Description
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Cost Management Specialist is responsible for analyzing, tracking, and optimizing the organization’s cost structure to enhance financial performance and operational efficiency, specifically for Technology and Operations cost centers. The role involves working closely with various business units to monitor and analyzing cost trends, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support strategic financial planning.
What you will be doing:
Technology and Operations Financial Management & Strategy
- Manage the full financial cycle for Technology and Operations budgets, covering both capital (CAPEX) and operational (OPEX) expenses.
- Support the development of business cases to prioritize tech and ops investments based on ROI and strategic impact.
- Partner with tech teams, business units, and finance to review and approve budgets for projects and day-to-day operations.
- Track tech and ops spending to ensure it stays within budget and aligns with company goals.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and improve efficiency in OPEX spending.
- Understand key tech and ops cost drivers—especially software and infrastructure subscriptions—and implement cost controls.
- Provide regular financial updates and analysis to senior leadership.
Performance & Cost-Savings Tracking
- Build frameworks to measure the benefits of tech and ops projects, focusing on cost savings, efficiency, and customer impact.
- Define and monitor KPIs (e.g., cost per transaction, service cost) to evaluate performance against goals.
- Identify budget gaps and recommend corrective actions.
Linking Tech Cost to Business Value
- Create clear connections between tech and ops investments and business revenue or strategic goals.
- Work with business leaders to quantify how tech and ops improvements drive revenue or efficiency.
- Offer financial insights to help align tech strategy with company growth targets.
Stakeholder Communication
- Serve as the main contact for communicating tech and ops financial performance to executives.
- Collaborate with tech, finance, and business leaders to ensure alignment on budgets and goals.
- Communicate financial insights clearly at all levels of the organization and with external partners.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- 3-5 years of experience cost analysis or financial planning and analysis.
- Experience in a high-growth fintech strongly preferred
- Good in oral and written communication
- High sense of responsibility and high attention to detail
- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence decision-making without direct authority
- Excellent in MS office/MS Excel
- Knowledge in SAP is an advantage
Requirements
Please refer to job description.