Senior It Financial Analyst

Company Overview: Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries, including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Our innovative product portfolio is designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses worldwide and the millions of customers they serve. Through continuous investment in research and development, we are committed to engineering more sustainable choices for the future. Our extensive manufacturing network spans North America and Europe, including two world-class plastic film recycling centers. Discover more about Novolex, our 20,000+ family members and our commitment to innovation and sustainability at www.novolex.com. (Pactiv Evergreen is now a part of Novolex.)

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future. Job Description: Overview:

The Senior IT Financial Analyst will be responsible for managing and tracking IT department financial activities, including budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, purchase orders, renewals, and vendor contracts. This role serves as a liaison between IT, Finance, and Procurement teams to ensure accurate financial planning, timely processing of transactions, and effective vendor management.

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Transactional Processing

• Manage invoicing, purchase orders, and purchase requisitions, ensuring timely processing and adherence to company policies.
• Complete all IT CER Requests
• Complete all invoice processing for the IT Department
• Assist with the execution of purchase requests through the Service Desk, review each issue for completeness, obtain clarification from customers where required; and oversee the creation, approval and delivery of all IT purchase orders.
• Assist in monitoring and reconciling the on-going IT budget and gain alignment on project budgets. Assist in documenting and implementing standards with appropriate policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Contract/License Management

• Support, manage, and review, where applicable, all IT contracts for software, hardware, and consulting services across the organization. Interact, where necessary, with corporate legal and Finance to review and modify contracts as necessary.
• Oversee and maintain the license database for license renewals.
• Review alternative lease options or cancellations on hardware or software, where available, with corporate customers when renewals are required.
• Maintain contract management system ensuring proactive management, review, and administration of contract renewals, etc. ensuring cost containment and controls year over year.

Asset Tracking

• Partner with Service Desk to ensure Asset Tracking tools & processes include end to end coverage from initial purchase, asset assignment and retirement.
• Partner with Finance to ensure alignment on asset inventory and IT budget tracking.

Vendor Management

• Maintain defined standards for sourcing and capabilities including processes, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure engagement rules are followed: NDA, D&B background, etc.
• Partner with Project Management Office ensuring project alignment as outlined on the IT Portfolio.

IT Budgets & Financial Analysis

• Oversee the release, schedule, completeness and tracking of all IT related capital and non-capital projects. Manage project funds via Preferred Pricing, where appropriate, to maximize the expenditures and minimize the cost.
• Support the financial reporting and analysis for overall IT spend.
• Support audit & budgeting processes.
• Provide management with ad hoc analysis and reporting as needed. Assist in compiling, developing, and preparing data for the annual IT budget utilizing historical and current data.

Other Job Functions

• Administer IT contract/consulting staff support services (onboarding/termination process, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with purchasing and accounting policies.
• Advise and assist IT staff in obtaining technical and or support services from vendors.
• Process monthly expense reports for Company American Express Corporate Card for purchases outside the system.

Supports and coordinates the IT team’s training plans, coordination, and finances.
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Company Benefits: Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Technical or related discipline.
• 5-10 years of related experience.
• Experience working in a fast paced, cross-functional and multi-team environment.
• Excellent negotiating skills.
• Demonstrate skills utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite of tools and expert proficiency of Excel is a must, ability to formulate detailed analysis.
• Excellent knowledge and experience with IT contracting.

Interpersonal Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, be highly organized, and work autonomously and under pressure. Ability to identify problems and apply creative solutions.
• Proven professional communication, interpersonal, persuasion, presentation, and customer service.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment.
• Thoroughness with attention to details, identifying necessary data elements with minimal oversight

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to, selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual, who because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company’s application process should contact hrcompliance@novolex.com*.* A reasonable estimate of the current range is $90,000-$110,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. #LI-Remote