Principal IT Finance Analyst

Timken

Canton (OH)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Innovative culture

Community improvement initiatives

Top performance environment

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Principal IT Finance Analyst in Canton, Ohio. The role involves being a key liaison between the Finance function and IT, ensuring the smooth operation and integration of finance business systems.

Responsibilities include supporting business requirements, managing change, and evaluating solutions. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 6 years of IT experience.

Timken offers competitive salary and benefits, along with a commitment to innovation and community improvement.

Qualifications

6 years of experience in IT.
Knowledge of audit requirements and controls.

Responsibilities

Act as a liaison with Finance and IT.
Evaluate software and solution options.
Monitor overall system health and maintain documentation.
Facilitate access to financial systems for acquisitions.

Skills

Project management

Integration methods

SaaS applications

Communication

Problem-solving

Documenting processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance

Job description

Responsibilities

The Principal IT Finance Analyst acts as a key liaison with Finance Business Function subject matter experts (SME) and IT, ensuring smooth operation, enhancement, and integration of Finance business systems. The role includes supporting business processes requirements, managing change, leading projects, handling integrations, coordinating upgrades, evaluating solutions, and maintaining system health across SaaS and other applications in the Finance function. The primary customers include all internal global finance customers.

Business Partnership & Requirements

Collaborate with Business SMEs and BPOs to understand evolving needs.
Gather, analyze, and document new or changed requirements.
Support change management and enhance user experience.
Assist business teams in navigating IT support channels.
Lead or participate in project work, including requirement analysis and documentation.

Solution Evaluation & Project Leadership/Participation

Evaluate software and solution options based on business needs.
Lead or participate in RFP processes.
Support implementation partner selection and vendor evaluations.
Manage IT components of assigned projects including planning, execution, and communication.
Develop and communicate support and operational processes.

System Integrations

Collaborate with IT Enterprise Architecture to identify secure and efficient integration methods.
Work with IT delivery teams to design, build, test, and implement integrations.
Develop and maintain documentation for integration architecture and processes.

Maintenance & Support

Monitor overall system and environment health across supported platforms.
Ensure systems and dependent technologies are kept current.
Regularly review release notes, analyze technical changes, and coordinate with business stakeholders.
Highlight system changes or impacts to Architecture, Security, and other IT teams.
Lead and support planning and execution of system upgrades as required.
Communicate IT‑planned changes and their potential impacts to business teams.
Track and manage key & certificate renewals.
Develop new and maintain current documentation for processes and support frameworks.

Acquisition Support

Facilitate early access to corporate financial systems for newly acquired entities.
Enable data integration between acquired systems and Corporate Finance (FI) platforms.
Assess and help rationalize redundant technologies post‑acquisition.

Technical/Functional Skills

Project management experience successfully leading many small to medium size projects.
Knowledge or hands on experience with multiple integration methods.
Experience workings with SaaS applications and cloud‑based systems.
Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
High sense of ownership and accountability.
Detail oriented with strong problem‑solving ability.
Ability to document processes, requirements, and support materials effectively.
Desire and willingness to learn new technologies and business processes.
Experience working with audit requirements and controls.
Experience supporting enterprise applications or platforms.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or similar field.
6 years of experience in IT.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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