Job
- Level
- Senior
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Job Field
- IT, Project, System
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
Job Summary
In this role, you will develop an IT financial management framework, lead monthly reports, and identify optimization opportunities to ensure cost transparency and strategic alignment.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As Finance Excellence Manager (m/f/d) you will be part of our One Digital IT Department and report to our Head of IT Strategy and Operational Excellence.
- This role is responsible for setting the foundation of robust financial governance ensuring IT investments align with business value delivery.
- This leader will be a trusted advisor to our CDIO and IT leadership team, proactively shaping the cost, value, and risk landscape of IT while challenging the status quo and elevating financial transparency.
- Fördere finanzielle Exzellenz in der IT
- Build and embed an IT Financial Excellence framework across budgeting, forecasting, planning, and reporting.
- Develop multi-year IT financial plans that align with digital transformation and enterprise strategy.
- Establish IT cost transparency and unit cost modelling (e.g., cost per user, per application, per service).
- Leiten Sie monatliche Finanzleistungsüberprüfungen mit ITLT - Hervorhebung von Abweichungen, Kostentreibern, finanziellen Risiken und Hebeln für Optimierungen.
- Create financial dashboards and KPIs (e.g., run vs. grow vs. transform spend, project ROI, investment lifecycle tracking).
- Verfolgen Sie die internen und externen Personalkosten bei der Zusammenarbeit mit HR.
- Baseline and track One Digital transformation against the business case, supporting the Transformation Office.
- Partner with Corporate Finance to ensure delivery of the above and alignment between corporate accounting and IT operational finance.
- Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities (e.g., demand rationalization, contract restructuring, consumption rightsizing).
- Executive-Level Business Partnership
- Serve as a key advisor to the CDIO and Head of Strategy & Operational Excellence - translating IT financials into actionable executive insights.
- Work across the ITLT leadership team (Applications, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Digital Workplace, Regions...) to advise leaders on how to better plan, execute, and track their financial footprint.
- Contribute to enterprise planning cycles (Annual, MRP, Quarterly Forecasts) as the IT Finance lead.
- Participate in executive governance forums if required (e.g., IT Investment Board (DAT), Transformation Steering Committee).
- Influence senior stakeholders across IT and Business - promoting financially responsible decision-making.
- People Leadership & Change Management
- Lead by example - bringing a finance-first lens to IT operations, projects, and strategy.
- Coach and mentor ITLT on financial accountability, vendor strategy, and commercial awareness.
- Champion a culture of transparency, value-for-money, and continuous financial improvement.
- Introduce training and tools to elevate financial literacy across IT teams.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, IT Management, or related field.
Qualifications
- Proven ability to manage and optimize multi-million euro IT.
- Demonstrated success in building financial frameworks.
- Strong negotiation skills, commercial acumen, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Familiarity with IT governance and financial tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI, Apptio, ServiceNow).
Experience
- 5+ years' experience in IT financial management within large/global companies.
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What we offer
- Become part of our open and transparent culture.
- It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world.
- Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
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Benefits
Food & Drink
Higher Take-Home Pay
Work-Life-Integration
Topics You Will Work On
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About Your Employer
Symrise AG
Symrise AG, based in Holzminden, is a publicly-traded provider of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base ingredients and active substances, as well as functional ingredients.
Description
- Company Size
- 250+ Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production, Pharmaceutical Sector, Chemical Industry, Biotech
Digital/IT Finance Excellence Manager
- Location
- Holzminden
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
