IT Planning Analyst

Job Description

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science information technology information systems or bachelor’s degree any business discipline.
• 8 years’ IT experience within Oil & Gas industry with specific experience establishing IT Systems and Applications.
• Good working experience within Finance and Supply management solutions.
• Understands standard contracting procedures and has some experience in the development and negotiation of an SLA.
• Ability to analyze organizational objectives issues and opportunities.
• Understands how IT should be embedded to support and address such opportunities.
• Ability to build highlevel plans for IT change programs.
• Familiar with IT/IS infrastructure IT applications and service processes.
• Compliance towards IT and business continuity risks and their mitigation.
• 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.
• Develop and implement effective financial controls and decisionmaking processes for IT Department
• Prepare highquality contractual documents in alignment with the Supply Department process.
• Oversee suppliers' contractual obligations and the fulfilment of their contractual obligations as per the agreed terms and conditions.
• 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.
• Support and engage with stakeholders throughout all stages of the contract lifecycle and ensure continuous improvements are identified and initiated.
• Identify changes evaluate impact and advises stakeholders about the implications and consequences regarding the procurement and financial elements of IT programs and projects.
• 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.
• 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.