- Become Business Partner for EMEA IT and to become the first point of contact for any financial matters from EMEA IT stakeholders.
- Ownership of month end process in collaboration with cross functional teams
- Monitor and report on financial performance (Capex / Revex), highlighting risks and opportunities.
- Offer financial analysis and insights to support decision making and to optimise costs.
- Ownership of costs analytics with explanations for variances against plan through a detailed understanding of business and cost drivers.
- Management of cost sharing agreements/SLAs with other global entities
- Seek ways to enhance and improve processes on an ongoing basis
- Review of business cases for IT programmes, strategic initiatives with support in any financial modelling needs.
- Ownership of the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes for the assigned IT area. Assist in the delivery of other overarching budget deliverables
- Lead on monthly financial reviews with IT Leads and their PMOs (for the assigned IT
departments) - Delivery of ad-hoc reporting as required by the senior management.
- Management of the monthly capitalisation process
- Offshore team's task management
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 4 years of PQE in IT Finance or Finance Business Partnering /Management Reporting
- Preferred professional accounting qualification.
- A strong team player, self-motivated and proactive.
- Strong communication and presentation skills with proven experience of being able to produce and present complex financial information concisely.
- Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Strong numerical and analytical skills
- Strategic thinker with passion for Finance and TechnologyHigh level understanding of IT Project delivery lifecycle (desirable)
Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003