Senior Department Financial Analyst

Title: Senior Department Financial Analyst

Location: North Chicago, IL 60085

Assignment: 3 months

• The Senior Department Financial Analyst will be responsible for enabling Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) solutions delivery through effective execution of departmental procurement and budget management processes.
• This role will partner with key stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams to provide consulting, support, and direction in areas associated with the planning, procurement, provisioning, and financial management of information security solutions.
• They are expected to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure financial targets are met, drive cost optimization opportunities, and contribute to the improvement of operational practices and processes.

• Partner with key stakeholders to understand specific business processes and objectives, supporting short and long-term strategic planning, solution discovery, and procurement needs.
• Lead and refine procurement processes in collaboration with finance, procurement partners, and other key stakeholders, ensuring purchasing activities flow cleanly and support budgetary tracking and reporting.
• Establish and define processes to ensure financial data is accurate across workbooks.
• Manage the departmental budget and project spend, partnering closely with functional leaders and portfolio management partners to ensure we accurately plan and consistently execute against financial targets.
• Collaborate with portfolio and project management partners to align project management processes to financial forecasting and reporting requirements.
  
  Partner with corporate finance to drive operational excellence and standards for monthly and quarterly forecasts and LBE's (Latest Best Estimates).
• Support annual Capital Plan, and Long-Range Planning (LRP) activities, ensuring funding requests clearly support our defined strategic objectives.
• Develop reporting for leadership and key stakeholders to enable effective financial governance and transparent communications.
• Meet monthly with cross-functional partners to review active projects and proactively manage change orders, renewal timelines, and planned expenditures to ensure maximum transparency and alignment and drive effective forecasting.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable Client's Corporate (e.g., Finance, Purchasing, OEC, Legal), and IT department policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's Degree in a business or financial field and 7 years experience OR Master's Degree and 6 years experience OR PhD and 2 years experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in corporate financial management including budgeting, forecasting, and contracting/procurement support.
• Proven experience in budget management and forecasting for complex, multi-faceted organizations.
• Experience operating within complex procurement processes to drive efficient purchasing and clear alignment with budgetary requirements.
• Proven ability to establish and maintain high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.
• Ability to design impactful financial reporting for both technical and non-technical customers including executive audiences.
• Experience working with enterprise financial systems and tools such as SAP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and negotiate projects and priorities across functions and/or organizations; proven experience in situations of conflict resolution, problem solving and crisis management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly and concisely present financial information to a variety of audiences, including executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Sound business judgment, proven ability to influence without authority, and strong analytical thinking skills are critical to success in this position.

• The ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem solve, scope financial requirements, and prioritize.
• Experience modernizing and automating departmental budget and financial management processes.
• Understanding of IT or Information Security concepts, terminology, and operations.
• Experience supporting business or financial operations for an IT or Information Security department.
• Experience with technical writing and process documentation.
• Experience working with globally-distributed stakeholders and customers