Business / Financial Analyst (Entry Level)

Stratford Solutions Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking an Entry Level Business/Financial Analyst onsite in New York to support TBM expense transparency across IT services. The contract runs for 12 months with a pay rate of $40–$50 per hour, excluding benefits.

You will help model costs, validate inputs with service owners, and communicate spend insights to leadership. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years in TBM or IT financial management, strong Excel skills, and the ability to translate financial data for non-financial

Qualifications

• 1-3 years TBM/IT finance or cost transparency experience.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation and financial reporting.
• Ability to translate complex financial data for non-financial audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead TBM Expense Transparency activities across IT divisions.
• Develop and refine TBM cost models and reporting frameworks.
• Collaborate with Service Owners to validate inputs and align cost structures.
• Maintain TBM reporting used to communicate spend insights to stakeholders.
• Refine allocation methodologies for accuracy and defensibility.
• Ensure clarity of financial reporting across cost models and data sources.

Skills

TBM knowledge

IT financial mgmt

Cost transparency

Advanced Excel

Tools

Power BI

ServiceNow

PeopleSoft

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Business / Financial Analyst (Entry Level)

Location: 2 Broadway, New York, NY
Work Schedule: Onsite
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Pay Rate: $40 - $50 per hour

Overview

The organization is seeking experienced Technology Business Management (TBM) Expense Transparency Consultants to support and manage TBM related financial transparency responsibilities across the full IT landscape. This includes Product Management, Infrastructure & Operations, Cybersecurity, and all other IT service towers. Each consultant will play a critical role in enhancing cost transparency, improving financial accountability, and strengthening the linkage between IT services, cost drivers, and business value for each of the IT service towers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute TBM Expense Transparency activities across all IT divisions, ensuring consistent financial reporting, allocation logic, and cost modeling practices.
• Manage the ongoing development, maintenance, and refinement of TBM related financial models and reporting frameworks (e.g., cost allocation models, service tower mappings, run/innovate categorization).
• Partner with Service Owners to validate financial inputs, align cost structures, and improve understanding of IT expense drivers.
• Maintain and support the reporting used to communicate spend insights to stakeholders.
• Validate or enhance/update TBM related allocation methodologies
• Ensure accuracy, defensibility, and clarity of financial reporting by continuously refining data sources, mapping logic, allocation rules, and cost modeling assumptions.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in Technology Business Management (TBM), IT financial management, or cost transparency initiatives, IT Billing and Chargeback principals. 1-3 years for (Tier 1)
  • Strong understanding of financial operations, including:
    o Budgeting & forecasting
    o Cost allocation
    o Financial reporting and analysis
    Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (data modeling, complex formulas, pivoting, automation, scenario analysis).
• Ability to collaborate with IT, Finance, and business stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Proven ability to translate complex financial data into meaningful insights for non financial audiences.

Additional Qualifications

• Familiarity with TBM tools, cost modeling practices, and cost transparency reporting (e.g., Power BI dashboards, allocation methodologies).
• Experience with ServiceNow (ITFM, CMDB, APM, service taxonomy, request/asset workflows).
• Experience with PeopleSoft financials or similar ERP systems.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Analytical and detail oriented, with strong problem solving skills.
• Effective communicator capable of facilitating discussions with technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Able to work independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high quality outputs in a fast paced environment.
• Comfortable working with large, complex financial datasets and evolving TBM frameworks.
• Prior experience working with or supporting organizations within the MTA a plus.