Manager, IT Financials – Purchasing

Advocate Aurora Health

Manager overseeing IT Financials and Purchasing in a nonprofit health system. Responsible for vendor management, budget oversight, and contract compliance.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, North Carolina, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $55 - $82 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Validate, approve, and provide oversight to the team in purchasing of IT software, hardware, and telecom circuit orders
Validate, manage, and adhere to negotiated terms and pricing for products and/or contracted services
Work with extended teams if accruals need to be reported and/or variances are needed to be reviewed for funding
Manage and process IT hardware and software maintenance renewals
Monitor and track all IT maintenance contracts (new and renewals) in our budgeting/forecast software
Review, monitor, and approve invoice payments to contracts and POs
Supply Chain coordination – acts as liaison and partners with groups to facilitate contracting and purchasing
Software audit management and compliance including maintenance of licensing documentation, true-ups, and reconciliation with vendor values.
Works with IT Finance to forecast any changes to budget and mitigate variances
Identifies and assesses potential DEI vendors (Tier 1 and Tier 2)
Performs human resources responsibilities for staff including interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, and performance evaluations.
Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in business or information technology
5+ Years in Supply chain, financial management, and contract management
Comprehensive understanding of IT software and hardware licensing and purchase agreements
Financial performance and metric interpretation skills
Ability to read a contract and place necessary key fields into contract lifecycle/budgeting tool
Familiarity with benchmarking including normalization and comparative analysis
Strong Analytical Skills and Communication skills
Negotiation strategy skills and experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

IT software purchasingIT hardware purchasingtelecom circuit orderscontract managementsoftware audit managementbudgetingfinancial managementlicensing documentationbenchmarkingcomparative analysis

Soft Skills

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