IT Financial Business Partner

The Opportunity:

The IT Controlling Business Partner owns and actively drives cost controlling for the assigned area, ensuring transparency and a strong connection between financials and operational execution across all IT services and costs within scope. Acting as a senior financial partner to the IT Department Heads, the role works hands-on and close to delivery, engaging senior stakeholders and independently driving topics forward - equipping top management with the financial insight needed to make sound investment decisions. The role combines strong financial expertise with a proactive, execution-focused mindset.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Acts as a senior Business Partner to IT Department Heads, embedded within the Core Business area of the global IT organization.

• Monitors, analyzes, and optimizes the financial performance of IT services and projects, while providing full cost transparency and maintaining financial baselines within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Bridges IT and Finance by translating financial data into actionable business insight, supporting the evaluation of business alternatives, investment decisions, and recommending the most appropriate solutions.
• Drives financial governance through the Budget ID regime, PR/PO controls, monthly financial review cycles, and ensures compliant and accurate financial reporting in line with company policies and IFRS requirements.
• Analyzes variances against budget and forecast, tracks impacts over time, communicates significant issues to stakeholders, and supports appropriate corrective or strategic actions.
• Interprets and reviews financial results with stakeholders and Finance teams, challenging assumptions and scenarios through sound financial judgment and "what if" thinking.
• Performs forward-looking analysis, trend and scenario modeling to support planning, forecasting, budgeting, and decision-making processes.
• Actively contributes to and drives forecast, budget, and planning cycles across the assigned area of responsibility.
• Works closely with IT, Finance, vendors, and controlling counterparts to enable fact-based decision-making and business performance improvements.
• Contributes to a culture of cost discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement across the Core Business IT functions.

• Minimum 5+ years of proven experience in financial analysis, controlling, or financial reporting, ideally within a multinational company with matrixed teams; experience within an IT organization is desired.
• Proven track record of people management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior business and IT leaders.
• Strong analytical skills and data analytics capability, paired with high learning agility.
• Detailed understanding of finance processes, workflows, and tools, including demand management practices.
• Working knowledge of IFRS, US GAAP, and SOX.
• Hands-on proficiency with SAP, Abacus, Power BI, and MS Office / Microsoft 365 tools.
• Solid grasp of IT technology, IT business processes, and IT project management practices.

• Competitive salary and incentives
• Well-being and care
• Paid and unpaid leave
• Flexible work options
• Benefits that support your financial security