Senior IT Finance and Compliance Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Costa Rica.

📋 Description

• Oversee an IT budget totaling $70M, which includes both Opex and Capital expenditures.

• Create and implement operating and project budgets for the IT Department that align with corporate and strategic goals.

• Collaborate with the CIO/IT Leadership, IT PMO, and Sector and Segment Finance teams.

• Plan and forecast headcount and compensation in partnership with Corporate, local HR across 9 countries, and IT leadership.

• Manage a strategic plan spanning 3–5 years in conjunction with IT, HQ Finance, and Sector/Business Stakeholders.

• Maintain quarterly forecasts and develop real-time "what-if" scenarios.

• Advise the CFO, CIO, and IT leadership team on financial risks and opportunities related to IT portfolio decisions.

• Lead the development and validation of Capital Authority for Expenditure business cases for IT projects, with an annual budget of $5–10M.

• Uphold IT project capitalization standards and guide project teams on US GAAP capitalization guidelines, specifically ASC 350-40.

• Own and manage IT cost allocation models while providing expertise on cost-sharing and chargeback strategies.

• Work with IT Vendor Management, IT leaders, and IT Project Managers to enforce external spending cost controls.

• Supervise the IT Accounting and Purchasing Analyst, including mentoring, oversight, and professional development.

• Track IT expenditures, investment returns, financial objectives, policies, and accounting principles.

• Oversee IT accounting and purchasing processes, including monthly, quarterly, and year-end closures, as well as monthly IT chargebacks.

• Develop and maintain financial reports, metrics, KPIs, actuals, forecasts, and variances.

• Address internal and external audits, access control assessments, application reviews, evaluations, and regulatory inquiries.

• Act as the IT representative during internal audits, external audits, and regulatory examinations.

• Manage IT compliance initiatives and reduce compliance risks within SAP-centric IT controls.

• Suggest enhancements to segregation of duties, production change management, software management, and application security protocols.

• Create and provide IT compliance reporting and metrics.

• Coordinate with HQ Finance for consolidation and strategic reporting purposes.

• Maintain and implement an operational excellence roadmap for IT Finance.

• Align IT financial management practices with industry best practices and benchmarks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, business administration, finance, or IT.

• If the Bachelor’s Degree is in IT, at least 7 years of experience in an IT financial planning role is required.

• Proven ability to act as a strategic business partner for C-suite and VP-level stakeholders, beyond just reporting or analytical functions.

• Experience in supporting US-based audit and compliance programs (SOX, internal controls over financial reporting).

• Comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP treatment regarding IT expenditures, including capitalization, amortization, and cloud computing arrangements (ASC 350-40, ASU 2018-15).

• Extensive understanding of IT Compliance and audit/risk assessments.

• Minimum of five years in a leadership capacity, preferably in a formal management role.

• Strong grasp of operational accounting within an IT context.

• Broad understanding of accounting and financial principles, practices, and procedures.

• Proficient in financial systems.

• Ability to engage comfortably with all levels of Duracell business and IT management.

• Excellent negotiation and influencing abilities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work environment with a focus on work-life balance.

• Employee discounts and other perks.