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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in IT financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, while effectively advising senior leaders on investment decisions and optimizing financial performance across IT portfolios. Proven ability to lead cross-functional financial initiatives and improve planning processes in complex technology environments.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial Planning And AnalysisBudgeting And ForecastingIT Financial ManagementAdvanced Excel ProficiencyERP Platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday)
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Financial ModelingScenario AnalysisVariance AnalysisInvestment EvaluationCapital Vs. Operating Expense Management
Soft Skills
InfluenceNegotiationCommunicationCoachingStakeholder Management
Tools & Technologies
Power BITableauAlteryxAnaplanAdaptive Planning
Certifications & Qualifications
MBACPACMACFA
Industry Keywords
IT Portfolio ManagementProject AccountingResource PlanningBenefits RealizationDigital Transformation
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudCyber SecurityERPOracleTableau
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the IT annual operating plan, budget, forecast, and long-range planning cycles.
- Coordinate inputs across IT functions, challenge assumptions, and contribute to departmental budget decisions aligned with strategic roadmaps and investment priorities.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for IT financial management, advising on investment trade-offs, business cases, total cost of ownership, ROI, funding alternatives, and capital versus operating expense treatment.
- Analyze spending trends, cost drivers, variances, and forecast risks across the IT portfolio; recommend corrective actions and optimization opportunities.
- Lead cross-functional financial initiatives involving benefits realization, vendor and contract financials, accruals, consumption analysis, and portfolio financial governance.
- Advise IT leaders with scenario analyses, monthly performance reviews, and executive-ready decision-support materials.
- Raise difficult issues with management and stakeholders and drive decisions.
- Improve planning processes, controls, reporting, and automation.
- Coach program and project managers on financial planning, forecasting discipline, and compliance with corporate financial policy and audit requirements.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related discipline AND 8+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, portfolio financial management, or related finance roles supporting complex technology or business organizations.
- Recognized expertise in IT or technology finance, including annual planning, forecasting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, variance analysis, investment evaluation, and capital vs. operating expense management.
- Demonstrated results leading complex financial planning cycles or cross-functional financial initiatives, including multiple or integrated plans across IT portfolios, transformation programs, or enterprise investments.
- Experience advising senior leaders on investment and funding decisions, with a track record of recommendations that changed prioritization, spend, or resource allocation.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday, or equivalent), and financial planning and reporting tools.
- Strong influence, negotiation, and communication skills, including handling differing interests across Finance, IT, Procurement, and business leadership and driving action without direct authority.
- MBA, CPA, CMA, CFA, or similar professional qualification.
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or similar analytics and planning tools.
- Knowledge of IT portfolio management, project accounting, resource planning, and benefits realization frameworks.
- Experience supporting large-scale ERP, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, or digital transformation programs from a financial perspective.
- Understanding of software licensing economics, vendor financial governance, and contract financial management.
- Experience coaching or mentoring finance or program colleagues across multiple teams in a global, matrixed organization.