IT Tech Finance Manager

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Support technology budgeting and forecasting processes, including collecting inputs,

consolidating plans, and maintaining budgeting templates and assumptions.

Job Description

Strictly Confidential

Perform month-end and periodic financial follow-up: actuals vs budget/forecast, variance

analysis, and commentary for leadership reporting.

Manage and reconcile technology spend tracking: invoices, purchase orders, accruals,

commitments, and cost allocations (cost centers/products/platforms).

Maintain cost transparency for run and change spend, including vendor spend views and

allocation models (where applicable).

Produce regular financial dashboards and reports for IT leadership (spend, trends, burn

rates, commitments, forecasting accuracy).

Support investment cases and initiative funding decisions by providing financial analysis

(cost estimates, scenarios, sensitivity inputs, ROI/benefits inputs where relevant).

Support vendor financial governance together with procurement/contract owners:

consumption tracking, indexation checks, renewal cost visibility, and financial risk flags.

Identify cost anomalies and improvement opportunities (e.g., under/over-consumption,

duplicate spend, unused licenses) and propose corrective actions.

Support chargeback/show back (if applicable): maintain allocation rules, validate data,

and explain cost drivers to stakeholders.

Ensure compliance with financial controls and processes (approval flows,

documentation, audit readiness, segregation of duties where applicable).

Maintain master data quality related to technology finance (cost centers, GL mappings,

vendor references, portfolio/product mapping).

Contribute to continuous improvement and automation of finance processes and

reporting (standardization, tooling enhancements, improved data pipelines).

Key Competencies & Skills required

Technical:

Data and systems literacy: ERP/finance systems and IT

financial tools (as applicable), plus strong data discipline

(master data, reconciliations)

Financial analysis fundamentals (P&L understanding,

variance analysis, forecasting, accruals/commitments) in IT

background

Budgeting and forecasting processes (planning cycles,

assumptions management, consolidation)

Cost allocation and cost transparency concepts (run vs

change, cost drivers, showback/chargeback awareness)

Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data cleaning; basic

modelling)

Reporting and dashboard support (PowerPoint for exec

reporting; exposure to Power BI/Tableau is an advantage)

Understanding of procurement and vendor spend mechanics

(POs, invoices, renewals, indexation, consumption metrics)

Job Description

Strictly Confidential

Basic business case support (scenario analysis, sensitivity

inputs; ROI inputs where relevant)

Nice to have:

Certification in PMI / PRINCE or similar certification

Behavioral Skills:

Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail (numbers,

reconciliations, data quality)

Ownership and reliability (deadlines, month-end cadence,

follow-through)

Clear communication (explain variances and cost drivers in

simple terms)

Stakeholder management and collaboration (IT leaders,

procurement, finance)

Structured problem solving (identify root causes of variances

and data issues)

Integrity and confidentiality (sensitive financial and vendor

information)

Continuous improvement mindset (standardize and automate

where possible)

Pragmatic judgement (balance precision with timeliness for

decision support)

Soft Skills:

Ability to work in a team

Conflict resolving skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Resilience

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

Communication and presentation skills

Previous Experience & Qualifications

Education/Qualification:

Bachelor s or Master s degree in Finance, Economics, Business

Administration, Accounting, or related field (or equivalent

experience)

Knowledge & Experience:

3-5+ years of experience as a PMO

Excellent project planning, budget, scoping, costing and scheduling

ability