## About the Role

This role is responsible for end-to-end financial governance, transparency, and optimisation of IT spend across EMEA. It supports the Technology organisation by ensuring IT investments are controlled, financially disciplined, and clearly connected to business value.

Reporting to the Finance Director (Operations), you will partner closely with the VP of Technology & Business Process and operate as a core member of the IT leadership team. A key part of the role is to strengthen financial maturity across IT by improving cost ownership, forecasting discipline, and optimisation behaviours.

The position focuses on helping Technology leadership make better investment decisions through clearer cost visibility, stronger controls, and insight-led reporting. It combines financial partnering, control, and FinOps practices in a cross-functional environment.

## Key Responsibilities

– Own governance and control of IT spend across software/SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, vendors, and labour.
– Implement financial controls and consistent cost classification, including run/change/transform categorisation.
– Partner with Finance to ensure alignment with accounting standards.
– Drive IT cost optimisation across cloud, SaaS, and infrastructure through better visibility, tracking, and efficiency.
– Identify optimisation opportunities such as vendor consolidation, contract optimisation, and reduction of inefficiencies.
– Enable cost allocation to services, products, and business units.
– Lead IT budget planning with Technology leadership.
– Deliver monthly tracking, forecasts, variance analysis, and scenario modelling.
– Build a multi-dimensional IT cost model covering ownership, spend type, platforms, vendors, and business drivers.
– Provide insight-led reporting to Technology and Finance leadership.
– Highlight cost drivers, risks, and optimisation opportunities.
– Coach Technology leaders on cost structures, budgeting, and forecasting.
– Promote cost ownership and financial accountability.
– Act as a trusted advisor to Technology leadership on investment decisions and business cases.
– Ensure investments have clear cost visibility and defined value tracking.

## Required Skills

– Significant experience in Financial Controlling or Finance Business Partnering.
– Proven ability to manage and optimise IT spend at scale.
– Strong understanding of IT cost structures, including cloud, SaaS, infrastructure, and vendors.
– Hands-on experience with FinOps and cost optimisation frameworks.
– Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
– Experience partnering with senior Technology stakeholders.
– Strong commercial acumen and a structured, analytical approach to problem-solving.
– Ability to translate financial data into clear operational insights.
– Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
– Process-driven with a focus on improving financial discipline and efficiency.
– Collaborative mindset and experience working in cross-functional, multicultural environments.

## Preferred Skills

– Experience with SAP S/4 HANA.
– Understanding of IT operating models and delivery structures.
– Experience building cost transparency frameworks in complex organisations.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies

– **Cloud / Infrastructure:** cloud, infrastructure
– **Enterprise Applications:** software, SaaS
– **ERP:** SAP S/4 HANA

## FinOps Responsibilities

– Govern IT spend across cloud, SaaS, and infrastructure.
– Improve cost visibility, tracking, and optimisation practices.
– Identify and deliver optimisation opportunities, including vendor consolidation and contract optimisation.
– Enable cost allocation to services, products, and business units.
– Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario modelling.
– Build a multi-dimensional cost model to improve spend transparency.
– Establish standard frameworks for classification, budget ownership, and optimisation.
– Support value tracking for IT investments.

## Useful Links

– Company Website: https://www.ttigroup.com

## Why You Might Be Interested

This is a senior finance partnering role with broad ownership of IT spend across EMEA. It offers close collaboration with Technology leadership and a seat on the IT leadership team. The scope includes governance, forecasting, optimisation, and investment support, with a clear focus on building stronger financial discipline and transparency. It will suit someone who wants to combine financial control, business partnering, and FinOps-style cost management.