IT Planning Analyst Specialist

Job Descriptions

1) Monitor IT expenditure and identifies where costs may exceed planned budget and provides timely  reports, ensuring that all financial targets can be met.
Investigate any areas where actual or forecast expenditure deviates from budgets by more than agreed tolerances.
2) Develop and implement effective financial controls and decision-making processes for IT Department
3) Prepare high-quality contractual documents in alignment with the Supply Department process.
4) Oversee suppliers' contractual obligations and the fulfilment of their contractual obligations as per the agreed terms and conditions.
5) Monitor and challenge supplier performance and identify opportunities for improvement. Undertake comprehensive contract and supplier evaluations to
confirm achievement of business objectives and value for money of contracts.
6) Support and engage with stakeholders throughout all stages of the contract lifecycle and ensure continuous improvements are identified and
initiated.
7) Identify changes, evaluate impact, and advises stakeholders about the implications and consequences regarding the procurement and
financial elements of IT programs and projects.
8) Use agreed tools, templates, and standards to articulate and agree measures in collaboration with clients/users. Create specification of the rules and the data required for a metric and details the relevance of the metric to departments and to the  organization.
9) Provide advice and guidance to support the adoption of methods and tools and adherence to policies and standards. Use appropriate selection
criteria, evaluate methods and tools, as directed, and tailor them in line with agreed policies and standards.

Mandatory Requirements

1) Bachelors degree in computer  science, information technology,
information systems, or bachelors degree any business discipline.
2) 8 years IT experience within Oil & Gas industry with specific
experience establishing IT Systems and Applications.
3) Good working experience within Finance and Supply management
solutions.
4) Understands standard contracting procedures and has some experience
in the development and negotiation of an SLA.
5) Ability to analyze organizational objectives, issues, and opportunities.
6) Understands how IT should be embedded to support and address
such opportunities.
7) Ability to build high-level plans for IT change programs.
8) Familiar with IT/IS infrastructure, IT applications and service processes.
9) Compliance towards IT and business continuity risks, and their mitigation.