Refresco Beverages US Inc Looking for Finance Manager, IT Finance at Tampa Full Time

Description:

This position is responsible for the day-to-day financial and vendor management for IT.

Primary duties include procurement of approved hardware/software services, purchase order review, IT spend analytics, IT contract management, preparation/review of month-end accruals, and oversight of IT General Controls.

This position s to the Information Systems Team Leader with a dotted line to the Infrastructure Team Leader, who both to the Business Unit CFO.

The Information Systems Department serves as the primary business partner to IT with oversight for systems governance and spending as well as responsibility for driving greater leverage of the IT platform and management of master data.

Duties:

The following are essential duties and responsibilities for this position:
Work with IT Management & Procurement in negotiating contract terms with IT Service providers, and ensure terms and conditions align with Refresco’s Contract Management Policy & the Delegation of Authority
Validate software maintenance renewals including confirmation of business requirements and prepare monthly amortization entries for accounting.

Prepare and review month-end and quarter-end accruals and ensure compliance of accruals with Refresco’s accounting policies, procedures, and chart of accounts.

Work with IT Management to prepare the Annual Operating Plan, balance of year forecasts and supporting schedules for each business unit at the GL line item.

Prepare month-end and /or quarter-end business unit IT variance schedules; investigate and explain reconciling items.
Track Capex project activity with regular status ing to IT Management.

Verify cost center / business unit owners, identify where expenses are borne and determine cross-charge amounts to be allocated from IT to appropriate owners on a regular basis.

Review and approve purchase orders for hardware and service agreements, ensuring they align with Refresco policies, contracted amounts, and budgeted spend
Work with business partners to prepare hardware expense forecasts for the Annual Operating Plan and subsequent forecasts
Financial ownership of IT perpetual license & hardware inventory completeness and accuracy
Serve as the primary point of contact for Internal and External IT auditors, which includes facilitating conversations between IT Management and the Audit team and timely turnaround of Audit requests

Maintain the Refresco Controls Matrix as it pertains to IT Controls, and perform monitoring procedures to verify operating effectiveness and design.

Document processes, identify process deficiencies, and provide process improvements as it relates to key IT Operational processes
Own the transition of IT Arrangements, integration of IT Spend, and hardware/license inventory for newly acquired facilities.
Prepare ad hoc s upon request
Additional duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications:

Essential
Strong finance and analytical skills
Strong understanding of fundamental accounting principles and internal controls
Displays a passion for understanding business drivers of IT spending.
Demonstrated mid-level or above proficiency with MS Office Excel, analyzing and manipulating large datasets through formulas and macros to identify drivers, communicate insights
Experience with SAP (or similar), specifically in procure-to-pay business process
Strong team player who is able to work across multiple functions
Highly organized and detail oriented
Adaptable to change
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy; strong critical self-review skills.
Demonstrates ability to deliver communication which is clear, concise, and relevant to audience through appropriate methods and tools.
Appreciates what constitutes good customer service and displays consistent commitment to delivering.
Exhibits a high degree of professionalism.
Proactive approach to role and problem solving; solution rather than problem focused.
Able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with internal as well as external stakeholders
Comfortable driving stakeholder accountability for deliverable and financial targets
Inquisitive and thorough in approach.
Self-motivated, determined with the ability to deal with high levels of complexity and information management
Desirable
Experience working with IT or in an IT-related industry (e.g. applications, infrastructure)
Proficiency in Microsoft Visio.
Strong analytical abilities with experience extracting data and developing s in an ERP environment.
Strong interest in systems with demonstrable systems mindset and exposure to a large ERP system.
Experience defining, writing and implementing business processes
CPA or currently pursuing, highly preferred
Experience with software capitalization guidance in an IFRS environment

Education and Experience:

Undergraduate in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent work experience
5 to 8 years accounting and/or financial analysis

Working Conditions:

Based in Tampa with 0-10% travel requirements.