Manager, IT Finance & Analytics

Company: The Standard
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: April 3, 2021

Job Description:

At The Standard, you'll join a team focused on putting our customers first.

Our continued success is driven by a high-performance culture. We're looking for people who are collaborative, accountable, creative, agile and are driven by a passion for doing what's right - across the company and in our local communities.

We offer a caring culture where you can make a real difference, every day.

Ready to reach your highest potential? Let's work together.

As the Manager, IT Finance & Analytics, you'll apply your strong IT financial management and accounting background to lead financial strategy enablement and analysis for The Standard's Technology Division. You and your team will be instrumental in implementing Technology Business Management practices (TBM), helping IT leaders achieve objectives, drive transformation and align to business strategy.

Reporting to the Sr Director, IT Finance, you'll assist in leading financial strategy enablement. This includes ownership of the annual budgeting process, forecasting, reporting, analysis and tracking of cost optimization efforts required to achieve expense targets.

What You'll Do

* Provide coaching and development to a small team of IT Finance Analysts in alignment with the IT Finance business strategy
* Establish strong relationships with IT and Business leaders to promote open dialogue regarding performance and ensure that management has the insights necessary to understand the Total Cost of Ownership of IT services, the impact of changes and to optimize decision making
* Partner with Sr Director, IT Finance to develop and deliver presentations and other strategic change management communications on planning process, cost optimization and TBM governance
* Effectively communicate insights as part of monthly department reviews, which includes preparing weekly updates to ensure timely identification and understanding of critical issues
* Oversee monthly forecasting for IT Operations, the IT Portfolio and Strategic Programs while ensuring alignment to internal controls for expense accruals and capitalization
* Build complex financial models to provide comprehensive investment or financial impact analysis for vendor proposals or strategic investments
* Own partnership with Corporate Controllers group to ensure reporting and control SLA's for IT Accounting are met and ensure that end to end IT accounting processes are documented

The Background You'll Need

* Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics. An MBA in Finance or advanced degree in a quantitative field is preferred
* Experience: 8-10 years progressive IT financial planning and analysis experience at a top-tier consulting, financial services, or a technology-driven company, including at least 5 plus years of experience managing, developing and coaching a team
* Significant knowledge of Apptio planning & forecasting capabilities is required.
* CPA, CMA or certification in Technology Business Management and FinOps is a significant advantage.
* Experience with Adaptive Insights, Workday GL, HCM, Procurement, and Prism. Advanced level proficiency in Excel, SQL, PowerPoint and Power BI. Working knowledge of Alteryx a plus


* Prior experience leading Technology Business Management (TBM) initiatives - with experience managing budgets for Application Development, Infrastructure and Operations, or Information Security areas of a technology organization
* Advanced knowledge of financial data modeling, cost classification and unit costing strategies for IT allocations (ex. annual rates setting or pricing of IT Services)
* Proven expertise in IT financial management practices such as budgeting, cost allocations, capital and operating expense handling, and product or capability-driven funding models
* Strong working knowledge of GAAP, capitalization assessment for software development and emerging approaches to Lean Portfolio Management and Agile cost estimation

The Behaviors and Skills You'll Need

* Strong leadership and organizational skills: self-directed, and capable of managing collaboratively across multiple functions to achieve results through others; express ideas clearly and persuasively in oral, written and presentation forms
* Highly developed problem solving and analytical abilities to frame problems, analyze solutions, and build detailed project plans to size strategic alternatives and deliver appropriate recommendations
* Strong executive presence with ability to present and influence senior leaders of the organization and vendor partners
* Experience in a rapidly changing environment and comfortable proposing, justifying, initiating and implementing change

What You'll Get From Us

* A competitive salary and benefits package
* An engaging and inclusive work environment
* A performance driven culture with respect for people

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Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, Inc., StanCorp Equities, Inc. and StanCorp Investment Advisers, Inc., marketed as The Standard, are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status or any other condition protected by federal, state or local law. The Standard offers a drug and alcohol free work environment where possession, manufacture, transfer, offer, use of or being impaired by an illegal substance while on Standard property, or in other cases which the company believes might affect operations, safety or reputation of the company is prohibited. The Standard requires a criminal background investigation, drug test, employment, education and licensing verification as a condition of employment. All employees of The Standard must be bondable.

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