Senior Technology Finance Analyst

Gotham Technology Group; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Gotham Technology Group is seeking an IT finance leader to own its financial strategy for a $70M–$100M technology budget. You will partner with the CIO and CFO and work with IT, Finance, Procurement, and Legal to shape where the firm invests.

You will build financial practices, forecast costs, and drive governance and cost transparency across software, cloud, AI, and infrastructure initiatives.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IT finance or related field.
• Direct experience managing a technology budget of $70M+ (operating and capital).
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling skills.
• Working knowledge of procurement, contracts, invoicing, and accruals.
• Experience with cloud, SaaS, and consumption-based cost models.
• Ability to present complex financials to senior executives and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and forecast budgets, multi-year plans, rolling forecasts, and financial models for new initiatives.
• Deliver reports, dashboards, and recommendations to CIO, CFO, and senior leadership.
• Track spend vs budgets and contracts, flag risks, and find savings across the tech portfolio.
• Oversee renewals, POs, invoices, and SOWs; collaborate with Procurement and Legal on contracts.
• Build FinOps and AI cost practices for cloud, SaaS, and AI consumption costs.
• Establish controls, standards, and processes for transparent technology spend.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Executive reporting

Vendor management

Cloud cost models

FinOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, information systems, or related field

Job description

Our client is looking for someone to own its financial strategy. You'll manage a $70 to $100 million IT budget spanning software, cloud, AI, infrastructure, telecom, and strategic projects. You'll work directly with the CIO and CFO and partner with IT, Finance, Procurement, and Legal. This is a high-visibility, high-autonomy role for someone who wants to build lasting financial practices and shape where the firm invests.

What you'll do

• Plan and forecast. Lead annual operating and capital budgets, multi-year plans, rolling forecasts, and financial modeling for new initiatives.
• Advise leadership. Deliver clear reports, dashboards, and recommendations to the CIO, CFO, and senior leadership.
• Manage the portfolio. Track spend against budgets and contracts, flag risks early, and find savings across the technology portfolio.
• Oversee vendor finances. Manage renewals, purchase orders, invoices, and statements of work, and partner with Procurement and Legal on contracts and negotiations.
• Build FinOps and AI cost practices. Forecast, allocate, and optimize cloud, SaaS, and AI consumption costs, including token-based usage.
• Strengthen governance. Put in place the controls, standards, and processes that make technology spend consistent and transparent.

What success looks like in your first year

• Leadership has a single, trusted view of technology spend.
• Budgeting and forecasting follow a consistent, repeatable process.
• Vendor renewals are tracked well ahead of deadlines, with savings pursued.
• Cloud and AI costs are visible, forecastable, and allocated to the teams that drive them.

What you bring

• 7+ years in IT finance, technology business management, IT procurement, or a related field
• Direct experience managing a technology budget of $70 million or more, including operating and capital spend
• Strong skills in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling
• Working knowledge of procurement, contracts, invoicing, and accruals
• Experience with cloud, SaaS, and consumption-based cost models
• The ability to present complex financials clearly to senior executives and influence stakeholders across the business
• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, information systems, or a related field

Nice to have

• Experience with Elite 3E
• A background in a law firm or professional services environment
• Familiarity with TBM or FinOps frameworks
• Experience building executive dashboards in planning, ERP, or BI tools