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Join Crawford & Company as our VP Technology - Finance, where you'll serve as the senior finance partner to our global technology organization.\nWhat You'll Do:\nPartner closely with the CFO and CIO to align technology investments with business strategy.\nLead financial planning, budgeting, capital allocation, and investment governance across the technology portfolio.\nDrive smart decision-making around technology spending, balancing cost optimization with business value and ROI.\nProvide executive-level insights into financial performance, risks, and digital transformation initiatives.\nEnhance financial transparency, strengthen controls, and ensure technology investments deliver measurable business outcomes.\nWhat We're Looking For:\nSenior-level finance leadership experience supporting technology organizations.\nStrong expertise in financial planning, investment analysis, and capital management.\nProven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive strategic outcomes.\nExperience evaluating large-scale technology and digital transformation investments.\nWhy Join Us?\nBe a key leader shaping the future of technology investments at a global organization while working in a collaborative hybrid environment in Atlanta.\n IT Financial StrategyLead the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plan for the global IT function. \nPartner with CIO and IT leadership to align spend with strategic priorities. \nAnalyze run-rate, project, labor, infrastructure, software, and vendor costs. \nProvide variance analysis and actionable insights on IT operating and capital expenditures.|\n\nBusiness Partnership with CIO & IT LeadershipServe as the primary finance partner to the CIO and senior IT leaders. \nTranslate technology initiatives into financial impacts, risks, and return expectations. \nSupport prioritization of projects based on business value, affordability, and strategic alignment. \nProvide decision support for trade-offs across technology investments.\n\nCloud Financial Management & Digital EconomicsLead FinOps and cloud financial strategy, including cost optimization and transparency \nEvaluate CapEx vs OpEx trade-offs and financial impacts of technology investments \nDrive scalable, cost-efficient cloud economics aligned with enterprise capital allocation priorities \nDeliver actionable insights on cloud spend, unit economics, and ROI\n\nTechnology Investment Governance / Portfolio ManagementReview and challenge business cases for major IT initiatives, digital transformation, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and system implementations.\nRefine and implement financial governance best practices around project funding, benefits tracking, and post-implementation reviews. \nMonitor project financial performance, including budget-to-actuals and expected ROI. \nEnsure disciplined capital allocation across the technology portfolio.\n\nIT Cost Management & OptimizationIdentify opportunities to improve efficiency and optimize IT cost structure.\nEvaluate and recommend approach - Build vs. Buy vs. Outsource.\nEvaluate spend across applications, software licenses, infrastructure, cloud, telecom, contractors, and managed services. \nSupport benchmarking and cost transparency initiatives. \nDrive accountability for spend management and productivity improvements across IT.\n\nCapital Expenditure & Accounting AlignmentOversee financial treatment of IT investments, including capitalization of software development and implementation costs where applicable. \nPartner with controllership and accounting teams to ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls. \nMonitor capex budgets and depreciation/amortization impacts. \nSupport audit and documentation requirements related to IT financial activity.\n\nVendor / Contract Financial OversightProvide financial support for major IT vendor negotiations, renewals, and contract reviews.\nEvaluate pricing structures, consumption trends, and total cost of ownership. \nPartner with procurement and legal to assess financial risk and commercial terms. \nMonitor commitments, savings realization, and budget impacts from third-party agreements.\n\nReporting, KPI Development & Executive CommunicationLead and present monthly and quarterly IT financial reporting packages for executive leadership.\nOptimize dashboards and KPIs focused on spend, project delivery, capital usage, productivity, and value realization. \nSummarize financial risks, opportunities, and key decisions in an executive-ready manner. \nSupport board and audit committee level technology finance reporting as needed.\n\n Process Improvement / Transformation SupportImprove IT finance processes, tools, governance, and reporting discipline.\nSupport finance transformation initiatives impacting technology spend management and transparency.\nDrive standardization of planning assumptions, cost allocations, and project tracking methodologies. \nPromote a culture of accountability, business partnership, and continuous improvement.\n\nUpholds the Crawford Code of Conduct\n Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Technology/Engineering. \nAn MBA, or CFA, strongly preferred.\nMinimum 15 years' of progressive finance and/or technology experience Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role (VP/Head-level or equivalent)\n5-10+ years of experience supporting technology, IT, or large enterprise cost functions\nExperience working in a public company and controls environment\nBackground in transformation programs (AI, Cloud, or large scale modernization), preferred\nPrior IT finance leader title, preferred\nStrong analytical, verbal and written communication, people, project management and organizational skills\nLeadership skills, presence, and ability to interact with all levels in the organization and vendors\nExcellent interpersonal skills to liaise with cross-functional teams\nDemonstrated ability to handle multiple projects, effectively prioritize, manage others, and meet deadlines\nHighly motivated, creative, articulate, and results oriented\nAbility to grow and change with the organization\nFlexible and able to operate in fast paced, changing environment\nAble to influence and negotiate, both internally and externally\nAbility to work in an organized, detailed manner under tight deadlines\nAbility to grasp complex issues quickly\nOutstanding communication skills, ability to present complex financial and technology concepts in simple terms\nStrong team building and people development skills\nExperience with enterprise financial systems (e.g., Oracle - 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