IT Finance Leader

Aston Carter•Tampa, FL

6d•$50 - $65•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Finance Leader in the IT Business sector, you will lead and maintain IT portfolio management processes, governance frameworks, and project prioritization. You will oversee project portfolios, including schedules, budgets, risks, resources, and benefits realization. Your role will support annual planning, strategic road mapping, and project intake processes while developing and promoting project management methodologies across traditional, Agile, and hybrid environments.

Requirements

Proficiency in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Experience in PMO management.
5+ years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, procurement, or IT financial management.
2-3+ years of project or portfolio management experience in a PMO model.
Experience with SAP, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of IT budgeting, cost accounting, vendor management, and financial forecasting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field preferred.
People management experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify cost and productivity improvements while increasing the value of the IT investment portfolio and driving a long-term view on technology investments
Lead and manage the team while providing active support for their personal development, as well as managing the budget, product portfolio, and KPIs
Lead the team on finance, accounting, taxes and procurement guidelines, policies, and procedures applicable to Digital IT spend (OPEX & CAPEX), as well as identify opportunities for vendor rationalization and cost optimization
Develop, maintain, and promote formally identified processes to manage traditional and agile projects, as well as form the project portfolio and facilitate the annual planning process within Digital IT
Along with Procurement, analyze the vendor's portfolio, contracts, financial performance, the status of contracts, and past financial data while preparing financial reports and projections
Identify financial trends, recommend sourcing strategies, and contract improvements, and promote and facilitate optimization actions
Collaborate with leadership and the team to ensure fidelity of budgets, cost compliance on budgets, and contracts
Lead and manage the budgeting (OPEX, Global Chargebacks, CAPEX), and forecasting while working with the Digital IT team, Procurement, business process areas, and vendors to ensure contract/budgets are accurate and understood, projects are billed, and forecasting is completed promptly
Monitor projects and prepare dashboards and reports about the portfolio progress and health considering schedules, budget, risks, resources, and benefits realization
Work with other departments to report the Digital IT portfolio progress and expenditures
Aid with financial management, compliance with guidelines, guidance on processes and methodologies, tracking performance measures, and vendor management, as well as tracking and reporting KPI/OKR goals
Lead the annual budgeting process, track budget execution during the year, work with vendors supporting the team by managing contracts and billing, as well as ensuring on-time and on-budget deliveries