IT Finance SME

POSITION SUMMARY:

ISG seeks a candidate with extensive IT Finance experience around business case management, sourcing spend analysis, scenario analysis, ratio analysis, project accounting , invoice reviews and more.. This role bridges finance and technology, working with IT leadership to oversee budgeting, spend analysis, forecasting, vendor management, and financial reporting.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Collaborate closely with the client leadership to support business objectives and operational goals.

• Develop, maintain, and report on financial and operational KPIs to monitor IT performance and cost-effectiveness.

• Take ownership of IT budgeting and forecasting, including capital (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx) tracking.

• Serve as a financial liaison for vendor relationships—evaluation, budget approvals, contract review, and payments.

• Perform cost-benefit analyses for planned IT investments

• Monitor IT project and development spend, ensure timely reporting and variance analysis.

• Maintain accurate records of purchase orders, invoices, and vendor information, prepare reports and analysis on procurement activities

• Establish and maintain relationships with vendors, Evaluate vendor performance and identify opportunities for cost savings, Resolve vendor disputes and issues

• Create and maintain a comprehensive database with all financial documents and associated raw data

• Understand and apply sound financial governance principles supporting transparency, traceability and auditability of source documents and resulting financial reports and transactions.

• Interpret and apply contract language and standards to related financial activities and develop reports to monitor key financial elements of contracts.

• Standardize sourcing spend governance processes and templates.

• Ensure adherence to procurement and finance governance frameworks.

• Support audits with accurate, complete, and timely financial documentation.

• Support preparation of IT sourcing budgets and rolling forecasts.

• Track actual vs. planned spend and highlight variances with root cause analysis.

• Ensure accurate allocation of sourcing costs to consuming business units

• artner with sourcing teams to monitor savings commitments and track benefits realization.

REQUIREMENTS:

• CA, CPA, Bachelor’s Degree in commerce discipline with MBA in Finance (preferred)
• 10-12 years relevant experience
• Good knowledge on IT functions and its relevance to the financial management
• Strong understanding of purchasing and contract law
• Proficiency in Financial Analysis and Planning
• Working knowledge on different process applications including MS PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
• Strong English language aptitude/proficiency: solid written /verbal communication