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IT Project Finance Lead

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Pennsylvania • United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide advanced financial planning & analysis (FP&A) project support to the Enterprise Information Technology (IT) organization.
  • The IT Finance Lead will be responsible for supporting long term Cencora Digital & Technology projects through long range forecasting, change management requests, and additional strategic finance support.
  • Manage the financial relationship between Cencora and key strategic IT vendors including SOW review and tracking, monitoring vendor adherence to financial contract terms, and reconciliation of vendor accounts.
  • Monitoring and reporting key Program Accounting initiatives, including project financial reviews.
  • Maintain and monitor IT Financial processes that are part of the project life cycle, including assisting with training for project managers.
  • Serves as an educational resource to internal and external partners, as well as business leaders, to aid in the understanding of financial results and measurement systems/metrics.
  • Provide financial consulting and analytical support, including budgeting and forecasting, to leadership of assigned shared service organizations.
  • Serve as a mentor for junior IT Financial Analysts.
  • Work closely with shared service leaders to understand business needs and requirements and ensure alignment of forecasts and budgets.
  • Monthly accrual and expense re-class entry preparation.
  • Audit task charge codes in Clarity to ensure proper Accounting standards are followed.
  • Maintain forecast of operating expense and capital expenditure.
  • Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the annual budgeting and ongoing forecast processes.
  • Assist the capital planning process for assigned organizations, including conducting research and analysis, validating business cases, creating financial models, and making recommendations.
  • Analyze and interpret financial data and formulate conclusions and recommendations to supported organizations to address concerns or areas of opportunity.
  • Report monthly actual results against budget and forecast; investigate and explain causes of variance.
  • Analyze trends and cost drivers and highlight risks and opportunities.
  • Provide financial analysis to help IT leadership understand financial results and support business decisions.
  • Provide analysis for monthly management reviews.
  • Knowledge, understanding, and compliance with Company policies and procedures.
  • Provide feedback to management concerning possible problems or areas of improvement.
  • Make recommendations to implement improved processes.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in relevant work experience.
  • Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
  • 8+ years of FP&A experience in a large corporate environment.
  • Experience working in an IT environment a plus.
  • Experience creating budgets and forecasts, reporting, financial modeling, and financial analysis.
  • Experience developing and leading FP&A processes.
  • Advanced knowledge of accounting principles required.
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required.
  • Experience with financial systems required; SAP a plus.
  • Ability to work with senior management in a cross-functional environment.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction and oversight.
  • Must be creative and forward-thinking with high ethical standards.
  • Must possess sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and a strong operational focus.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work within and meet established deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a team fostered environment.
  • Ability to adapt to a flexible schedule.
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