IT FP&A Manager

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The IT FP&A Manager will proactively lead the project cost oversight responsibilities along with technology spend reporting and analysis.  This individual will play a key role in supporting IT investment decisions and will partner closely with IT and business leaders to improve cost tracking visibility, deliver timely insights, and drive decision-making.  This role will also be responsible for partnering with the business to produce the annual budget, quarterly reforecast, and long-term plan for technology spend, along with preparation of detailed financial analysis against budgeted, forecasted and prior period results.

This is a new role for the organization within the FP&A team and will act as a financial business partner interfacing with the CIO, CTO, IT project teams and other business partners across the organization.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:


* Serve as the dedicated finance partner to the IT function, embedded within FP&A


* Cross functionally collaborates to develop financial business cases related to technology investment projects, along with monitoring and tracking project performance through project completion



* Evaluate, challenge and/or support technology investment proposals through robust financial justification as part of the capital approval process


* Complete project post assessments to ensure the achievement of stated financial and non-financial objectives of the business case were met



* Co-develop the annual technology budget in partnership with IT leadership, incorporating labor, software, systems and third-party costs


* Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial analysis and reporting, inclusive of monitoring and understanding performance drivers of technology operating and capital expenditure performance against budget, forecast and prior periods


* Provide financial modeling and scenario analysis to support IT strategy decisions


* Leverage and enhance tools to automate reporting and streamline processes to reduce manual effort


* Provide strong ad-hoc financial and business decision support as needed


* Other duties as assigned

Technical Knowledge and Understanding:


* Excellent written and verbal communication skills


* Excellent organizational and analytical skills


* Ability to work independently


* Ability to prioritize responsibilities and manage time effectively


* Attention to detail


* Ability to delegate and manage direct reports

Experience:


* Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting required


* CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred


* 5 plus years of relevant financial experience, with direct experience supporting IT or product development functions


* Proven ability to model complex, project-based costs


* Strong time management and the ability to meet tight deadlines with limited supervision


* Demonstrated ability to be proactive, analytical, and use critical thinking to solve complex problems
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