year-end accruals while ensuring the report adequately captures the relevant outstanding payments in line with the organization's accrual procedures.


Qualifications


BSc Finance and Accounting or related field.
Relevant professional certification can be an added advantage.


Experience Required:


1-3 Years experience Description: Experience in cost management, financial reporting, financial analysis, data insights and analysis, business management, project management, and procurement.
Strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office packages most especially Ms Excel, MS PowerPoint, Power Bi, Strong analytical, communication, data analytics and presentation skills.
Ability to use AI and other tools to drive efficiency and reporting.


Additional Information:
Behavioural Competencies:


Adopting Practical Approaches
Articulating Information
Challenging Ideas
Checking Things
Documenting Facts
Examining Information.


Technical Competencies:


Data Analysis
Data Integrity
Effective Design
Quantitative Analysis


Written Communication.