Tech Strategy Analyst (Hybrid, Chicago) - 5-Month Role

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in Chicago (Hybrid) seeks a Business Consultant to join the Technology Strategic Spend Team for data-driven decision support. You will deliver analyses on IT capital expenditures, budgets, forecasting, and variance analysis, and prepare leadership-ready materials.

The role requires strong analytics, GAAP knowledge, and experience with Power BI, SQL, Excel, and PowerPoint to drive strategic discussions with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of related experience with emphasis on project analysis and management reporting, planning, and analysis.
• Strong accounting (GAAP), reporting and financial analysis knowledge.
• Proven ability to present complex financial information to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Drive analysis and presentation material for IT Capital Expenditures in the Technology Portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Create leadership-level analyses on technology usage, demand, and contractual impact.
• Build financial business cases for technology decisions (vendor changes, new products, capabilities).
• Leverage data analytics tools (Power BI, SQL, Excel, etc.) to inform strategic discussions with senior leadership.
• Collaborate with finance and procurement to analyze productivity and automation efforts.
• Lead special projects and ad hoc requests to support the Technology function.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication (written and verbal)

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

GAAP knowledge

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in Chicago (Hybrid) seeks a Business Consultant to join the Technology Strategic Spend Team for data-driven decision support. You will deliver analyses on IT capital expenditures, budgets, forecasting, and variance analysis, and prepare leadership-ready materials.

The role requires strong analytics, GAAP knowledge, and experience with Power BI, SQL, Excel, and PowerPoint to drive strategic discussions with senior leadership.