IT Finance Lead

For our Client, a large international organization with a complex technology environment, we are looking for an experienced professional to join the team as an IT Finance Lead.

The person in this role will be responsible for coordinating and developing the budgeting process across the Technology organization, multiple technology areas and markets.

This role combines IT Finance, controlling and Finance Business Partnering, offering a high level of ownership, significant impact on the Technology budgeting process and regular exposure to senior management.

Your responsibilities:

• Owning and coordinating the budgeting process across the Technology organization,
• Managing budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting processes,
• Monitoring budget performance and analyzing variances between budget, forecast and actual costs,
• Identifying areas of cost growth, understanding their underlying drivers and providing actionable recommendations,
• Partnering with budget owners to support effective financial planning and cost management,
• Reviewing and challenging budget assumptions and forecasts,
• Defining and continuously improving standards, guidelines and processes related to Technology budgeting,
• Preparing financial analyses, recommendations and management reporting for the CTO and senior leadership,
• Cooperating closely with Controlling and teams responsible for operational finance processes,
• Coordinating the capitalization of Technology-related costs and employee time,
• Coordinating audits related to Technology costs and capitalization,
• Ensuring consistency and quality of financial data used for budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.

Our requirements:

• Several years of professional experience in IT Finance, Technology Finance, Finance Business Partnering, Controlling or FP&A,
• Experience in managing or coordinating complex budgeting processes,
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis,
• Experience working with IT/Technology budgets or within a large and complex organization,
• Experience partnering with budget owners and senior management,
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with large volumes of financial data,
• Ability to translate financial data into clear business insights and actionable recommendations,
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders,
• Good understanding of CAPEX and OPEX,
• Strong communication and presentation skills,
• High level of independence and ownership, with the ability to coordinate processes involving multiple stakeholders,
• Fluent English, minimum C1 level.

Nice to have:

• Experience managing large-scale IT or Technology budgets,
• Experience working in an international environment and with budgets covering multiple countries or business units,
• Experience with Technology cost or employee time capitalization,
• Knowledge of software development cost capitalization principles,
• Experience working with SAP,
• Experience partnering directly with CTO, CIO or other senior executives,
• Experience coordinating financial or Technology-related audits.

What we offer:

• B2B contract,
• Hybrid working model, with office presence in Warsaw or Kraków only a few days per month,
• A Senior / Expert / Lead-level position with a high degree of autonomy,
• Real ownership and influence over the Technology budgeting process,
• Responsibility for a Technology budget exceeding PLN 800 million annually,
• Direct cooperation with senior management and Technology leadership,
• Opportunity to work in a large, international and complex Technology environment.