The IT Finance / Vendor Manager is responsible for overseeing financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management across the IT function. This role partners closely with Finance, Project Managers, Scrum Masters, and IT leadership to ensure financial transparency, cost optimization, and effective vendor performance aligned with organizational goals. Key Responsibilities:Lead the end-to-end development of the annual IT budget, including both Operating Expenses (Op. Ex) and Capital Expenditures (Cap. Ex), in close partnership with Finance and IT leadership. Develop and maintain monthly financial forecasts, ensuring alignment with changing business priorities and project demands. Track and report actual spend against budget on a monthly basis, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data. Perform detailed variance analysis (budget vs. forecast vs. actuals) and collaborate with stakeholders to identify drivers, risks, and corrective actions. Prepare and communicate monthly financial reports, dashboards, and insights to IT leadership, Finance, Project Managers, and Scrum Masters. Partner with Project Managers, Scrum Masters and Functional/ Technical SMEs to ensure project-level and Op-Ex financials are accurately planned, tracked, and forecasted. Proactively manage vendor contracts, including monitoring spend, usage, and performance to ensure value realization. Lead timely contract renewals, renegotiations, and terminations to avoid service disruptions and optimize costs. Identify and drive cost optimization opportunities across IT spend, including vendor consolidation, license optimization, and demand management. Ensure proper financial governance, including accruals, invoice validation, and compliance with procurement and finance policies. Support business case development and investment planning with robust financial modelling and scenario analysis. Build strong relationships with global stakeholders across IT, Finance, Procurement, and vendors to ensure alignment and transparency. Manage financial planning and vendor oversight across multiple geographies, accounting for regional differences in contracts, currencies, and regulations. Provide global HR oversight for Finance Analysts, including onboarding, performance management, coaching, and capability development. Guide and mentor Finance Analysts to ensure consistency in financial processes, reporting standards, and analytical quality across regions. Drive continuous improvement and standardization of financial and vendor management processes, including automation and reporting enhancements. Key Performance Measures:Accuracy and timeliness of budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting. Variance management (planned vs. actual spend) within acceptable thresholds. Vendor performance, cost savings, and contract value realization. Stakeholder satisfaction across Finance, IT, and project teams. Process improvements and efficiencies in financial and vendor management. Competencies and Behaviours:The Highest Standards in Everything We Do. Takes responsibility to deliver and can be counted on to deliver results in the right way. Drive a Positive ?Customer Experience. Practices active listening to understand stakeholder needs. Gains the trust of others through active engagement. Improve the Way the World Works:Learns and adapts quickly when facing new problems?Seeks out the opportunity to work on unfamiliar things and innovate?Teamwork?Participates in matrix teams to achieve work outcomes. Steps up to either lead or participate in matrix teams to achieve work outcomes?Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas: Information Technology, Business, Computer Science, Finance, Business or equivalent experience Experience:Required:2-5 years of experience in IT Finance Management Strong expertise in IT financial management, including budgeting (OP - Ex/ CAP - Ex), forecasting and tracking actuals. Strong skills in variance analysis, financial modeling and cost optimization. Understanding of IT cost allocation and chargeback / showback models, including allocation of IT costs to business units/functions based on usage, drivers or consumption. Experience managing accruals, invoice validation and financial reporting cycles. Preferred: Proven ability to manage global vendors, negotiate contracts and collaborate effectively with IT leadership and delivery teams in a matrix organization