# IT Financials and Procurement Analyst

## About the Role
This Analyst role supports IT financial planning and procurement operations across the IT portfolio. It exists to improve visibility into operating and capital spend, strengthen budget control, and support FinOps practices that increase cost transparency, optimization, and accountability.

You will partner with IT and business leaders, along with Finance, Procurement, and Accounts Payable, to help ensure IT investments align with financial policies and compliance requirements. The role reports to the FinOps Technical Leader and is offered in a hybrid model with an office in Katowice, with an expectation to work on site at least on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless business needs require otherwise.

## Key Responsibilities

### IT Financial Management
– Develop, manage, and monitor annual operating and capital budgets with IT and business leaders.
– Perform variance analysis across actuals, budgets, and forecasts, and explain drivers to stakeholders.
– Track ongoing spend and recommend adjustments, reallocations, or corrective actions.
– Oversee cloud spend, identify cost drivers, and improve transparency across platforms and departments.
– Support cost optimization initiatives through usage analysis, savings recommendations, and collaboration with technical teams.

### IT Procurement Management
– Manage the full IT procurement lifecycle, including intake, requisitions, RFPs, purchase orders, and vendor coordination.
– Review and process IT invoices, validate accuracy, assign costs correctly, and support compliance with financial controls.
– Track hardware, software licenses, subscriptions, and maintenance renewals.
– Investigate and help resolve vendor payment issues, including invoice discrepancies, payment delays, and purchase order mismatches, working with Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable.

## Required Skills
– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
– 3–5 or more years of experience in IT financial analysis, budgeting, procurement, or related roles.
– Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and cost/benefit analysis.
– Experience working in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

## Preferred Skills
– Experience with data visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
– Experience with ERP or procurement platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, or similar.
– Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
– Understanding of IT financial management, including Opex vs. Capex, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
– Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, including ad hoc investigative analysis to resolve financial or vendor issues.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies
– **Cloud Platforms:** cloud platforms
– **Reporting & BI:** Power BI, Tableau
– **ERP / Procurement Platforms:** SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa
– **Spreadsheet / Analysis:** Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)

## FinOps Responsibilities
– Oversee cloud spend across platforms and departments.
– Identify cloud cost drivers and improve spend transparency.
– Support cost optimization through usage analysis and savings recommendations.
– Contribute to budget, forecast, and variance management for IT spend.
– Support financial governance, accountability, and compliance for IT investments.

## Benefits
– Volunteer paid time off after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
– Volunteer and donation matching for eligible charities.
– On-demand digital course library for professional development.
– Premium Calm membership through mindfulness programs.
– Employee Assistance Program.
– Personalized wellbeing support through OnTrack.
– Additional local benefits.

## Why You Might Be Interested
This role combines IT financial analysis, procurement, and cloud FinOps oversight in one position. It offers regular collaboration with IT, Finance, Procurement, and Accounts Payable, which may appeal to candidates who enjoy cross-functional work. The position also includes professional development and wellbeing benefits, along with volunteer-focused time off and matching. The hybrid setup in Katowice adds a clear working pattern.