IT Finance Manager

Description

• Manage the monthly supplier invoicing process, including coding, circulation for approval and timely submission to HO for processing and payment.
• Work with the ITLT to understand and contribute to the department’s strategic and tactical decision-making and build them into forecasts and budgets.
• Provide clear and concise narrative on all financial data (actuals, forecasts, variances, etc), both written and verbal, engaging at all levels of seniority across the organisation.
• Develop and maintain relationships across the wider Finance teams, both in the BUs and at Head Office, ensuring a collaborative, open and transparent approach.
• Hold the ITLT and IT Director to account on spend and management against the agreed budgets throughout the year.
• Report on performance against forecasts and budgets to the ITLT and other key IT contacts on a monthly basis, developing KPIs, where appropriate.
• Work with Head Office (HO) Finance to maintain the Fixed Asset Register (FAR) for IT projects and initiatives.
• Liaise with HO Finance and/or external audit and manage the process of delivering information required.
• Act as the subject-matter-expert of Finance in the IT function, providing coaching and support to further enhance financial and commercial understanding across the wider IT team.
• Ensure Finance Manual procedures are complied with and timely dispensation sought where appropriate.
• Reconcile the monthly transactions, manage the monthly accrual and journal process to reflect committed and expected costs, including timely submission, and factor any changes to timing or value into forecasts and budgets.
• Review the bi-annual budget/forecast process (P1 and P3) with Head Office stakeholders including the Group Finance Director (GFD).
• Manage the purchase order (PO) process, including raising and obtaining ITD approval for POs, liaising with IT Vendor Management (ITVM) for renewals and new ongoing services.
• Work with members of the IT team and/or the wider business and attend IT Steering Committee (ITSC) meetings, to understand, develop and sign-off the commercial aspects of all business cases and initiatives, including the modelling of ongoing costs, and build them into forecasts and budgets.
• Own and lead the end to end finance budget processes for the IT function.
• Respond to data and analysis requests from the IT and Head Office (HO) Finance teams.
• Work with members of the IT team and/or the wider business, to understand progress on projects and initiatives, committed costs and costs to complete, and factor any changes to timing or value into forecasts and budgets, managing risks and opportunities throughout the year
• Work with ITVM and suppliers to ensure timely submission of invoices.
• Work with members of the IT team and/or the wider business, to understand BAU services and cost and factor any changes to timing or value into forecasts and budgets. Prepare P1 and P3 forecasts and agree with ITLT prior to timely submission.

Requirements

• Strong analytical background, with good attention to detail, strategic thinking and problem solving
• Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, with prior experience of working as a management accountant, finance business partner or equivalent
• Previous housebuilding industry experience
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and Excel in particular, and openness to engaging with data analytics and AI tools
• Working knowledge of COINS
• Worked as a Finance Business Partner in a cost centre environment, in IT or another Head Office cost centre

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance