Job Description
The Technology Cost Management Partner III serves as a key financial partner to senior IT leadership, providing financial insights across operational, project, and strategic spending. This role delivers clear, actionable analysis that supports informed decision making, strengthens cost accountability, and enhances the financial performance of the technology organization. They are a trusted advisor who collaborates closely with leaders to align financial outcomes with organizational goals. This role is not in the weeds doing reconciliation, researching Purchasing Order's etc. They are high-level strategic partners, who use their critical thinking skills to present recommendations to VP-Level IT leaders on how to best solution for their operational expenses (Example: "You are spending xyz in internal/external/project labor and xyz in technologies. Here are the options of what you can do if this spend is over or under budget." "Here is what AI or other tools will cost you." "Here is where you can justify projects and should invest your money.") This person will:
• Build, maintain, and analyze comprehensive financial views across spend categories, enabling leaders to understand total cost of ownership and investment trade-offs.
• Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
• Facilitate recurring financial review discussions with senior leaders, ensuring transparency of spend patterns, variances, and strategic investment impacts.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen cost accountability practices and reinforce transparency in IT spending.
• Identify key financial opportunities and risks and communicate at a high level how these decisions influence reinvestment capacity and strategic flexibility.
• Perform complex financial analysis to develop and provide accurate and timely financial information and analysis for use in the development of business strategies and tactics.
• Build a clear understanding of how cloud usage drives overall cost. Work with FinOps Leads to identify opportunities for cost savings.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and reliability of financial data used for analysis and reporting.
Adapt financial storytelling to the needs of different stakeholders—providing detail when helpful and elevating the narrative for executive level conversations
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Required Skills & Experience
7+ years of financial or accounting experience
Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights
2+ years of strategic cost management
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis methodologies
Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders through concise financial storytelling and strategic insight
Experience with IT finance
Ability to support operational, project based, and strategic financial analysis within a technology organization
Advanced proficiency in Excel
A confident, self-starter, who can operate with little oversight
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Experience with SAP HIGHLY preferred; also use ServiceNow and PowerBI
Managed care or healthcare experience
Cloud-based experience
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.