Manager, IS Finance

Manager, IS Finance

Location of Job: Hershey, PA

This role serves as a strategic finance partner to the IS & HBP organization, shaping investment decisions across the technology and modernization portfolio from ideation through execution. The position drives business case development, strengthens financial governance, and enables leadership decision-making through clear insights on value creation, performance, and risk.

Operating as a highly visible individual contributor, this role influences outcomes through strong cross‑functional partnership with SG&A, FP&A, Capital Administration, and IT leaders. The position provides strategic financial insight on technology spend, transformation initiatives, and operational drivers to improve transparency, prioritization, and business performance.

• P&L / Budget Ownership: Provides financial leadership and decision support across a technology spend environment exceeding $400M, with focus on value creation, investment discipline, and enterprise modernization outcomes.
• Business Case Strategy & Governance: Lead the development, challenge, and validation of business cases for IS & HBP and enterprise modernization initiatives, ensuring strategic alignment, financial rigor, and disciplined investment decisions.
• Value Realization & Performance Leadership: Drive visibility to the financial impact of technology and transformation initiatives; communicate performance versus plan, key risks, opportunities, and actions required to maximize value delivery.
• Technology Spend Strategy & ITFM Support: Enable transparency and insight into technology spend by partnering with ITFM teams on cost structures, allocations, and total cost of ownership (TCO), supporting more informed resource allocation and prioritization.
• Planning, Forecasting & Executive Insight: Support forecasting, AOP, and run‑rate outlooks by translating variances and operational drivers into actionable recommendations. Provide insights that inform M  discussions and leadership decision‑making.
• Enterprise Modernization & Strategic Initiatives: Lead and support the financial workstream for IS & HBP and enterprise modernization initiatives, including scenario modeling, investment analysis, and cross‑functional decision support.
• Cross‑Functional Partnership & Influence: Partner across SG&A, FP&A, Capital Administration, and IS & HBP leadership to align assumptions, resolve complex issues, and drive accountability for business and financial outcomes in a matrixed environment.
• Contracts, Capital Strategy & Process Improvement: Support the financial evaluation of vendor agreements and investment decisions, provide guidance on capital versus expense treatment, and advance reporting, data quality, and process standardization to strengthen financial stewardship.

• Strong strategic, analytical, and financial modeling capabilities, with the ability to translate complex data into clear business insights and actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and build credibility across functions, levels, and stakeholder groups.
• Experience in business case development, cost‑benefit analysis, forecasting, scenario planning, and value realization.
• Understanding of IT Financial Management (ITFM), technology spend management, and enterprise transformation programs.
• Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues for senior leadership audiences.
• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on simplification, standardization, and stronger financial governance.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, including development of executive‑ready analysis and materials.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: 5–8+ years of progressive experience in finance, FP&A, business partnership, or strategic decision support roles.
  • Experience supporting business cases, enterprise transformation initiatives, capital planning, or investment governance preferred.
  • Experience operating in a complex, matrixed, and global organization…