Senior Finance Manager, Technology Finance (West Coast) Job Listing at TrueBlue Inc. in United States of America (Job ID 115449)

Description

TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) is the people company.  We were founded on the idea that by connecting people and work, we can help our clients grow their businesses while growing ours.  Since our first office opened more than 30 years ago, we've grown to a leading global provider of specialized workforce solutions with annual revenue of $1.9 billion. 

The company's finance organization is committed to people and innovation.  We recruit strong talent that has potential to grow beyond the role initially hired and into future organizational leaders.

Technology is central to everything we are doing at TrueBlue. We are on an aggressive path to be the digital leader in the staffing industry.  Combining our current assets with an improved digital presence provides a unique competitive advantage. 

Please note that we are only considering candidates within the West Coast region of the United States or candidates that are comfortable working pacific standard time business hours. 

The Role

The Senior Manager, Technology Finance position will serve as a strategic partner and primary point of contact between the Technology organization and the TrueBlue Finance Leadership team, bridging the gap between business stakeholders and technology solutions. S/He will lead the financial planning and analysis activities of the TrueBlue Information Technology team.  This position will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer, Technology Leadership Team, business leaders and finance leadership to ensure technology investments are on pace to meet short-term and long-term return on investment goals. The key responsibilities for this role are:

• Strategic Initiative Support – Partners with technology, business, and finance leaders to ensure technology strategic initiatives are delivering expected value. In collaboration with the corporate transformation office will track key metrics to ensure spending is aligned with planned investment and will proactively recommend opportunities to adjust spending to accelerate successful projects and slow or stop projects that aren't delivering value.  When new projects are identified, s/he will work across departments to understand costs, benefits, and risks to develop the business case.
• Short and Long-Term Planning – Leads development of collaboratively built quarterly, annual, and multi-year financial forecasts for operating and capital expenses. Working with technology leadership, s/he will ensure plans are aligned to corporate strategy and cost models with include base spend, new initiatives and enterprise cost management.  Reviews the costs of projects, services, and initiatives to identify opportunities for cost optimization including negotiation support for software licensing purchases and renewal or new vendor selection. Works with the technology leadership team to ensure we have the proper cost structure and supports the transition to a global technology team. 
• Financial Reporting & Analysis – Provides thought leadership and related reporting of the “story behind the numbers,” providing insightful and actionable perspective on underlying trends and metrics.  Partners with accounting to ensure monthly reporting is accurate by collaborating on items such as accrual and timecard reviews.  Prepares and presents financial data in technology QBR's and supports all technology related ad-hoc financial analysis as requested by technology and finance leadership teams. 
• Performance Improvement – Implement continuous improvements to improve process and reporting such that team members spend more time on higher value tasks and information provided to leadership improves the speed and quality of business decisions.

Candidate Profile 

The candidate will have an equal mix of both technology and finance aptitudes.  As both a business partner and a finance advisor s/he will constantly be looking for ways to expand their influence, moving beyond the “process” of FP&A and helping lead technology to impressive results.  S/He must have a big picture perspective combined with an attention to detail and a “roll-up-the-sleeves” mentality.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in adding value across various functional areas. The organization will look to this individual to both recommend and lead business projects that contribute to enterprise growth and profitability.  S/He will have had direct influence on technology and supporting policies through prior experience with senior management teams. In addition, the successful candidate should have the following:

• Undergraduate degree in finance, business, accounting, or a related area. An MBA is highly preferred with 7+ years of financial experience, preferably within technology and application development.
• Strong skills in corporate finance, forecasting and financial analysis including the ability to develop business cases, link value drivers and assess ROI of new technology and features.
• Demonstrated ability to partner and collaborate across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
• Experience with offshore or outsourced shared service organizations.
• High-level of knowledge and insight on current business and economic trends with an ability to link these trends to the business model to improve decision making and create value.
• Demonstrated experience in leveraging technology to arrive at creative, value enhancing solutions. Proven ability to utilize modern technologies and BI tools, and an ability to creatively solve problems using data and analytics.  Experience with Oracle ERP is a plus.
• People management skills, including a proven ability to provide training and development to subordinates as part of a coordinated and strategic talent development plan.   This includes understanding when and how to delegate tasks to team vs completing the work themselves. 

In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:

Business Acumen and Operational Aptitude

• Willingness to dig deep into data and business results to understand underlying trends and leverage this knowledge to provide strong customer-oriented solutions.
• Astute understanding of technology and the ability to leverage data and analytics to derive creative, thoughtful solutions in partnership with business leaders.
• Embrace new technology and automation of routine processes to create capacity and expand personal influence 

Setting Strategy

• Capable of linking strategies to the business model using simple but compelling methods. 
• Understands the tradeoff between speed and perfection when completing analysis such as creating business models, initiative reviews and scenario modeling.
• Confident and willing to express contrary opinions, while also being open to divergent opinions without being defensive.  Confident in taking professional risks in the spirit of creating value.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and limited information in making decisions. 

Executing for Results

• A personal bias towards action and results.  Doesn't wait for someone else to gather information but dives into systems and “gets her/his hands dirty” to find answers.
• The ability to align the resources of the financial planning function to support business objectives and partner with business leaders on tactical and strategic initiatives.
• Capable of making decisions with consideration of financial priorities and internal and external conditions.

Executive Presence & Communication

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills which enable the articulation of complex issues in a simple and compelling manner at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to develop finance and business presentation materials for a wide variety of internal and external audiences. 
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with a high degree of self-awareness.

The salary for this position is anticipated to range between $130,000 - $150,000 per year. This range is a good-faith estimate, based on the qualifications necessary for the position, including experience, training, and other considerations permitted by law. Factors that may be used when making an offer may include a candidate's skills, experience, and geographic location, the expected quality and quantity of work, and internal pay alignment, as needed. An employee's pay history will not be a contributing factor where prohibited by local law. In addition to monetary compensation, we offer a competitive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, Company-matching 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Program, and Tuition Reimbursement, in addition to other programs and perks. More details about our benefits can be found by copying and pasting this URL into your browser: https://bit.ly/24benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.

Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.

TrueBlue, Inc. and its brands welcome and encourage applications from candidates with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact your Recruiter or Employee Relations at HR-Advice@trueblue.com or 1-800-610-8920. TrueBlue, Inc. and its brands will consult with all applicants who request disability-related accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure that the accommodation provided takes into account the applicant's individual accessibility needs.