Contrôleur de gestion IT

FinOps Weekly; France; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13 month salary

Remote work allowance

Gym access

Company restaurant

Free parking + charging

Company health insurance

Training opportunities

Internal mobility

Job summary

Siplec is seeking a Senior IT Management Controller to support the financial management of the IT department and related transversal functions. You will provide accurate financial analysis, cost visibility, and budget oversight to strengthen closing processes and IT budget trajectory.

You will partner with technical teams, business stakeholders, accounting, and finance within the Finance and General Secretariat division, contributing to advisory support, KPI reporting, and management reporting

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or Bac+5 in business/management control or equivalent.
• 5+ years in IT management control or large IT department.
• Advanced Excel skills and solid accounting knowledge (Capex/Opex).

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliability of close items with accounting and IT teams.
• Lead annual budgeting and forecast updates with domain managers.
• Track IT operating costs and investments including cloud and licenses.
• Analyze invoices (cloud/SaaS/external services) for variances and overspend.
• Identify cost-saving actions and contractual optimizations.
• Explain variances vs. budget and propose corrective actions.
• Design and run performance indicators (build vs run, ROI).
• Produce summaries for leadership, finance, DSO, and business teams.

Skills

Business partner mindset

Diplomacy

Critical thinking

Rigour

Autonomy

Cloud / IT topics understanding

Outsourcing contracts knowledge

Education

Master’s degree or Bac+5 in management control

Tools

Excel

SAP

Aha!

Board

Job description

Siplec is looking for a Senior IT Management Controller to support the financial management of the IT department and related transversal functions linked to DSO. The role is responsible for providing accurate financial analysis, cost visibility, and budget oversight to help secure closing processes and improve the IT budget trajectory.Working within the Finance and General Secretariat division, and more specifically the Management Control team of seven people, you will partner closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, accounting, and finance. The position is focused on advisory and strategic support rather than pure execution.The role covers both run and build activity, with a strong emphasis on financial performance monitoring, cost analysis, forecasting, and KPI reporting. It is designed for someone who can challenge assumptions, identify savings opportunities, and help strengthen financial maturity across IT stakeholders.## Key Responsibilities– Ensure the reliability of accounting close items, including accrued expenses, prepaid expenses, and subscriptions, in collaboration with accounting and IT teams. – Lead annual budgeting and forecast updates by challenging domain managers. – Track operating costs and investments, including maintenance, cloud, licenses, security, fixed assets, and capitalized production. – Analyze invoices in detail, especially cloud, SaaS, and external service costs, to detect variances, duplicates, and under-optimized spend. – Identify, quantify, and recommend cost-saving actions such as maintenance rationalization, application portfolio optimization, and contract review. – Explain differences between actual results and budget and propose suitable corrective actions. – Design, improve, and run performance indicators such as build vs. run budget consumption, IT unit cost, and ROI for major IT projects. – Produce clear summaries to support decision-making for leadership, finance, DSO, and business teams. – Contribute to management reporting tools, internal recharging processes, and the financial upskilling of operational managers.## Required Skills– Master’s degree or equivalent Bac +5 from a business school, a CCA program, or a management control program. – At least 5 years of significant experience in IT management control or within a large-scale IT department. – Advanced Excel skills. – Strong accounting knowledge, including Capex and Opex mechanisms. – Solid understanding of IT topics such as cloud, agile ways of working, and outsourcing contracts. – A business partner mindset. – Diplomacy and a strong sense of challenge. – Critical thinking, rigor, and autonomy.## Preferred Skills– Experience with SAP. – Experience with Aha!. – Experience with Board.## Cloud Platforms & Technologies### Cloud, Infrastructure, and IT Concepts – Cloud – SaaS – Agile – Outsourcing contracts – Security – Licenses – Maintenance – Fixed assets – Capitalized production### Tools – Excel – SAP – Aha! – Board## FinOps Responsibilities– Monitor and analyze cloud-related and SaaS-related invoices to identify overspend, duplicates, and optimization opportunities. – Track and explain IT operating and investment costs across run and build activity. – Support budget planning and forecast updates for IT spend. – Contribute to cost optimization actions and financial governance for IT. – Improve reporting and financial visibility for IT stakeholders. – Support internal recharge processes and cost culture adoption among operational managers.## Benefits– Salary paid over 13 months. – Individual variable compensation, including contribution-based bonus, seniority bonus depending on status, and referral bonus. – Profit-sharing and incentive compensation. – Allowances for remote work and sustainable mobility. – Up to 10 remote work days per month. – RTT for all employment statuses. – Free gym access with group classes. – Company restaurant. – Free parking with charging points for cars, bicycles, and scooters. – Family health insurance. – Health coverage fully paid by the employer. – Ongoing training opportunities. – Internal mobility opportunities.## Why You Might Be InterestedThis role offers a broad view of IT financial performance, combining budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and KPI management. It is well suited to someone who wants to work closely with both technical and business teams and play an advisory role in decision-making. The position also provides exposure to cloud, SaaS, and major IT project economics, while contributing to process improvement and financial maturity across the organization.