Director, IT Business Office

Job SummaryAs Director of the IT Business Office, you will play an integral role in running the "business" of IT. Managing all aspects of IT finance, headcount staffing, and IT communications.Reporting to the Vice President Product & PMO you will collaborate with key stakeholders including IT Leadership, Finance, Procurement and HR to effectively and efficiently handle the wide range of duties that come under the IT Business Office purview.Essential Duties

• Partners with the CIO and IT Leadership in facilitating strategic vision and direction for the department. Defining, developing, and implementing department-wide strategic plans and objectives including cost saving and cost clean up efforts.
• Directs and controls the activities of the IT Business Office. Including strategic planning & goal setting to set the strategic direction of the group.
• Administration of the IT department’s budgeting process and financial tracking activities. Accountability for ensuring accuracy, transparency, and consistency in the reporting of key financial data and executing the financial planning and managerial processes of the IT department. Handling quarterly review of the budget with the CFO.
• Administration of the cross-Opco technology chargeback budgeting process. Collaboration with key stakeholders on allocation methods, percentages, and amounts and tracking for annual true-up.
• Provide guidance and oversight to the handling of day-to-day IT Financial activities – account reconciliation, purchase orders, invoice processing and coding, leasing, IT Capital Funding requests, project financial tracking and change requests, ad hoc financial requests, etc. Collaborate with GAF Finance leadership on various IT financial-related topics.
• Leading process changes and improvements in IT Financial Management as the organization transitions to SAP.
• Accountability for planning, tracking, and reporting on employee and contractor headcount and collaborating with IT Leadership on organizational changes. Partner with HR Business Partner to address changes along with planning and executing the annual performance management process.
• Oversee and administer the early career programs (IT Rotational and Summer Intern Programs.).
• Administration of the ERP Implementation Program budgeting and financial tracking activities. Accountability for ensuring accuracy and transparency in the reporting of key financial data. Tracking capitalizable and non-capitalizable expenses with consistency.
• Managing, developing, and executing the IT contract prioritization process - collaborating with the procurement team, championing the process with IT team members, and maintaining a consolidated inventory of IT vendors.
• Managing, developing, and executing IT Process improvement. Focusing on defining, implementing, and continuously improving IT policies, processes, and procedures.
• Providing leadership to and handling various cross-functional department-wide administrative duties, initiatives, and meetings along with internal IT communications.
• Handling Ad hoc questions and requests for information including providing analysis and various financial reports.
• Collaboration with IT team members at all levels and other functional areas (GAF Finance, Standard Finance, Standard Cyber, Procurement, HR, etc.)
• Other special projects/duties as assigned.
• Recruiting, motivating, and developing a superior staff. Effectively managing a team that is customer-focused, encouraging creativity, driving performance, and effectively developing and rewarding key performers.
• Acts as a champion of change, leading the organizational changes required to create and sustain company capabilities.
  

• Bachelor’s Degree Accounting, Finance Required
• 12 years of related work experience in financial and budget management. Specific experience in IT budget management is required.
• 7 years of leadership, management and supervisory work experience.
• Excellent critical thinking/analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence Leaders and set/implement Strategy
• Proven record of tracking and forecasting experience on all financial aspects of the business
  

• Master’s degree Accounting, Finance Preferred
• Ability to summarize and communicate financial data at different levels.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and finding solutions through collaboration with others.
• Proactive approach and excellent follow-up skills at all levels
• Project Management experience with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to provide direction and progress the team members as well as the department's deliverables and processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively cross-functionally
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to rely on experience and exercise professional judgment in decision making, planning and accomplishing goals
• Excellent ability to work on multiple initiatives concurrently
• Strong ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations
  

How We Protect What Matters Most:1. We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. 2. Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. 3. Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. 4. Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence. 5. Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. 6. We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.

We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).