Costco Wholesale Looking for Manager, It Portfolio & Finance Management at Seattle, WA, United States Full Time

Job Description

As a member of the IT Management Team, you are responsible for managing, developing, and leading a team of employees. Your role includes leading the specific functional responsibilities of your team, which involves overseeing team performance and deliverables. However, your role as a leader within our organization requires more than the management of resources and day-to-day operations. As a steward of the company, you are charged with the development and execution of your team’s strategic vision and plan and ensuring that your team’s actions align with the larger goals of the company and the IT Division.

This role is responsible for driving process, communication, and facilitated decision making of IT investments through management of the Portfolio and Finance teams. The IT Financial Management team is responsible for the IT division budget including all capital/expense forecasting and reporting. The IT Portfolio Management team is responsible for facilitation of processes that enable Costco to execute on strategic and operational initiatives that align with established fiscal year budgets.

As the primary conduit between your employees and upper leadership, your role in communicating and modeling the values and guiding principles of our company culture is of vital importance. All members of IT Management should strive to consciously and consistently foster a culture of engagement, trust, and “open door” communication.
ROLE

• INTEGRITY: When achieving benchmarks and goals, use methods/strategies that are consistent with the Code of Ethics and the Standard of Ethics for Managers and Supervisors. Always leads by example. Appropriately handles employee concerns and follows through to resolution.
• MEMBER SERVICE: Provides and ensures staff provides an exceptional member experience.
• ADMINISTRATION: Ensures proper department coverage (writing schedule and break aids if needed). Understands department budget, able to research and explain budget variances.
• MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Coaches and mentors employees to provide support and guidance. Has regular open and honest conversations with employees to discuss work performance and career development. Identifies learning opportunities to strengthen employee knowledge, skill and ability.
• COMMUNICATION: Regularly shares information with employees via meetings and one-on-one conversations. Successfully navigates difficult conversations with employees, members, and suppliers. Listens, expresses empathy and adapts to get points across. Addresses issues immediately to ensure a timely resolution and to avoid escalating the situation. Consistently demonstrates business knowledge during interactions with senior management.

• SELF-MANAGEMENT: Demonstrates sound judgment, taking a partner when necessary.

• INCLUSION: Encourages different approaches and ideas to work and to accomplish goals. Seeks employee input. Takes the time to get to know or reach out to candidates who show potential that may not come forward on their own.
• COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY: Takes measures to ensure employee and member information is kept confidential and adheres to IS security policy.
• Lead development and implementation of IT Financial processes and tools for IT planning and control.
• Produce financial metrics and benchmarking results and proposes recommendations to IT Executives for proper accounting treatment, forecasting, cost optimization.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state and international legislation as well as company policies and procedures.
• Leads and facilitates the annual budgeting process and produces long range financial plans.
• This is a full-time management/leadership position (45+ hours per week).
• Regular and reliable workplace attendance at your assigned location.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance or equivalent.
• Demonstrated capability to establish, align, and execute multiple enterprise level strategies and/or roadmaps.
• Demonstrated experience interfacing at all levels of management including executive level communication.
• Two years direct experience creating and managing budgets including variance reporting.
• Practical knowledge of finance and accounting principles including but not limited to FASB/IASB/GAAP/Statutory.
• HIPAA Training and Supervisors Orientation (within 30 days of hire); Leadership Development 101 (within one year); Costco Pay Policies (within 90 days of promotion).

Recommended

• Practical knowledge leading/implementing a SAFe/LPM implementation at the enterprise level.
• Previous project management experience.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Last two performance reviews
• Attendance records for current year (Do not include absences covered by paid sick/personal time, FMLA or other protected absences.)

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Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business. If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.