Financial Strategist

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Planning and Analysis Lead to join our IT Finance team within the Corporate Finance Organization. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in supporting and providing financial transparency to IT leaders and other stakeholders.

• Collect, compile, verify, and analyze financial information and economic indicators to inform strategic and operational decisions.
• Present results to senior management on a regular basis, including weekly, monthly, and quarterly updates.
• Analyze the financial implications of proposed investments or other transactions.
• Evaluate industry, economic, financial, and market trends to forecast the organization's short, medium, and long-term financial and competitive position.
• Develop analysis on expenses, costs, investments, cash flow, profits, labor market trends, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates.
• Advise executives on financial strategies and develop functional strategies on matters of significance.
• Work with IT leadership on business case analysis and return on investments.

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5 or more years of experience in finance and/or accounting.
• Experience leading groups and/or initiatives.
• Experience advising senior leadership on financial strategies.
• Knowledge of complex accounting and financial transactions for internal and external reporting.
• Ability to lead and manage special projects that may necessitate cross-functional partnerships.
• Executive-level communication skills.

• Prior experience working in finance/accounting within an IT organization or supporting IT spend.
• Managing capitalized technology labor costs and ledger/balance sheet treatment of the costs.
• Apptio or application TCO experience.
• Transformation management experience related to project financials.
• Oracle and/or Oracle Projects experience.
• Master's Degree in Business Administration or a CPA.