IT Finance Associate Director - Remote

Role: Associate Director

Long Term Contract

GTech Financial Management & Reporting

Position Summary:
The Associate Director, GTech Finance Management & Reporting is responsible for overseeing all financial activities within IT. This includes strategic financial reporting, and direct liaison with Grant Thornton’s Finance & Accounting teams to support monthly accruals, resolve invoicing inquiries, and manage discrepancies. The role also encompasses full ownership of the day-to-day financial operations, including contract workflow and the end-to-end vendor payment process, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution of transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage daily financial operations, including oversight of accounts payable, invoice validation, coding, and reconciliation against contracts and purchase orders.
• Own the end-to-end vendor payment process, ensuring all payments are processed efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with contractual obligations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor financial matters, managing disputes, interpreting financial contracts, and resolving issues to completion.
• Assist in preparing budgets for new GTech initiatives
• Prepare and analyze Managed Services contractual financial charges and key supplier relationships.
• Support the GTech annual cost savings initiatives.
• Assist the Director, Finance Management and Reporting in developing annual budgets, maintain monthly forecasts and multi-year business plans.
• Provide comprehensive financial reporting including budget variances, personnel time tracking, and project budget management.
• Oversee financial analysts and ensure the development and maintenance of robust financial reporting packages and metrics, leveraging tools such as Ariba.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline financial operations and enhance efficiency.
• Support the ISQM audit efforts as it relates to IT systems and processes

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• Minimum ten years of relevant experience, including management roles.
• Proven experience in Outsourcing Industry, Vendor Management, and Financial Management of Commercial Managed Services Contracts.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and process improvement skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and drive continuous improvement.
• Deep understanding of business operations and alignment of financial activities with strategic business goals.