Sr. Analyst Finance - IT Controlling

Sysmex Corporation; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

Annual bonus

Paid time off

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

401(k) plan

Job summary

Sysmex Corporation in Lincolnshire, IL is seeking a Sr. Analyst, Finance - IT Controlling to partner with IT leadership and influence budgeting, forecasting, and cost governance for IT projects and product lines.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, SAP/Oracle proficiency, and a track record of financial planning for IT initiatives, including ERP, cybersecurity, and data analytics, with a focus on ROI and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 5+ years of finance experience with forecasting, reporting and analysis.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint and MS Office skills.
• Experience with SAP and Oracle is preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or similar analytics tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial oversight for IT initiatives, including ERP, cybersecurity, and data analytics.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, and cost allocation for IT products and services.
• Develop long‑range models and scenario analyses for IT planning.
• Monitor project budgets, milestones, and ROI targets.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to optimize spend and governance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Initiative and self-starting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Oracle

MS Power BI

MS Copilot

Job description

Overview

Find a Better Way...

...to use your skills and experience.

This is the time to let your talent come to life. To maximize your knowledge and use it for the greater good. To work with the best professionals using state-of-the‑art technology, and improve lives with your innovative ideas and ambitious dreams. Find a better way: the Sysmex Way.

...to improve the lives of others.

Headquartered in Kobe, Japan, Sysmex is located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Renowned worldwide for the very finest in quality, innovative diagnostic equipment and information‑management systems, we apply science to enhance the quality of life on a global scale. Our agile, resourceful team is committed to realizing critical breakthroughs in laboratory diagnostics, information technology, workflow analysis and life sciences for the clinical laboratory.

...to build a promising future.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly qualified and highly motivated Sr. Analyst, Finance - IT Controlling. The Sr. Financial Analyst - IT Controlling reports directly to Director of Finance. This position will serve as the Finance team partner to the VP of Information Technology helping to influence decision making on development of both customer facing and internal -use IT products and spend aligning IT KPIs and reporting with company IT strategy. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills as well as demonstrates strategic thinking skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• IT Project Prioritization and Portfolio Management: Monitor and control IT operating and capital expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets and strategic priorities. Establish governance processes for evaluating, prioritizing, and tracking IT investments throughout the project lifecycle. Provide visibility into project portfolio performance (ROI business cases), budget utilization, and benefit realization while ensuring corporate control policies are followed to measure necessary investment decisions ensuring investments are the best use of company capital.
• Software License and Vendor Cost Management: Analyze software licensing utilization and spending to identify optimization opportunities. Partner with Procurement and IT stakeholders to negotiate renewals and reduce unnecessary software costs. Additionally track vendor contract commitments, maintenance agreements, and cloud subscription expenses.
• Allocation of Cost: Develop and maintain chargeback or showback models for allocating IT costs across business functions as deemed appropriate. Ensure transparency of IT service costs and consumption metrics to business stakeholders.
• Forecast Modeling: Develop long‑range financial models and scenario analyses to support strategic IT planning including sensitivity analyses related to staffing, software investments, and infrastructure costs.
• Financial Oversight of Projects: Provide financial oversight for major IT initiatives, including ERP enhancements, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, and data analytics projects. Monitor project budgets, resource utilization, milestones, and business case assumptions. Measure post‑implementation benefits against approved ROI targets.
• Financial Oversight of IT developed Products and Overhead: Own the financial planning and analysis processes including the annual budget and monthly forecast of revenue, margin, opex, cash flow spend for IT related product streams (e.g. CWS) and cost centers and presents financials at the IT Leadership meetings
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or other relevant field required. 5+ years previous experience in Finance with relevant experience in Financial and Business Forecasting, Reporting and Analysis.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• 5+ years experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other MS Office products

• 5+ years SAP experience preferred.

• 5+ years experience in Oracle required

• MS Power BI experience preferred

• Experience with MS Copilot or equivalent preferred

• Leadership presence and the ability to constructively challenge functional and business leaders, advocating for performance and results

• Strong attention to detail, highly organized, and ability to multi‑task

• Ability to work well on large and small cross‑functional teams

• Initiative and self‑starting capabilities to execute in a regional commercial organization

The salary range for this role is $115-$125K. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The total compensation package for this position also includes a choice of health care plan (medical, vision, and dental insurance), an annual incentive bonus, paid time off, parental leave, bereavement leave and a 401(K) for all eligible employees.

Sysmex is proud to be an EEO/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, color, religion, national origin, genetics, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.