FinOps Specialist

National Society for Black Engineers; Katowice; On-site; PLN 169,995 - 254,993; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Volunteer Paid Time off

Company volunteer and donation matching program

On-demand digital course library

Comprehensive mindfulness programs

Employee Assistance Program

Personalized wellbeing programs

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is looking for an Analyst focused on IT financials and procurement in Katowice, Poland. In this hybrid position, you will support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and spend governance across the IT portfolio.

Key responsibilities include managing IT procurement, providing oversight for cloud spend, and ensuring financial compliance. Candidates should have 3–5 years of experience in IT financial analysis and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Join us to promote financial transparency and optimize costs.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in IT financial analysis, budgeting, procurement, or related roles.
• Experience performing budgeting, forecasting, and cost/benefit analysis.
• Experience working in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with IT and business leaders to manage annual operating and capital budgets.
• Perform variance analysis and communicate insights to partners.
• Manage the end-to-end IT procurement lifecycle.
• Oversee cloud spend and ensure financial transparency.

Skills

IT financial analysis

Budgeting

Procurement

Cost/benefit analysis

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Oracle

Excel

Job description

Job Description

As an Analyst, focused on IT financials and procurement, you will be an important partner to IT and Finance leaders by supporting budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and spend governance across the IT portfolio. You will provide visibility into operating and capital expenditures. This supports vendor and procurement financial management, and ensures IT investments align with enterprise financial policies and compliance requirements. Additionally, it enables FinOps practices that improve cost transparency, optimization, and accountability for financial spend. You will report directly to FinOps Technical Leader and work in hybrid model with an office in Katowice.

Your Responsibilities

• IT Financial Management:
  • Partner with IT and business leaders to develop, manage, and monitor annual operating and capital budgets.
  • Perform variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast) and communicate insights and drivers to partners.
  • Monitor ongoing spending and recommend adjustments, reallocations, or corrective actions.
  • Provide Cloud FinOps oversight by overseeing cloud spend, identifying cost drivers, and ensuring transparency across platforms and departments.
  • Support cost optimization projects through usage analysis, savings recommendations, and collaboration with technical teams.
• IT Procurement Management
  • Manage the end-to-end IT procurement lifecycle, including intake, requisitions, RFPs, purchase orders, and vendor coordination.
  • Review and process IT invoices, ensuring accuracy, appropriate cost center allocation, and compliance with financial controls.
  • Track hardware, software licensing, subscriptions, and maintenance renewals.
  • Perform ad hoc investigative analysis to resolve vendor payment issues, including invoice discrepancies, payment delays, purchase order mismatches, and coordination with Procurement, Finance, and Accounts Payable to lead resolution.

The Essentials - You Will Have

• 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 performing budgeting, forecasting, and cost/benefit analysis.
• Experience working in a matrixed, cross‑functional environment.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Experience with ERP or procurement platforms (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, with experience performing ad hoc investigative analysis to resolve financial or vendor issues.

What We Offer

• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• On-demand digital course library for professional development.
• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program.
• and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.