IT Systems and Project Manager

Network Finance; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance in South Africa is seeking an experienced IT leader to drive end-to-end IT project delivery, evaluate software against business needs, and manage scopes, plans and budgets. You will lead a multi-disciplinary IT team, coordinate with internal teams and third-party vendors, implement integrations, ensure data consistency across systems, and contribute to IT governance and compliance.

Strong collaboration, stakeholder management and proven project lifecycle experience are essential

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience and certifications).
• IT Management & Administration
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Project Management
• 5-10 years of total experience in IT roles, including: 3-5 years of experience leading IT projects (systems or applications)
• Proven ability to manage full project life cycles from planning to close-out
• Experience with enterprise systems (ERP, WMS, POS)

Responsibilities

• Evaluate software according to business needs
• Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of IT projects (applications, system upgrades, software development projects, and system implementations)
• Develop project scopes, plans, budgets, and resource allocations
• Track and report on progress, risks, and milestones
• Coordinate internal IT and business teams and third-party vendors for implementation
• Develop and maintain integrations between internal business systems and third-party platforms using APIs, middleware, and other integration tools
• Ensure data consistency and synchronization across multiple systems and platforms
• Design and implement automated workflows and data exchange processes between applications
• Develop and maintain the IT department budget
• Manage, mentor, train, and develop a multi-disciplinary IT systems team of system admins, support staff, and developers
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Conduct performance reviews and oversee team workload balancing
• Oversee the administration and performance of business-critical systems: ERP, SharePoint, WMS, POS
• Coordinate upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of business systems and applications
• Develop and enforce IT policies, procedures, and compliance standards for all business systems and applications
• Ensure IT policies are enforced
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure IT systems support business needs
• Provide escalation support for complex incidents or service disruptions
• Gather and understand software requirements from business divisions
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and design documentation
• Implement integrations with third-party service providers

Skills

IT Management & Administration

Project Management

Business Administration (MBA)

Enterprise systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Systems

Tools

ERP

WMS

POS

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate software according to business needs
• Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of IT projects (applications, system upgrades, software development projects, and system implementations)
• Develop project scopes, plans, budgets, and resource allocations
• Track and report on progress, risks, and milestones
• Coordinate internal IT and business teams and third-party vendors for implementation
• Develop and maintain integrations between internal business systems and third-party platforms using APIs, middleware, and other integration tools
• Ensure data consistency and synchronization across multiple systems and platforms
• Design and implement automated workflows and data exchange processes between applications

Team Leadership

• Develop and maintain the IT department budget
• Manage, mentor, train, and develop a multi-disciplinary IT systems team of system admins, support staff, and developers
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Conduct performance reviews and oversee team workload balancing

Systems Oversight

• Oversee the administration and performance of business-critical systems:
  • ERP and associated applications
  • SharePoint
  • WMS
  • POS
• Coordinate upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of business systems and applications

IT Governance & Support

• Develop and enforce IT policies, procedures, and compliance standards for all business systems and applications
• Ensure IT policies are enforced
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure IT systems support business needs
• Provide escalation support for complex incidents or service disruptions
• Gather and understand software requirements from business divisions
• Contribute to software architecture decisions and design documentation
• Implement integrations with third-party service providers

Job Experience and Skills Required

• Preferred: bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience and certifications)
• IT Management & Administration
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Project Management
• 5-10 years of total experience in IT roles, including:
  • 3-5 years of experience leading IT projects (systems or applications)
• Proven ability to manage full project life cycles from planning to close-out
• Experience with enterprise systems (ERP, WMS, POS)