Sr Manager, Financial Management

Company: Transamerica
Location: Denver
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and energetic individual with a strong technology and financial management background to help implement and operationalize a Technology Business Management solution designed to position executives with the knowledge to manage and communicate the cost, quality, and value of IT Services. The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision and the drive to make that vision a reality. This role sits in the Business Management Office of Workplace Technology, and involves close collaboration with IT and Finance professionals at all levels within the organization.

Job DescriptionResponsibilities:

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• Translate executive vision into technical requirements and subsequent deliverables
• Gather functional and business requirements and rapidly translate that information into a working set of operational and financial models, dashboards, and management reports
• Design and maintain detailed reports to show the allocation of IT expense across consuming business teams
• Collaborate with IT Executives and Finance on IT Total Cost of Ownership, financial metrics, and cost transparency initiatives
• Act as a single point of contact for IT leadership team and Finance partners
• Import, transform, and rationalize data from systems of record (i.e. general ledger, project portfolio management tool) into insights to drive IT cost optimization
• Operationalize data monthly by loading, validating, and reviewing on timely basis
• Provide management reporting and analytics services for Executives
  
  Qualifications:
  
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  • Previous experience with the Apptio suite of applications required
  • Advanced analytical and big data analysis skills
  • Ability to work efficiently and effectively with multiple levels of management and staff across the organization
  • Understanding of IT infrastructure domains including data centers, network/communications, server utilization, virtual environments, storage, and application development
  • Knowledge of IT services and financial management processes and best practices such as budgeting, cost allocations, capital & operating expense handling, program portfolio management, and application/infrastructure support
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills - capable of motivating and managing organizations or teams to deliver desired results
  • Strong ITIL or Service Management background
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or related field
  • Advanced degree in related field preferred
  • Strong quantitative & analytical skills for financial modeling/analysis
  • Strong to expert level skills and experience in formulaic logic such as MS Excel if statements, vlookup, pivot tables, macros,
  • Knowledge and application of relational database concepts
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills to executive management audiences
  • Infrastructure background
  • Good with data analytics and data mining
  • Previous experience working with scripting, report building, etc.
    

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