Strategic IT Spend & Compliance Lead

Harvey Nash; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey Nash is seeking an IT Commercial & Compliance Officer in Birmingham to oversee financial, commercial and compliance management of IT services. The role monitors IT CAPEX and OPEX spend, manages budgets, POs, invoices, contracts, renewals and licensing, while delivering accurate cost reporting, forecasting and MI.

You will work with Finance, Procurement, Risk & Assurance and IT teams to ensure governance, value for money, and compliant procurement activity.

Qualifications

• Experience monitoring IT budgets, CAPEX/OPEX, forecasts and expenditure.
• Strong Excel and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Knowledge of procurement, financial controls, audit and contract governance.
• Experience supporting contracts, suppliers, licensing or renewals.

Responsibilities

• Monitor CAPEX and OPEX spend against budgets.
• Track licensing, renewals, cloud and AI-related costs.
• Produce cost reports, forecasts and financial analysis.
• Review invoices and resolve billing discrepancies.
• Manage purchase orders, payments, accruals and reconciliations.
• Support budget planning and year-end processes.
• Administer IT contracts, renewals, licences and commercial records.
• Support procurement activity, contract negotiations and variations.
• Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve efficiency and deliver value for money.
• Support and coordinate compliance audits covering areas such as account management, IT assets and cyber security.

Skills

Budget monitoring

Forecasting

Finance reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Harvey Nash is seeking an IT Commercial & Compliance Officer in Birmingham to oversee financial, commercial and compliance management of IT services. The role monitors IT CAPEX and OPEX spend, manages budgets, POs, invoices, contracts, renewals and licensing, while delivering accurate cost reporting, forecasting and MI.

You will work with Finance, Procurement, Risk & Assurance and IT teams to ensure governance, value for money, and compliant procurement activity.