IT Financial Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with leadership to develop the annual IT operating and capital budget.

• Maintain ongoing forecasts and model costs related to initiatives, headcount adjustments, and contract renewals.

• Oversee the IT budget tracker, spending register, and associated financial models.

• Reconcile commitments and departmental expenditures with Finance’s general ledger actuals and purchase orders.

• Identify and rectify any miscoded, duplicated, unbudgeted, or otherwise inconsistent charges.

• Prepare purchase requisitions and ensure proper coding of purchase orders.

• Review vendor invoices against contracts, purchase orders, completed work, and rate cards.

• Manage transactions and reconciliations for purchase cards and Amazon Business ghost cards.

• Coordinate with Procurement and Accounts Payable regarding payment statuses, disputes, and vendor setup.

• Maintain inventories of software subscriptions, support agreements, and service contracts.

• Track renewals, authorizations for expenditures, capitalizable spending, amortization, multi-year commitments, and prepaid arrangements.

• Generate monthly financial packages that cover budget versus actuals, forecasts, commitments, and commentary on variances.

• Prepare analyses for total cost of ownership, vendor comparisons, build-versus-buy evaluations, and contract renewals.

• Develop, maintain, and document tools for financial tracking and reporting.

• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Accounts Payable, project leaders, and IT management during close and budget reviews.

• Maintain financial controls and records to support audits and Sarbanes-Oxley technology control requests.

• Mentor team leads and project owners on budget management and purchasing protocols.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, or accounting, with at least one year in support of a technology, engineering, or shared services department.

• Proven experience reconciling departmental tracking with general ledger actuals and addressing variances.

• Familiarity with the purchase order and invoice lifecycle, as well as accruals, prepaid expenses, and the classification of capital versus operating expenses.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to build and maintain models for others.

• Capability to clearly communicate financial results to non-financial audiences without using jargon.

• Strong attention to detail and a history of identifying errors before they reach Finance or leadership.

• Experience in a manufacturing setting is preferred.

• Background in IT financial management is preferred.

• Knowledge of technology cost attribution frameworks is preferred.

• Experience with JD Edwards or a comparable ERP procurement and accounts payable module is preferred.

• Experience constructing reports in Power BI or a similar tool is preferred.

• Progress toward CPA, CMA, or equivalent certification is preferred.

• Successful completion of a background investigation is required for U.S. employment offers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Comprehensive insurance options.

• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan.

• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick leave.

• Paid parental leave.

• Opportunities for learning and tuition assistance.

• Wellness and well-being programs.

• Participation in ownership and the ability to benefit from collective success.

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.