IT Finance Director

DescriptionOur global client is looking for an experienced IT finance leader to oversee the financial planning, controls, and performance management activities that support a complex technology organization in Secaucus, New Jersey. This role blends strategic analysis with hands-on financial oversight, helping leadership make informed investment decisions across operations, projects, vendors, and digital initiatives. The ideal candidate brings strong business partnership skills, sound accounting judgment, and the ability to translate financial data into practical recommendations for IT and executive stakeholders. This is a hybrid position with a great salary and benefits! Responsibilities:• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and multi-year financial planning for the IT function, ensuring alignment with business priorities.• Oversee operating and capital technology spend, review budget variances, and recommend opportunities to improve cost efficiency.• Manage month-end financial activities for IT, including accurate cost allocation, cross-functional chargebacks, and timely reporting.• Create and refine recharge methodologies and service costing approaches to support transparent financial management.• Provide financial governance for major technology programs by monitoring approved funding, reviewing spend trends, and flagging delivery-related financial risks.• Assess investment proposals through business case analysis, including return measures, payback expectations, and prioritization of competing initiatives.• Maintain strong financial controls over technology expenditures and ensure adherence to corporate policies, approval requirements, and audit standards.• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and recurring management reports that give IT and business leaders clear insight into financial performance and cost drivers.• Review vendor agreements, software licensing, cloud commitments, and outsourcing arrangements to support cost-effective contract decisions and renewals.• Partner with IT leadership on strategic initiatives, including sourcing evaluations, digital transformation efforts, and activity-based costing for a defined IT services catalog.Requirements• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Business, or a related discipline.• 7+ years of management experience with a demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across multiple organizational levels.• Strong background in IT financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, and performance reporting.• Experience supporting large-scale technology budgets, investment planning, and enterprise transformation programs.• Knowledge of financial controls, audit support, and policy compliance in a corporate environment.• Ability to evaluate technology investments, vendor spending, and sourcing options through structured financial analysis.• Expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP& A)Job typePerm