Finance Manager – IT Budgeting & FP&A

YER USA; Sparta (TN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hörmann North American headquarters in Sparta, TN seeks an experienced FP&A professional to build IT budgeting and financial controlling for the U.S. operation.

You will work directly with senior IT and Finance leaders across North America and Europe to establish budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and reporting. You will own IT budgets across North American operations, track expenses, CAPEX/OPEX, and develop investment cases and TCO analyses for technology initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A, Financial Controlling or related field.
• Experience building budgets from scratch and financial planning processes.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and cost-control skills.

Responsibilities

• Build IT budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial planning processes for North American operations.
• Establish transparency into IT expenses, infra costs, and vendor spend.
• Track CAPEX/OPEX, analyze variances, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Develop financial reporting, dashboards, and cost-control processes for IT leadership.
• Support SAP S/4HANA transformation budgeting and forecasting initiatives.
• Reconcile costs, commitments, PO/invoices with Finance and Procurement.
• Prepare investment business cases and total cost of ownership analyses.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Cost control

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Stakeholder communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP/S4HANA

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Sparta, TN (Preferred) | Burgettstown, PA | Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This is an on-site position. Candidates who are open to relocating to one of the listed locations are encouraged to apply.

Company Summary

Since its foundation in 1935, Hörmann has produced and delivered more than 20 million doors worldwide. Over 6000 employees work in 40 specialized factories in Europe, North America and Asia to develop and produce high-quality doors, frames and operators, as well as perimeter protection and storage space systems, for use in private and commercial properties. The headquarters of the globally active Hörmann Group is located in the East Westphalian municipality of Steinhagen, near Bielefeld, Germany. The North American headquarters are located in Sparta, Tennessee. This family business, now run by the fourth generation, recently recorded an annual turnover of more than 1 billion dollars.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of IT financial planning and control for a leading international manufacturing organization's U.S. operation. In this high-visibility, hands-on role, you'll have the opportunity to build the IT budgeting and financial controlling function from theground up, bringing structure and control to IT spending while establishing the financial processes that will support smarter investment decisions. Working directly with senior IT and Finance leadership in North America and Europe, you'll lead budgeting, forecasting, cost analysis, and financial reporting while identifying opportunities to optimize IT expenditures. You'll also support financial planning and cost tracking for the company's ongoing SAP S/4HANA transformation.

What You'll Do

• Build and manage IT budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial planning processes across North American operations.
• Establish transparency into existing IT expenses, infrastructure costs, and vendor spending.
• Track CAPEX/OPEX, analyze variances, and identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities.
• Develop consistent financial reporting, dashboards, and cost-control processes for IT leadership.
• Support SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives through project budgeting, forecasting, and financial oversight.
• Reconcile actual costs, commitments, purchase orders, invoices, and accruals with Finance and Procurement.
• Prepare investment business cases and total-cost-of-ownership analyses for technology initiatives.
• Partner with IT leadership, Finance, and Controlling teams across North America and Germany.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, Financial Controlling, Finance Management, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience developing budgets from scratch and establishing financial planning processes.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and cost-control capabilities.
• Experience managing IT budgets, technology expenses, or infrastructure costs.
• Experience managing operating expenses, capital expenditure, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems and reporting or BI tools.
• Ability to work independently, challenge assumptions, and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Financial oversight of SAP/ERP implementations or large technology transformation projects.
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and ERP cost reporting.
• Understanding of cloud spending, software licensing, and technology vendor contracts.
• Exposure to IT service management (ITSM) or IT asset management (ITAM) financial processes.
• Experience collaborating with international teams or within a matrix organization.

Location & Travel

This is an onsite role. Candidates should be located near or willing to relocate to one of the following locations:

• Sparta, TN (preferred)
• Burgettstown, PA
• Toronto, ON, Canada

Travel is expected to be approximately 10%-15%, primarily for collaboration across company sites.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Opportunity to build IT financial planning and controlling processes from the ground up.
• High-impact role with direct exposure to senior IT and Finance leadership.
• Play an important part in a major SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• Drive financial transparency, cost optimization, and strategic technology investment decisions.
• Join a long-term technology and manufacturing transformation with global collaboration.

If you enjoy creating financial clarity, building processes, and helping leaders make better technology investment decisions, we'd love to connect.