Job at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

GVA Partners - Our client in the Telco industry, based out of Nigeria, is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

TEST LEAD - FUNCTIONAL AND INTEGRATION TESTING - PORTAL APPLICATIONS

Engagement Period: 4-5 Months

SKILL EXPECTATION & ROLE RESPONSIBILITY
Competency: At least 6 years’ Testing experience in portal applications and overall experience 7-8 years in IT industry
Should have previous experience in Testing, developing and design of Portal applications , Integration SOA middleware , ERP applications for Telcos or other Vertical industries
At least 3 years’ experience with Telecom customers in testing

At least 2 years of engagement Experience in develop/test portal applications
Experience in using and managing Test management suites like HP ALM, Selenium, Load runner Project management Tools, MS Project
Experience in Liferay portal testing/development – Good to have
As a Test Lead, responsible for drafting Test plan, Test cases, Test design, Test scenarios, Test result.
Prime responsibility in test execution and getting customer sign off of Module testing, SIT [With customer environment] and UAT [With customer environment
Lead a team 1-2 resources in performing above test activities.
Lead overall integration testing of portal application by liaison with Portal development team of company based out of India as well as collaborating with company's onshore BA and architect
Work in collaboration with customers testing team, deployment teams and IT project owners

PROJECT MANAGER - PORTAL APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION

JOB DESCRIPTION
Competency: At least 9 years IT project management and delivery experience with Tier 1 Telco, Banking Customers. Experience in portal application delivery
Engagement Period 4-5 Months

SKILL EXPECTATION & ROLE RESPONSIBILITY
Should have 8-9 years’ project delivery experience with overall IT experience expected is 12-14 years
Sound functional knowledge of Project delivery with certification on PMP
Familiar with Telecom processes - CRM, Sales, Supply chain, ERP
Experience in gathering requirements from client, implementing the solution and maintaining the environment for Intranet/Internet applications and making enhancements on a continuous basis, preparing training manuals and conducting training of end users on web based applications.
Experience in Portal Technologies - Liferay, Sharepoint scripting
At least 4 years’ experience as a project manager in Portal implementations for larger enterprise clients across all phases of the project life-cycle, including a global roll-out.
At least 5 years’ experience in managing project teams of 10+ FTEs, including being responsible for team staffing and performance evaluations of team resources.
Good communication skills, interpersonal skills. Schedule and coordinate the company's project resources based out of India to ensure right bench utilization and project profitability.
Work along with company's project team Technical architect, Business analysts, developers, Testers and business stakeholders managing overall deliverables of design, build, and test & deploy implementation of liferay portal solution, conforming to the clients Project Delivery Framework and default information security framework.
Experience in using and managing Test management suites like HP ALM, Project management Tools , MS Project
Liaison with Test lead, Project manager, Portal development team of company based out of India as well as collaborating with company's onshore BA and architect
Work in collaboration with customers testing team, deployment teams and IT project owners
The ability to manage software development with an off-shore development team.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Leadership and strong team working skills.
Setting and controlling the scope of the project
Communicating status and vision to client management
Delivering the project on time, on budget and within the agreed specifications
Ensuring that the project team is following the approved project plan
Performing the project financial management
Be able to effectively scope out the work and provide accurate estimates
Be able to manage the deliverables by self and others
Self-motivated.
Experienced in all phases of software life cycle like requirement analysis, designing, developing, installing, configuring and maintaining applications and project documentations.
Excellent hands-on experience dealing with the onsite – offshore model and client interaction.
Effective result oriented team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent and result oriented project leading skill.
Client engagement to get more business for the organization.
Tools & Expertise

Software Methodologies/Project Management
Agile/ SCRUM/ Waterfall
Project Planning
Proposal Creation
Project Management using MS Project, Excel, Power Point, and Visio.
MS-Office 2013/2010/2007/2003/XP/2000/98/95.
Source Control Management Tools
SVN
Test Management Tools
HP ALM
Technology Platforms
.NET/Java
LIferay /Sharepoint Portal
Database: MS SQL Server 2012, 2008 & 2005/ SQL Server 2008/2005/2000

ACCOUNTANT

JOB SUMMARY
Maintain an up to date record of all Receivables and Payables from MNOs, Clients and Vendors.
Responsible for the preparing and maintaining all Company’s financial reports.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Operations and Management:
Prepare and Reconcile Logs and Invoices with the MNOs.
Maintain all statutory payments and receipts including WHT, Revenue Payments, Access fees etc.
Prepare and Issue invoices to MNOs, Clients etc.
Prepare and submit revenue reports to Clients, Content Providers etc.
Prepare the Company’s Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Reports including Budget, Sales Report, Bank Transactions, Financial Statements, etc.
Prepare the Company’s monthly budget including salary budget, monthly purchases etc.
Disburse petty cash as needed keeping records of all expenses.
Comply and maintain all federal, state and local government financial requirements including Tax Clearance, NSITF, Pension, ITF etc.
Liaise with the Company’s Auditors to maintain an up to date yearly Audited Accounts and Tax Clearance.
Document and file all processes relating to the role.
Maintain and file both soft and hard copy of all accounting coupons, vouchers etc.
Collaborate and communicate with other functional teams to meet client’s needs and operational efficiency within the Company.
Keep a--- of new developments and trends of Government regulations and requirements in the Accounting field.
Analyze and recommend financial options and actions to Management.
Perform other assigned duties as delegated by management from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of 3 years working experience preferably within the VAS, Telecommunication or ICT industry
Completed NYSC
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
Chartered Accountant preferable
Knowledge of working with accounting software-QuickBooks

Preferred Skills:
Documentation
Research and Writing
Use of Microsoft Office suite

Interpersonal skills:
Resource Management
Attention to detail
Excellent Communication skills

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
A self-starter with high attention to detail
Great team work and collaborative spirit
Proven ability to make an impact internally and externally
Analytical minded
Ability to engage and drive others to deliver targets
Exhibit high energy levels and drive
Ability to easily adapt to changing work environment
Exhibit Professionalism at all times

TO APPLY
Applicants should send their CV's to: contact@gvapartners.com using the job title as subject of the email.