IT Operations Finance and Asset Manager

FinOps Weekly; Richardson, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

FinOps Weekly is seeking an IT Operations Finance and Asset Manager in Richardson, TX to strengthen financial governance, budgeting, and software asset management across Global IT Operations. You will partner with IT Operations, Finance, and Procurement to align spend with business priorities.

The role leads SAM, licensing governance, renewal planning, and cost modeling to drive transparency and value realization. A senior, cross-functional position with broad visibility.

Qualifications

• Requires strong experience in IT financial governance and software asset management.
• Proven track record in budgeting, forecasting, and cost optimization.
• Experience with enterprise software licensing and compliance programs.
• Collaborates with Finance, Procurement, and IT Operations across a global enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual OPEX and CAPEX planning for Global IT Operations.
• Build multi-year financial plans aligned to IT strategy and forecasts.
• Maintain financial models for infrastructure, cloud, and applications.

Skills

IT financial management

Software asset management

Procurement

Budgeting and forecasting

Software licensing and compliance

Portfolio financial management

Contract and commercial management

Financial governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/IT/Business

MBA

Job description

# IT Operations Finance and Asset ManagerRichardsonFinOps100k – 150k10/10/2026Full-timeOnsite## Job Description## About the RoleThe IT Operations Finance and Asset Manager is responsible for strengthening financial governance, budget planning, software asset management, and technology cost optimization across Global IT Operations. The role exists to improve transparency around technology spend, support disciplined investment decisions, and ensure software assets remain compliant and cost-effective.This position partners closely with IT Operations, Finance, Procurement, Service Owners, and the IT enablement office. It supports annual and multi-year planning, forecasting, vendor spend oversight, and executive reporting to help align operational spending with business priorities.The role also leads software asset management and licensing governance, including compliance, entitlement management, renewal planning, and utilization analysis. In addition, it develops cost models and total cost of ownership frameworks to support better visibility into service-level spending and value delivery.## Key Responsibilities– Lead annual OPEX and CAPEX planning for Global IT Operations. – Build multi-year financial plans aligned to IT strategy. – Manage quarterly forecasts, monthly variance reviews, and budget performance reporting. – Maintain financial models for infrastructure, cloud, workplace, applications, telecom, and managed services. – Support investment planning, funding approvals, and business case development. – Establish financial governance processes for technology spending. – Lead the enterprise Software Asset Management program. – Create and maintain SAM policies, standards, and operating procedures. – Oversee software license compliance, entitlement management, and renewal planning. – Analyze software utilization and identify optimization opportunities. – Partner with Procurement on enterprise software agreements and licensing strategies. – Coordinate software vendor audits and compliance reviews. – Develop software lifecycle governance practices. – Build service cost models and total cost of ownership frameworks. – Increase transparency into technology spend across services and towers. – Analyze consumption trends across software, cloud, telecom, and infrastructure. – Identify cost reduction, cost avoidance, and optimization opportunities. – Implement showback and financial transparency models where appropriate. – Partner with Procurement and suppliers on contract negotiations and renewals. – Track maintenance, subscription, licensing, and support agreements. – Provide financial and utilization data to support sourcing decisions. – Support portfolio prioritization and investment decisions. – Prepare financial analysis for technology investments and transformation initiatives. – Track run, grow, and transform spending across the IT portfolio. – Produce leadership reporting on investment performance and value realization. – Support software licensing audits and compliance reviews. – Maintain records that support audit readiness and financial accountability. – Partner with Internal Audit, Legal, and Procurement on licensing and financial risk mitigation. – Create executive dashboards and business reviews covering budget performance, forecast accuracy, software compliance, license utilization, cost savings, cost avoidance, technology spend trends, renewal risk exposure, and portfolio performance. – Present recommendations and insights to IT leadership and executive stakeholders. – Establish KPI frameworks supporting operational excellence and financial accountability. – Perform all duties in a safe and responsible manner and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.## Required Skills– 10+ years of experience in IT Financial Management, Software Asset Management, Procurement, Business Management, or IT Operations. – Experience managing enterprise technology budgets. – Experience overseeing large-scale software licensing and compliance programs. – Experience partnering with Finance and Procurement organizations in a global enterprise environment. – Skills in budgeting and forecasting. – Knowledge of software licensing and compliance. – Experience with contract and commercial management. – Experience with portfolio financial management. – Experience with cost modeling and allocation.## Preferred Skills– Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related discipline. – MBA.## Cloud Platforms & Technologies### Cloud Providers – Cloud### FinOps Platforms – No specific platforms named### Collaboration Tools – No specific tools named## FinOps Responsibilities– Develop and maintain service cost models and total cost of ownership frameworks. – Improve transparency into technology spend across services and towers. – Analyze consumption trends for software, cloud, telecom, and infrastructure. – Identify and execute cost reduction, cost avoidance, and optimization opportunities. – Implement showback and financial transparency models where appropriate. – Monitor operational costs against business value delivered. – Track run, grow, and transform spending across the IT portfolio. – Report on budget performance, forecast accuracy, cost savings, cost avoidance, technology spend trends, renewal risk exposure, and investment portfolio performance.## Benefits– Salary range: $105,000 to $189,000.## Useful Links– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4472319087 – Application: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4472319087 – Company Website: www.gf.com## Why You Might Be InterestedThis role offers the opportunity to shape financial governance and asset management across a global IT organization. It combines budgeting, forecasting, software compliance, vendor oversight, and executive reporting in one position. The scope includes both operational spending and strategic investment planning, with clear ownership of cost transparency and optimization. If you are experienced in IT financial management and software asset management, this is a broad, high-impact role with cross-functional influence.