Sr Analyst IT Vendor & Financial Operations

IT Vendor & Financial Operations Analyst

About the Role

At Post Consumer Brands, we're looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of finance, technology, and operations - someone who brings structure to complexity and makes things work better.

As an IT Vendor & Financial Operations Analyst, you'll play a critical role in managing and optimizing how we oversee IT spend, vendor relationships, purchasing processes, and asset governance across the organization. This is a highly visible, independent role where your attention to detail and problem-solving mindset will directly influence how we operate and scale.

You'll collaborate with teams across IT, Finance, Procurement, and Operations to ensure accuracy, transparency, and efficiency - while identifying opportunities to improve processes and deliver value. This role offers the opportunity to work on everything from vendor coordination and invoice management to asset lifecycle governance and financial reporting in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

At PCB, you'll experience big company opportunity with a small company attitude - where your work is visible, your ideas matter, and you can truly make an impact.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & IT Spend Governance

• Track and manage IT operational spend, including invoices, purchase activity, renewals, and vendor commitments

• Oversee end-to-end invoice processing, including validation, coding support, approvals, and payment tracking

• Support accrual tracking by identifying outstanding expenses and partnering with Finance on reporting

• Maintain visibility into purchase orders, prepaid expenses, and vendor obligations

• Prepare reports on budgets, spend trends, accruals, and vendor costs

• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and process improvements

Procurement & Vendor Coordination

• Create and manage IT requisitions and purchase orders in ERP systems

• Partner with Procurement and Accounts Payable to resolve discrepancies

• Serve as a key point of contact for vendor communications, including contracts, invoices, and renewals

• Support vendor onboarding and governance processes, including preferred vendor tracking

IT Asset Management Governance

• Help govern enterprise IT asset management processes across corporate and manufacturing environments

• Maintain tracking for hardware inventory, licensing, warranties, and lifecycle status

• Ensure compliance with software licensing and coordinate audits when needed

• Support CMDB and asset governance initiatives within IT platforms

Process Improvement & Governance

• Develop and improve standardized procedures across procurement, invoicing, and asset management

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and audit requirements

• Identify automation opportunities and streamline workflows

• Build metrics, dashboards, and reporting for leadership visibility

Operational & Manufacturing Support

• Partner with plant IT and operations teams to support technology purchasing and vendor coordination

• Assist with financial tracking for equipment, devices, and operational hardware

• Support large-scale initiatives such as system rollouts and facility expansions, At Post Consumer Brands, we're looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of finance, technology, and operations - someone who brings structure to complexity and makes things work better.

As an IT Vendor & Financial Operations Analyst, you'll play a critical role in managing and optimizing how we oversee IT spend, vendor relationships, purchasing processes, and asset governance across the organization. This is a highly visible, independent role where your attention to detail and problem-solving mindset will directly influence how we operate and scale.

You'll collaborate with teams across IT, Finance, Procurement, and Operations to ensure accuracy, transparency, and efficiency - while identifying opportunities to improve processes and deliver value. This role offers the opportunity to work on everything from vendor coordination and invoice management to asset lifecycle governance and financial reporting in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

At PCB, you'll experience big company opportunity with a small company attitude - where your work is visible, your ideas matter, and you can truly make an impact.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & IT Spend Governance

• Track and manage IT operational spend, including invoices, purchase activity, renewals, and vendor commitments

• Oversee end-to-end invoice processing, including validation, coding support, approvals, and payment tracking

• Support accrual tracking by identifying outstanding expenses and partnering with Finance on reporting

• Maintain visibility into purchase orders, prepaid expenses, and vendor obligations

• Prepare reports on budgets, spend trends, accruals, and vendor costs

• Identify opportunities for cost optimization and process improvements

Procurement & Vendor Coordination

• Create and manage IT requisitions and purchase orders in ERP systems

• Partner with Procurement and Accounts Payable to resolve discrepancies

• Serve as a key point of contact for vendor communications, including contracts, invoices, and renewals

• Support vendor onboarding and governance processes, including preferred vendor tracking

IT Asset Management Governance

• Help govern enterprise IT asset management processes across corporate and manufacturing environments

• Maintain tracking for hardware inventory, licensing, warranties, and lifecycle status

• Ensure compliance with software licensing and coordinate audits when needed

• Support CMDB and asset governance initiatives within IT platforms

Process Improvement & Governance

• Develop and improve standardized procedures across procurement, invoicing, and asset management

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and audit requirements

• Identify automation opportunities and streamline workflows

• Build metrics, dashboards, and reporting for leadership visibility

Operational & Manufacturing Support

• Partner with plant IT and operations teams to support technology purchasing and vendor coordination

• Assist with financial tracking for equipment, devices, and operational hardware

• Support large-scale initiatives such as system rollouts and facility expansions

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• 3+ years of experience in financial operations, procurement, vendor management, or IT support

• Experience managing purchase orders, invoices, accruals, and vendor financial processes

• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, reconciliation)

• Experience working in ERP systems (e.g., JD Edwards, SAP, or similar)

• High attention to detail with strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently while collaborating across multiple teams

• Comfortable navigating complex processes and identifying improvements

Preferred:

• Experience with JDE, OnBase, Smartsheet, or ITSM/ITAM tools (e.g., ServiceNow)

• Background in manufacturing, supply chain, or distributed operations environments

• Exposure to audits, compliance (SOX), or financial reporting processes, If you're a detail-oriented, self-driven professional who enjoys working across teams and improving how work gets done, we'd love to hear from you.

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats , PEBBLES , Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish , Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/company/postconsumerbrands/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Consumer-Brands/1919490918137560/) for the latest news., Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America., At Post Consumer Brands, you'll have the opportunity to contribute in meaningful ways, grow your career, and see the tangible impact of your work every day. Apply today and discover a place where your contributions truly matter. The pay range for this position is $80,944 - $113,322 per year.