Operations Finance Analyst

Overview

The Operations Finance Analyst is embedded within the organization’s IT function, serving as a key financial partner for day-to-day tactical execution of technology budgets, granular forecasting, and operational compliance.

This role bridges technical teams and accounting by tracking IT labor capitalization through rigorous timekeeping and analyzing project-level variances to support a seamless, audit-ready month-end close.

Responsibilities

• Bottoms-Up Financial Modeling: Partner with IT managers and engineers to build hyper-granular, line-item budgets and monthly forecasts based on actual technical roadmaps and vendor timelines.
• Variance & Root-Cause Analysis: Monitor real-time spending fluctuations, identify micro-level variances against forecast, and collaborate with technical owners to determine the structural drivers behind spend deviations.
• Timekeeping & Capitalization Compliance: Own the end-to-end audit process for IT labor timekeeping. Ensure engineering hours are accurately tracked, coded, and compliant with accounting standards (including CapEx vs. OpEx allocation for software development).
• Month-End Close Acceleration: Reconcile open purchase orders, accrue technical vendor services, and validate operational data points to provide corporate accounting with clean, verified financials for a smooth close cycle.
• Operational Showback/Chargeback: Maintain and optimize internal billing models to distribute IT infrastructure and service costs accurately to the business units consuming them.

Qualifications

• Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems (MIS), or 2–5 years of experience in a role requiring data reconciliation, operational budgeting, or cost accounting (IT environment preferred).
• Systems Experience (Plus): Experience with time-tracking software (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, Clarity), ERP tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle), or dedicated IT Financial Management (ITFM/TBM) software.
• Advanced Excel Capability: Expertise handling complex datasets, including lookup functions, pivot tables, and data modeling to map unstructured operational logs to financial sheets.
• “Translator” Mindset: Ability to work with infrastructure engineers, understand technical issues, and translate how delays impact the accounting ledger.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range: $89,780.00 - $127,480.00 Annual
• Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.
• Annual bonus plan for all roles; some positions may be eligible for a long-term equity incentive plan.
• Full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

Location

Not specified in the provided job description.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.