Director, Technology Finance & FP&A

HireVenture•O’Fallon, MO

17h•$150,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At HV Talent Group, we connect talented professionals with leading organizations and direct-hire opportunities aligned with their experience, career goals, and long-term growth. Our client, a globally recognized leader in digital payments and technology, is seeking a Director, Finance Business Partner – Technology Infrastructure to join its senior finance organization. Reporting to the VP, Finance Business Partner, this high-impact leader will serve as a strategic finance partner to Technology leadership, overseeing budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial performance, investment analysis, complex agreements, and business-case development. The role will also leverage Technology Business Management (TBM) principles, drive process improvements, manage risk, and partner with global cross-functional teams to optimize technology investments and business performance. The ideal candidate will bring strong Finance Business Partner experience within a Technology organization, advanced financial planning and analytical skills, executive-level communication abilities, and experience leading and developing finance teams. Advanced Excel, Oracle, and Hyperion skills are preferred, with Apptio and Agile IT experience a plus. Compensation for O'Fallon, Missouri is $150,000–$160,000 USD, plus potential bonus and comprehensive benefits. Position Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Director, Finance Business Partner – Technology Infrastructure to serve as a strategic finance partner to senior technology leadership. This is a highly visible, hands-on finance leadership position supporting a large and complex technology organization. The Director will provide financial leadership across budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, strategic investments, portfolio management, business cases, contract and deal evaluation, financial performance, and process improvement. The successful candidate must bring a strong background in technology finance, significant hands-on FP&A experience, and experience owning or supporting a large financial portfolio. This is not a role for someone who has moved completely away from the details of FP&A. The Director must be comfortable operating strategically with executives while remaining hands-on with financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and business-partnering activities. The role reports to the VP, Finance Business Partner and also includes responsibility for managing and developing finance professionals.

Requirements

Strong experience serving as a Finance Business Partner within a technology organization or supporting significant technology/infrastructure functions.
Understanding of how finance supports large technology investments, infrastructure, operating expenses, business cases, and technology portfolios.
Strong, current, hands-on FP&A capability.
Substantive experience with: Budgeting, Forecasting, Annual operating plans, Long-range planning, Financial modeling, Variance analysis, Management reporting, Strategic planning, Financial performance analysis, Business cases, Executive financial presentations.
Experience owning or providing financial leadership for a large and complex financial portfolio.
Experience advising senior business and technology executives and influencing financial decisions.
Experience challenging assumptions.
Experience providing financial recommendations.
Experience identifying risk and opportunity.
Experience supporting investment decisions.
Experience translating financial information for non-finance leaders.
Experience influencing senior stakeholders.
Experience working across a large, complex, cross-functional or matrixed organization.
Advanced working knowledge of: Microsoft Excel, Oracle, Hyperion.
Solid working knowledge of: General accounting principles, Internal controls, Risk management, Financial governance, Control environments.
Strong executive presence and communication skills.
Comfortable presenting financial information to executives.
Comfortable developing executive-level presentations.
Comfortable explaining complex financial concepts clearly.
Comfortable making recommendations.
Comfortable defending financial assumptions.
Comfortable communicating financial risks and opportunities.
Comfortable influencing business decisions.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong financial and analytical judgment.
Strategic thinking.
Hands-on execution.
Executive presence.
People leadership.
Cross-functional collaboration.
Change management.
Process-improvement leadership.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
Ability to operate effectively in a complex global or matrixed environment.
Proven experience managing and developing employees, not simply project or dotted-line leadership.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Apptio.
Experience with Technology Business Management / TBM.
Experience with Agile IT methodologies.
A Master's Degree in Finance, Business, or a related field is preferred.
Technology infrastructure finance.
Technology investment management.
Technology Business Management.
Product P&L management.
Financial cost allocation.
Large technology portfolios.
Contract and deal management.
Pricing.
Business-case development.
Global finance organizations.
Complex management reporting.
Transformation initiatives.
Change management.
High-risk financial issue resolution.

Responsibilities

Lead financial planning and reporting activities for a designated area within a large technology organization.
Own and support: Annual budgeting, Forecasting, Long-range planning, Strategic planning, Target setting, Financial reporting, Management reporting.
Provide senior technology leaders with meaningful financial insights that support business decisions and improve financial performance.
Perform detailed financial analysis and translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for executive leadership.
Identify and recommend meaningful financial and operational metrics to measure performance and business success.
Partner across technology, finance, sourcing, business units, regional teams, and corporate functions.
Develop, analyze, and validate new business and investment opportunities.
Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior business and technology leaders.
Conduct detailed variance analysis and effectively communicate the drivers behind financial performance.
Identify risks, opportunities, trends, and financial implications affecting business performance.
Support and execute large and complex agreements using strong financial and commercial judgment.
Evaluate ongoing deals, contracts, business cases, and other strategic opportunities.
Provide financial counsel and analysis related to business agreements and investment decisions.
Support contract management, deal management, pricing, and product-management activities from a finance perspective.
Apply Technology Business Management (TBM) principles to technology-cost allocation and product P&L management.
Partner with sourcing and other cross-functional teams to identify efficiencies and ensure financial performance aligns with established targets.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.
Develop strategies and procedures for process-improvement initiatives and lead implementation.
Support compliance with Enterprise Risk Management and internal-control requirements.
Participate in control testing when required.
Complete ad hoc financial analyses, strategic projects, and new business cases.
Manage and develop finance professionals.
Establish goals and performance expectations.
Conduct performance reviews and appraisal processes.
Coach and develop employees.
Identify and develop high-potential talent.
Motivate and lead finance professionals within a complex organization.
Help develop a high-performing finance function.
Lead effectively across diverse and multifunctional teams.