Sr. Analyst Finance - IT Controlling

Overview Find a Better Way... ...to use your skills and experience. This is the time to let your talent come to life. To maximize your knowledge and use it for the greater good. To work with the best professionals using state-of-the-art technology, and improve lives with your innovative ideas and ambitious dreams. Find a better way: the Sysmex Way. ...to improve the lives of others. Headquartered in Kobe, Japan, Sysmex is located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Renowned worldwide for the very finest in quality, innovative diagnostic equipment and information-management systems, we apply science to enhance the quality of life on a global scale. Our agile, resourceful team is committed to realizing critical breakthroughs in laboratory diagnostics, information technology, workflow analysis and life sciences for the clinical laboratory. ...to build a promising future. Responsibilities We are looking for a highly qualified and highly motivated Sr. Analyst, Finance - IT Controlling. The Sr. Financial Analyst - IT Controlling reports directly to Director of Finance. This position will serve as the Finance team partner to the VP of Information Technology helping to influence decision making on development of both customer facing and internal -use IT products and spend aligning IT KPIs and reporting with company IT strategy. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills as well as demonstrates strategic thinking skills Essential Duties and Responsibilities : 1. IT Project Prioritization and Portfolio Management: Monitor and control IT operating and capital expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets and strategic priorities. Establish governance processes for evaluating, prioritizing, and tracking IT investments throughout the project lifecycle. Provide visibility into project portfolio performance (ROI business cases), budget utilization, and benefit realization while ensuring corporate control policies are followed to measure necessary investment decisions ensuring investments are the best use of company capital. 2. Software License and Vendor Cost Management: Analyze software licensing utilization and spending to identify optimization opportunities. Partner with Procurement and IT stakeholders to negotiate renewals and reduce unnecessary software costs. Additionally track vendor contract commitments, maintenance agreements, and cloud subscription expenses. 3. Allocation of Cost: Develop and maintain chargeback or showback models for allocating IT costs across business functions as deemed appropriate. Ensure transparency of IT service costs and consumption metrics to business stakeholders. 4. Forecast Modeling: Develop long-range financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic IT planning including sensitivity analyses related to staffing, software investments, and infrastructure costs. 5. Financial Oversight of Projects: Provide financial oversight…