YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Owning and developing the IT Financial Management (FM) process:
• Collaborating with and coaching IT teams to ensure IT FM processes are followed.
• Driving actions to improve the financial forecasting accuracy for both IT development and operational costs, for instance, by helping to identify and communicate variances between planned and actual costs.
• Supporting the IT Leadership team and mitigating financial risks by providing accurate financial data and analysis for timely decision-making, in close collaboration with the Finance Business Partner.
• Analyzing direct and indirect IT costs for each business unit (e.g., business application, cloud, and server costs) to provide cost transparency for decision-making and dialogue with business stakeholders.
• Owning and developing the IT FM tool (Apptio):
• Maintaining the development backlog and initiating development projects as needed.
• Leading the partner to ensure continuous maintenance, such as upgrades and minor fixes.
• Ensuring compliance with licenses, audits, security requirements, and ITSM processes in the tool’s daily operations.
• Managing the IT FM tool’s contract and costs.
• Ensuring the tool provides value to business and IT users.
• Driving IT cost optimization through in-depth financial analysis and collaboration with IT stakeholders.
• Supporting the annual planning and IT roadmap process by providing financial data and reports.

KEYS TO SUCCESS IN THIS ROLE

• A Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field with at least 5+ years of professional experience as an IT financial analyst or manager.
• An understanding of IT Financial Management (ITFM) and Technology Business Management (TBM).
• Experience owning an IT Financial Management tool such as Apptio.
• Strong data mining and analytical capabilities to translate financial data into meaningful insights for informed decision-making.
• Leadership and influencing skills to guide the IT leadership and business unit leaders in taking corrective actions when necessary by providing accurate analysis and timely data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain analytical findings clearly and succinctly to diverse audiences.
• The ability to question, listen to understand, challenge, and explain complex scenarios clearly.
• Experience working in a global environment and in an organization of Neste’s scale.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.