Manager Finance Technology

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard is seeking a Manager, Finance Business Partner to serve as a senior finance partner for Technology and Product leaders. This hybrid role involves leading forecasting, planning, and financial governance for technology portfolios while managing a small team.

The ideal candidate will have significant FP&A experience, strong leadership skills, and advanced analytical capabilities. This position requires in-office presence in downtown Seattle multiple days per week.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive Finance or FP&A experience, including managing finance professionals.
• Experience serving as a Finance Business Partner to senior Technology, Engineering, or Product organizations.
• Strong people-leadership skills with experience coaching and holding teams accountable.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary finance partner to Technology and Product senior leaders.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Finance Business Partners.
• Analyze P&L results and recommend investment shifts.

Skills

Finance Business Partnering

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Oracle-based ERP systems

Workday

SQL

Looker

Anaplan

Alteryx

Job description

Summary

The Manager, Finance Business Partner will serve as a senior finance partner to Technology and Product SVP/VP leaders while also managing and developing a small team of Finance Business Partners. This player–coach role leads forecasting, planning, and financial governance for complex technology portfolios and works cross-functionally with FP&A, Accounting, Tax, and Procurement. The role is hybrid and requires presence in downtown Seattle multiple days per week.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary finance partner to Technology and Product senior leaders, supporting strategic and day-to-day decision-making.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Finance Business Partners and drive accountability for team outcomes.
• Lead monthly business reviews and in-year outlooks, delivering financial insights, risks, and recommendations.
• Analyze P&L results, identify trends, and recommend investment shifts to optimize ROI.
• Own financial inputs, assumptions, and narratives for assigned portfolios and coordinate with centralized FP&A on forecasting and consolidation.
• Partner on annual planning, scenario analysis, and investment business cases to support prioritization decisions.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Tax, and Sourcing/Procurement on capitalization, expense treatment, and financial governance; drive process improvements and automation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive Finance or FP&A experience, including managing finance professionals.
• Experience serving as a Finance Business Partner to senior Technology, Engineering, or Product organizations.
• Strong people-leadership skills with experience coaching and holding teams accountable in a matrixed environment.
• Advanced planning, forecasting, and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with SmartView-enabled Excel.
• Experience with Oracle-based ERP systems and Workday; familiarity with SQL, Looker, Anaplan, or Alteryx is a plus.