IT Strategy & Finance Analyst

International Paper•Memphis, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role plays a critical part in supporting IT financial operations and strategic planning within the PSNA IT organization. The position partners closely with Finance to manage portfolio budgets, forecasts, and actuals across both operational and capital expenditures. It contributes to the development of investment business cases, ensures financial transparency, and promotes adherence to governance processes. The role also supports the IT Director in executing regional strategy deployment and helps define key initiatives and KPIs that align with organizational goals. Success in this position requires strong analytical and technical skills, including proficiency in Excel, SAP, and data analysis tools. The candidate must be adept at interpreting complex financial data, conducting ad hoc analyses, and providing actionable insights. Responsibilities include summarizing financial results, supporting audits, managing budgeting processes, and performing contract analysis. Collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagement are essential, as is the ability to tie financials to the products and services delivered by PSNA IT. The role also emphasizes best practices in prioritization, resource allocation, and benefits tracking.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance or related field
1-3+ years of related experience
Background supporting IT project delivery, including ERP, SAP, digital transformation, infrastructure, or enterprise application initiatives
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
Strong technical skills, excel skills and the ability to maneuver in SAP and various systems
Provides substantial input into the optimization and asset investment needs of the organization
Skilled in conducting ad hoc analysis
Leverage approved AI tools for day-to-day deliverables
Comfortable with Excel and data analysis
Familiar with SAP
Organizational agility
Decision quality
Tech savvy
Action Oriented
Plans & Aligns
Collaborates

Responsibilities

Partner with IT Finance to monitor portfolio budgets, forecasts, and actuals across both opex and capex
Support the development of investment business cases and track benefits realization against approved plans
Ensure financial transparency and adherence to governance processes
Support the IT Director, Strategy & Planning in the development and execution of strategy deployment within the region
Ability to support the development of key initiatives and KPIs to support the PSNA IT organization
Ability to effectively summarize and report out financial results
Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders
Help support our AI Strategy and Deployment
Proficiency with tools, data and analytics with the ability to use various data analysis tools and software to extract, manipulate and analyze data
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
Strong technical skills, excel skills and the ability to maneuver in SAP and various systems
Provides substantial input into the optimization and asset investment needs of the organization
Skilled in conducting ad hoc analysis
Ability to interpret US GAAP, Cost Accounting principles and key internal controls across the IT organization
Support Annual budgeting process data & analysis
Support internal/external audit engagements
Responsible for accurate & timely reports
Perform IT contract analysis
Tie the financials to the Products and Services provided by PSNA IT
Perform other duties as assigned
Promote best practices in prioritization, resource allocation, and benefits tracking