IT Finance Analyst – Global IT Finance

9 Minutes ago • 8-12 Years • System Admin

Job Summary

Job Description

As an IT Finance Analyst at PHINIA, this position is integral in optimizing the value of IT investments, driving process excellence, and strengthening financial accountability across the global IT and Engineering functions. This position extends beyond traditional reporting responsibilities—impact will be measured by the capacity to correlate technology expenditure directly with business outcomes. This role is designed for a proactive, strategic thinker who will help IT act as a business partner and value driver, translating financial insights into action.
Must have:
  • Establish and improve global financial processes across all IT hubs and sites.
  • Lead monthly financial reviews, including budget vs. actual analysis and forecasting.
  • Reconcile IT costs between SAP and OneStream for consistent financial dashboards.
  • Collaborate with IT leaders to align budgets, plans, and roadmaps for value realization.
  • Proactively monitor and analyze costs across functions, regions, and IT service lines.
  • Lead quarterly true-up process for resource unit allocations, ensuring accuracy.
  • Identify financial risks, value opportunities, and recommend improvements for performance.
  • Own full lifecycle of purchase order approvals and invoice tracking.
  • Oversee Authorization Request (AR) process, ensuring compliance and timely approval.
  • Maintain business continuity and knowledge management through delegation and backup.
  • Design and maintain dashboards, financial reports, and executive reporting packages.
  • Act as strategic liaison between IT, Finance, Procurement, and business unit leaders.
  • Contribute to strategic financial reviews of IT contracts and investment cases.
  • Lead documentation and periodic audit of major IT financial processes.
  • Ensure documentation is current, accessible, and audit-ready across global teams.
  • Facilitate onboarding and training for team members, fostering process excellence.
  • Serve as trusted advisor to IT and business leadership, translating insights into actions.
  • Drive collaboration between Finance, IT, Procurement, and Business Units.
  • Support development of KPI dashboards, digital value metrics, and IT strategy.
  • Manage purchase orders, invoice tracking, and vendor contract alignment.
  • Collaborate with VMO to monitor vendor performance and contract adherence.
  • Coordinate with sourcing and procurement for contract renewals and rate card reviews.
  • Prepare and present regular financial dashboards and performance metrics for IT leadership.
  • Ensure adherence to financial policies, audit requirements, and internal controls.
  • Partner with project managers to track CapEx/OpEx allocations and financial KPIs.
  • Contribute to cost-benefit analyses, business case development, and strategic sourcing.
Good to have:
  • Master’s degree or relevant professional certifications preferred
  • Experience with SAP, Onestream, and ITFMS strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and optimize cross-functional financial processes with accountability and a continuous improvement mindset
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to convey complex financial data in clear, business-relevant terms
  • Proven experience in process management, documentation, and stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic, analytical, and solutions-oriented thinker able to balance tactical execution with long-term planning
  • Experience with outcome-driven financial metrics or digital value realization in IT/technology organizations is a plus
Perks:
  • Compensation and benefits programs to attract, motivate, reward, and retain talent.
  • Equitable and competitive compensation informed by market data and business needs.
  • Quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources.
  • Family-centric policies and an agile workplace program.
  • Formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers.

Job Details

ABOUT US

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

At PHINIA, we Provide fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket products and solutions of the highest quality — developed and manufactured responsibly — that are designed to enhance efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles, industrial machinery, and other applications. In doing so, we contribute to a cleaner tomorrow, treat our people and surrounding communities with respect, and hold ourselves accountable to robust ethical standards.

Our Culture

PHINIA promotes and cultivates an inclusive culture and diverse perspectives, strives to maintain its reputation for excellence, thrives on the power of collaboration, and fosters the development of our talented employees. We believe in making a positive impact through our business and actions, and we take our collective responsibility seriously.

Career Opportunities

We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

JOB PURPOSE

As an IT Finance Analyst at PHINIA, this position is integral in optimizing the value of IT investments, driving process excellence, and strengthening financial accountability across the global IT and Engineering functions. This position extends beyond traditional reporting responsibilities- impact will be measured by the capacity to correlate technology expenditure directly with business outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Differentiators for the role:

  • Business-Outcome Focus: Quantify and communicate the value of IT investments that resonate with business leaders—linking technology spend to outcomes like cost savings, revenue growth, or risk mitigation
  • Process Excellence and Composability: Facilitate a composable and agile operating model to enable global teams to adapt and scale financial processes within PHINIA’s IT landscape.
  • Trusted Partner: This role is designed for a proactive, strategic thinker who will help IT act as a business partner and value driver, translating financial insights into action.

This position will support financial planning, cost management, digital investment governance, and performance measurement to ensure IT delivers measurable business value in alignment with PHINIA’s strategic priorities. Additionally, champion global process excellence, lead operational financial workflows, and facilitate knowledge transfer to ensure consistency across distributed teams. Collaboration with IT, Finance, and business leaders will help integrate financial strategy, stewardship, and accountability into every technological investment PHINIA makes.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Strategy

  • Establish and continuously improve standardized, global financial processes across all IT hubs and sites.
  • Lead monthly financial reviews, including budget vs. actual analysis, forecasting, and commentary for IT cost centers and GLs.
  • Reconcile IT costs between SAP and OneStream, ensuring consistency and producing executive-ready financial dashboards.
  • Collaborate with IT leaders to align budgets, long-term financial plans, and digital investment roadmaps, supporting value realization and cost optimization.

