IT Finance Manager

Guidehouse • Rockville, MD

9d • $89,000 - $148,000

About The Position

The IT Finance Manager is responsible for budgeting, financial forecasting and cost transparency for enterprise IT across Guidehouse’s global footprint. This role manages IT OPEX and CAPEX, supports chargeback and showback models, and partners with IT, Finance and business leaders to improve cost transparency, forecasting accuracy, and investment decisions. This position plays a critical role in ensuring financial discipline, cost optimization, and clear communication of IT spend to senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 7+ years of experience in IT Finance, FP&A, or Technology Business Management; or 11 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong experience managing IT OPEX and CAPEX in a large, complex organization
• Hands‑on experience with chargeback and/or showback models
• Advanced skills in financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• Experience within a global consulting, professional services, or matrixed organization
• Familiarity with TBM frameworks (e.g., service‑based costing)
• Experience with cloud financial management (FinOps) and consumption‑based pricing
• Exposure to IT financial tools or platforms (e.g., Apptio, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle, Anaplan)

Responsibilities

• Partner with IT Leaders to lead IT OPEX and CAPEX planning, budgeting, and forecasting across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and end‑user services
• Track and explain month‑end actuals vs. budget and forecast
• Manage capitalization policy, asset lifecycles, depreciation, and amortization for IT investments
• Design, maintain, and improve IT chargeback and showback models aligned to business services
• Partner with Finance and IT leadership to ensure fair, transparent, and defensible cost allocation
• Produce consumable billing and usage reports for business units and their departments
• Maintain cost transparency dashboards
• Identify cost optimization opportunities related to cloud usage, vendors, and demand management
• Support business cases, ROI analysis, and investment prioritization for IT initiatives
• Act as a trusted finance partner to CIO, IT service owners, and global Finance
• Translate financial data into clear, executive‑ready insights
• Support IT leadership with financial analysis for strategy, sourcing, and transformation initiatives
• Ensure compliance with internal finance policies, audit requirements, and financial controls
• Support internal and external audits related to IT spend and capitalization
• Improve processes through automation, standardization, and data quality improvements

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level