Senior Financial Analyst - VP

Senior Financial Analyst – technology finance role with 8+ years of progressive finance experience supporting technology, application development, and digital transformation initiatives. The incumbent serves as a strategic finance partner to technology leadership, providing financial planning, forecasting, investment analysis, and decision support for application development portfolios, agile delivery teams, software investments, and technology modernization programs.

• Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long‑range planning processes for Application Development organizations.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models supporting technology investments, software development projects, and strategic business initiatives.
• Analyze monthly financial results and provide variance explanations across labor, contractor, software, cloud, and project‑related expenses.
• Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to technology and finance leadership to improve financial performance and resource utilization.

• Serve as a trusted finance partner to application development leaders, engineering directors, product managers, and program management teams.
• Support investment decisions by evaluating business cases, ROI, NPV, payback periods, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses.
• Translate technical initiatives into financial impacts and communicate results effectively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Manage financial planning for technology labor, including employees, contractors, onshore/offshore resources, and managed service providers.
• Support workforce planning and capacity management activities across development teams.
• Analyze project funding requirements and ensure alignment with organizational priorities and strategic objectives.

• Support month‑end and quarter‑end close activities, accruals, and financial reporting requirements.
• Maintain strong controls and documentation supporting financial and accounting processes.

• Develop executive‑level dashboards, KPI reporting, and management presentations highlighting financial and operational performance.
• Monitor and report on key technology metrics, including capacity analysis between run and change.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and communicate recommendations to leadership.
• Present financial analyses and strategic recommendations to senior executives and business stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency, forecast accuracy, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Leverage financial systems, automation tools, and data visualization platforms to improve reporting and analytics.
• Support technology finance transformation initiatives, including cloud cost management, agile funding models, and portfolio governance enhancements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or technology finance experience.
• Minimum 5 years supporting technology, application development, or IT organizations.
• Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and management reporting.
• Experience supporting agile development teams, software development projects, and technology investment portfolios.
• Knowledge of software capitalization accounting standards and internally developed software accounting practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and financial planning systems.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and business partnership skills.
• Excellent executive presentation and communication capabilities.

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience supporting large‑scale application modernization, cloud migration, digital transformation, or enterprise technology programs.
• Knowledge of agile, SAFe, or product‑based funding models.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud) and technology cost…