Director - IT Finance

Reporting directly to the CFO, this highly visible role will partner closely with Technology leadership on budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, cost optimization, and strategic decision-making around technology investments.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, business-oriented FP&A professional who can analyze technology expenses, identify cost-saving opportunities, evaluate ROI, and communicate actionable recommendations to senior leadership., * Own forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range financial planning for Technology

• Partner directly with the CFO and Technology leadership on financial strategy and decision-making
• Manage and analyze the Technology P&L
• Develop budget vs. forecast reporting, variance analysis, and scenario modeling
• Build financial models and ROI assessments for technology and strategic initiatives
• Create executive-level reporting, dashboards, and financial analytics
• Monitor technology and cloud spending and identify cost optimization opportunities
• Analyze AWS/Azure usage and expenses
• Partner with Procurement on vendor negotiations, contract optimization, and cost reduction
• Evaluate cloud pricing strategies, including Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
• Improve financial processes, expense visibility, and transparency
• Identify opportunities to make variable technology expenses more predictable and manageable
• Serve as a strategic finance business partner to senior Technology and executive leadership

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A / financial management experience
• Experience supporting technology or IT organizations from an FP&A perspective
• Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and long-range planning
• Demonstrated ability to develop financial models and conduct ROI analyses
• Experience with vendor spend analysis and expense management
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to communicate financial insights effectively to senior leadership

Technology & Cloud Finance Experience

Experience with the following is highly valued:

• Managing and forecasting AWS and/or Azure spend
• Cloud pricing models and cost optimization
• AWS Cost Explorer and/or Athena
• Identifying cloud cost savings opportunities
• Reserved Instances and Savings Plans
• Vendor negotiations and contract optimization
• FinOps initiatives or certification
• Technology investment analysis and ROI modeling

Deep FinOps or technical IT expertise is not required. Strong FP&A fundamentals combined with meaningful technology exposure are most important.

Systems & Tools

Experience with the following is a plus:

• Advanced Excel
• Power BI
• Tableau
• AWS Cost Explorer
• Athena
• Business Central or other ERP systems
• Coupa
• Anaplan
• Python
• SQL

Preferred Background

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• SaaS or technology companies
• Mid-sized organizations
• Financial services or investment management
• Consulting firms with strong FP&A practices
• Broad, hands-on FP&A roles with significant business partnering responsibilities

Candidates from other industries will also be considered if they have strong FP&A fundamentals and meaningful technology/IT exposure.