Tech Finance & Strategy Manager

Benchmark Capital Limited; Kingsfold; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Benchmark is seeking a Technology Business Finance Manager to shape technology investment and governance within a leading wealth management group. The role combines financial planning, supplier management and strategic partnering with Technology, Finance, Procurement and Risk leaders.

You will drive cost optimisation, develop business cases, and provide management information to support senior leadership decisions on technology investments and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Technology Business Management, Technology Finance, IT Commercial Management, Vendor Management or Technology Operations role.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience building business cases and supporting investment decisions.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing suppliers and contracts.
• Ability to analyse complex data and translate it into meaningful business recommendations.
• Experience producing management information, dashboards and executive reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to operate confidently in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
• Experience within financial services or another regulated industry.
• Exposure to Technology Business Management (TBM) principles and frameworks.
• Experience working with procurement, software licensing or vendor governance.
• Knowledge of service costing, technology portfolio management or FinOps practices.
• Professional qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA, ITIL, TBM Foundation or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
• Provide transparency across technology operating and capital expenditure.
• Analyse technology spend, identifying opportunities to improve value and optimise costs.
• Support business cases, investment proposals and technology funding decisions.
• Deliver meaningful financial reporting and management information to senior stakeholders.
• Help technology leaders make informed decisions around priorities, investments and resource allocation.
• Manage governance of key technology suppliers and commercial relationships.
• Oversee contract renewals, spend management and commercial performance.
• Support negotiations alongside Procurement and business stakeholders.
• Track supplier value, service performance and contractual commitments.
• Improve commercial controls and reporting across the technology estate.
• Support the development of technology business plans and strategic roadmaps.
• Design and produce dashboards, reports and performance metrics.
• Measure the effectiveness and value of technology services and investments.
• Track delivery against plans and identify areas of risk or improvement.
• Present insights and recommendations to technology and business leaders.
• Act as a trusted partner to Technology leadership.
• Build strong relationships across Technology, Finance, Procurement, Risk and Operations.
• Translate financial, operational and technical information into clear business insight.
• Facilitate discussions around investment priorities, service performance and strategic decision making.
• Promote a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
• Support governance forums, audits and control activities.
• Help strengthen technology financial management and reporting practices.
• Maintain oversight of technology spend, supplier governance and investment tracking.
• Contribute to the ongoing maturity of Benchmark's technology operating model.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Business cases

Stakeholder management

Excel

TBM awareness

Supplier management

Data analysis

Executive reporting

Communication

Fast-paced environments

Education

CIMA / ACCA / ACA

ITIL

TBM Foundation or similar

Job description

Benchmark is seeking a Technology Business Finance Manager to shape technology investment and governance within a leading wealth management group. The role combines financial planning, supplier management and strategic partnering with Technology, Finance, Procurement and Risk leaders.

You will drive cost optimisation, develop business cases, and provide management information to support senior leadership decisions on technology investments and roadmaps.