Finance Manager

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions partners with a rapidly growing logistics and technology company in Austin to recruit a Finance Manager who will lead FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and IT budgeting initiatives.

You will partner with IT, Engineering, Product and Operations leaders to evaluate technology investments, manage software and cloud budgets, build ROI models, and deliver executive dashboards for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance.
• Experience supporting IT/technology budgets and SaaS.
• Strong modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and analytics.
• Experience evaluating technology investments and ROI analyses.
• Advanced Excel and ERP/reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range planning for IT and technology.
• Partner with IT, Engineering, Product, and Operations leaders to evaluate plans.
• Manage large technology budgets: software, cloud, infrastructure, and vendors.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess ROI and investment strategies.
• Monitor actual vs budget and identify key drivers and trends.
• Support month-end close and ensure accurate tech expenditures reporting.
• Prepare executive-level dashboards and presentations for senior leadership.
• Drive budgeting and forecasting process improvements.
• Collaborate with Procurement and IT leadership on cost optimization.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Financial Modeling

Business Analysis

Excel Proficiency

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Adaptive

Anaplan

Oracle

SAP

NetSuite

ERP systems

Job description

Our client, a rapidly growing logistics and technology company, is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial planning and analysis activities with a strong emphasis on IT budgeting, technology investments, and business partnering. This role serves as a strategic advisor to Finance, IT, Product, and Operations leadership, helping the organization evaluate technology investments, optimize spending, and support long-term growth initiatives.

The Finance Manager will oversee annual budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, capital planning, and financial modeling across a complex technology environment that includes software development, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, and logistics operations. The ideal candidate combines strong FP&A expertise with the ability to work closely with IT leadership and translate financial data into actionable business recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range planning processes for the IT and technology organizations.
• Partner with IT, Engineering, Product, and Operations leaders to evaluate spending plans and resource requirements.
• Manage large technology budgets, including software subscriptions, cloud hosting, infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and third-party vendor contracts.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess ROI, business cases, and investment strategies for technology initiatives.
• Monitor and report on actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods while identifying key drivers and trends.
• Analyze and track both operating expenses and capital expenditures, including software capitalization and technology project accounting.
• Support technology roadmap planning through scenario analysis and strategic financial recommendations.
• Prepare executive-level reporting packages, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership.
• Partner with Procurement and IT leadership to evaluate vendor contracts and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes.
• Collaborate with Accounting during month-end close and ensure accurate financial reporting of technology-related expenditures.
• Support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, systems implementations, and operational improvement projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance experience.
• Experience supporting IT, technology, software, SaaS, or digital transformation budgets preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and business analysis skills.
• Experience evaluating technology investments and developing ROI analyses.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with ERP and reporting systems.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive, Anaplan, Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, or similar platforms preferred.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Preferred Experience

• Logistics, supply chain, transportation, SaaS, software, or technology industry experience.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure spending models (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Experience supporting software development, product teams, or enterprise technology organizations.
• Understanding of software capitalization, project accounting, and technology investment analysis.

This is 3 days on site in Austin. Only local candidates will be considered.