Cost Management and Value Delivery

  • Proactively monitor and analyze costs across functions, regions, and IT service lines to support business objectives.
  • Lead the quarterly true-up process for resource unit (RU) allocations, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
  • Identify financial risks, value opportunities, and recommend actionable improvements to drive continuous operational and financial performance.

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Authorization Request (AR) Management

  • Own the full lifecycle of purchase order (PO) approvals and invoice tracking, coordinating with all relevant stakeholders.
  • Oversee the AR process, ensuring financial justification, documentation, compliance, and timely approval in line with SLAs.
  • Maintain business continuity and knowledge management through delegation and backup coverage during personnel transitions.

Reporting, Governance, and Digital Value Metrics

  • Design and maintain dashboards, financial reports, and executive reporting packages tailored for both finance and IT leadership.
  • Act as a strategic liaison between IT, Finance, Procurement, and business unit leaders, resolving issues and ensuring data/reporting integrity.
  • Contribute to strategic financial reviews of IT contracts, investment cases, and outcome-driven metrics—ensuring IT spend is directly linked to business value delivery (e.g., cost savings, revenue enablement, risk reduction) Process Documentation and Capability Building
  • Lead the documentation and periodic audit of all major IT financial processes, including PO, AR, forecasting, and accruals.
  • Ensure documentation is current, accessible, and audit-ready across global teams.
  • Facilitate onboarding and training for team members and delegates, fostering process excellence and knowledge transfer.

Business Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to IT and business leadership, translating financial insights into actionable recommendations for decision-making.
  • Drive collaboration between Finance, IT, Procurement, and Business Units to ensure financial alignment with strategic and operational goals.
  • Support development and ongoing improvement of KPI dashboards, digital value metrics, and financial aspects of IT strategy.

VMO Responsibilities

  • Manage purchase orders, invoice tracking, and ensure alignment with vendor contracts.
  • Collaborate with the Vendor Management Office (VMO) to monitor vendor performance, contract adherence, and governance procedures.
  • Coordinate with sourcing and procurement teams to support contract renewals and rate card reviews.
  • Prepare and present regular financial dashboards and performance metrics for IT leadership.
  • Ensure adherence to financial policies, audit requirements, and internal controls.
  • Partner with project managers to track CapEx/OpEx allocations and financial KPIs.
  • Contribute to cost-benefit analyses, business case development, and strategic sourcing discussions.

What we’re looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (Master’s degree or relevant professional certifications preferred)
  • 8–12 years’ progressive experience in IT finance, financial planning & analysis, or technology finance operations, ideally in a multinational environment
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP, Onestream, and ITFMS strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and optimize cross-functional financial processes with accountability and a continuous improvement mindset
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to convey complex financial data in clear, business-relevant terms
  • Proven experience in process management, documentation, and stakeholder engagement
  • Strategic, analytical, and solutions-oriented thinker able to balance tactical execution with long-term planning
  • Experience with outcome-driven financial metrics or digital value realization in IT/technology organizations is a plus

What we offer

  • We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization.
  • Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation.
  • We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well-being resources, family-centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans. Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.
  • We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

What we believe

  • Product Leadership - Innovation that brings value to our customers
  • Humility - Seeking out diverse perspectives and working collaboratively
  • Inclusivity - Recognizing our differences makes us stronger; we are bold and intentional
  • Net-Zero - Committed to energy efficiency, waste reduction and beneficial reuse
  • Integrity - Taking responsibility for our decisions and doing what is right
  • Accountability - Taking ownership of our actions and driving results

Safety

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees!

We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk. Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

VISA SPONSORSHIP

PHINIA does provide sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis, in the country where the position is currently based.

NO UNAUTHORIZED REFERRALS FROM RECRUITERS & VENDORS

Please note that PHINIA does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers from third party recruiters or staffing agencies associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to PHINIA will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have the authority to engage or authorize recruiting services, which must be agreed upon before the unsolicited resume or offer is received.

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Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow. Join us on this shared journey to a brighter tomorrow. For more information about PHINIA, please visit www.phinia.com.

ABOUT US

Join the PHINIA team and be a part of an industry-leading company in fuel systems, aftermarket distribution, and combustion technologies. As we drive the transition to alternative fuels and hydrogen combustion, we're seeking talents who want to have a positive impact on the future of transportation. Established relationships with global OEMs and a focus on balanced and synergistic exposure among multiple markets, PHINIA is the place to be.”

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with PHINIA now!

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Join the PHINIA team and be a part of anindustry-leading companyin fuel systems, aftermarket distribution, and combustion technologies. As we drive the transition toalternative fuelsand hydrogen combustion, we're seeking talents who want to have a positive impact on the future oftransportation. Establishedrelationships with global OEMs and a focus on balanced and synergistic exposure among multiple markets, PHINIA is the place to be.”​Career OpportunitiesWe manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Start your future with PHINIA now!

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