Expert IT Analyst

Job Description

About the Role

The Analyst, Financials & Analytics provides the financial data and analytical foundation for financial steering across the IT organization. The role supports budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting by creating reliable analyses and transparency on costs, financial KPIs and performance against plan. Working closely with Portfolio and Performance & Insights, the role provides financial input for discussions with IT domains and actively participates in these discussions to support informed decision-making. Success is measured through accurate forecasts, reliable financial data, timely planning cycles and transparent reporting of IT costs and financial performance.  

About Your Tasks

• Analyse Plan vs. Forecast vs. Actual financial data to provide an accurate and current view of the IT organization’s financial position. 

• Develop financial KPI analyses by IT domain, function and cost type to improve cost transparency and comparability across IT. 

• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles by preparing accurate and timely financial data and analytical inputs. 

• Monitor financial performance and identify relevant variances, trends and developments to support effective financial steering. 

• Provide financial analyses and cost transparency to Portfolio and Performance & Insights as input for discussions and decisions with IT domains. 

• Contribute actively to financial discussions with Portfolio, Performance & Insights and IT domains by explaining analyses, variances and relevant cost developments. 

• Maintain reliable financial reporting inputs and data quality to enable consistent and timely financial insights across the IT organization. 

About Stakeholders

• Portfolio colleagues and stakeholders – provide financial analyses and cost transparency as input for portfolio and domain discussions. 
• Performance & Insights colleagues – collaborate on financial performance reporting, KPIs and analytical insights. 
• IT domain stakeholders – participate in discussions to explain financial performance, variances and cost developments. 
• Financials & Analytics manager and team – align financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and analysis priorities. 

Qualifications

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field. 

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, business analysis, controlling or a comparable analytical finance environment. 

• Demonstrated experience working with financial data, including budgeting, forecasting and Plan vs. Forecast vs. Actual analysis. 

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Apply strong Excel skills to analyse, structure and interpret financial data. 

• Analyse financial KPIs and cost structures to identify variances, trends and relevant insights. 

• Translate financial data into clear insights that support discussions with financial and non-financial stakeholders. 

• Maintain high data quality and analytical accuracy when preparing financial reporting and planning inputs. 

• Experience leveraging AI, intelligent automation, workflow technologies, or low-code platforms to simplify governance, increase transparency, and improve decision support.   

Additional Information

About Your Benefits

In order to provide you with the best possible support for your individual needs - whether it‘s living a healthy life, having enough time for your family, or developing your skills - we offer a wide range of different, site-specific benefits:

• Sports: Stay healthy. Profit from a membership (M) package at Urban Sports Club, so that you can take advantage of a huge variety of sport offers.
• Mental Health: Get quick and professional help from psychologists of nilo if you feel overwhelmed in private or professional life. Anonymous and free of charge.
• Work from Home: If your job does not require you to be present in the office, we can arrange the place you work from individually - even for up to 20 days a year anywhere in the EU.
• Mobility: We provide our employees with a fully costed Deutschland Ticket which can be used at any time. Click here to learn more.
• Redcare events: We promote teambuilding through creative team events, and celebrate our successes together at regularly scheduled parties.

Compensation Grade: Grade 16