# Job Description: IT Financial Management Specialist

## About the Role
In this role, you will be an integral member of the Technology Strategy & Transformation team, working on innovative IT strategies and supporting complex transformation projects. Your focus will be on enhancing technology, business, and human collaboration to develop sustainable solutions, particularly in cloud architectures and FinOps. You will engage with trends such as Artificial Intelligence and automation to improve IT cost management and value contribution.

Collaboration with CIOs and IT organizations is essential as you enable measurable value from IT, digitalization, and cloud solutions. Your analytical skills will support the design of KPI and reporting models that enhance transparency in IT costs and outcomes. You will play a key role in strategic tasks related to IT budgeting, cost control, and financial governance for transformation programs.

## Key Responsibilities
– Advise companies on managing, optimizing, and gaining transparency in IT costs while developing future-ready financial management approaches.
– Support CIOs and IT organizations in measuring the value contribution of IT, digitalization, cloud, and AI, facilitating informed management decisions.
– Design KPI, reporting, and governance models for modern IT organizations to improve cost, performance, and outcome visibility.
– Work on strategic initiatives in IT budget planning, cost management, and IT value management, overseeing financial aspects of transformation programs.
– Analyze cloud and AI cost structures, identify cost drivers, and create targeted optimization measures within FinOps and AI financial management.

## Required Skills
– Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business Informatics, or a related field.
– Initial experience in IT Financial Management, controlling, or IT performance.
– Proficiency in cloud and FinOps environments, with an interest in AI Financial Management and data-driven cost optimization.
– Strong analytical capabilities and familiarity with cost, consumption, and performance data.
– Excellent communication skills in German and English (minimum C1 level).

## Preferred Skills
– Experience in consulting roles related to IT financial management.
– Knowledge of AI trends in financial optimization.

## Cloud Platforms & Technologies
– **Cloud Providers:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **FinOps Platforms:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Programming Languages:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Infrastructure as Code:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Containers & Kubernetes:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **CI/CD:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Monitoring:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Databases:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Data & Analytics:** Not explicitly mentioned.
– **Reporting & BI:** KPI and reporting models.

## FinOps Responsibilities
– IT cost management and optimization strategies.
– Development and maintenance of financial management approaches.
– Cloud cost structure analysis and cost optimization strategies.

## Benefits
– Work in high-performing, interdisciplinary teams with access to innovative technologies.
– Flexible and inclusive working environment that supports diverse life situations.
– Opportunities for professional growth through training and development.
– Guaranteed steep learning curve.

## Useful Links
– Careers Page: [EY Career Page](https://www.ey.com/en_gl/careers)
– kununu: [kununu](https://www.kununu.com)
– Glassdoor: [Glassdoor](https://www.glassdoor.com)

## Why You Might Be Interested
This position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the financial management of IT in leading organizations, fostering innovation in cloud and AI financial strategies. You will be part of a collaborative team environment that encourages professional growth and the development of critical skills needed for the future.