Senior Financial Analyst, IT Expense

POSITION : Senior Financial Analyst, Technology Expense

LOCATION : Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)

Responsibilities :

Responsible for IT Allocation computation and documentation, assisting and validating IT business cases, month-end consolidation and reporting, monthly forecast, annual budget process, and ad-hoc requests. In addition to a strong understanding of financial statements, GAAP, and software capitalization, the candidate must possess highly effective communication and interpersonal skills as this role requires interacting with numerous IT organization teams.

• Support IT allocation calculation and show back documentation to all SBU receiving IT allocation
• Support the budgeting process, monthly forecast, and monthly variances reporting
• Assist IT with business cases and create and update reporting on business case operating and capital expenses
• Own month-end close: prepare accrual and re-class journal entries for Opex and Capex
• Analyze monthly actuals against forecast, budget, and prior year, and research for drivers behind the variances
• Support annual budget planning, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning
• Assist with annual benchmark analysis on IT spending across North American Automotive/Industrial and Global Automotive/Industrial IT functions
• Prepare monthly reports for P&L financial reviews with budget owners and their VPs
• Support with business case analysis following a project close-out to ensure Business benefits have been achieved
• Provide ad-hoc reports and models for the purpose of allowing management to make data-driven decisions
  
  

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in corporate finance or financial planning & analysis
• 3-5 years of experience working with IT functions within an organization preferred.
• Attention to accuracy and detail required.
• Experience with Peoplesoft, TM1/Planning & Analytics, Oracle BI is highly desired.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word are highly desired.
• Preferred: MBA or relevant graduate degree