Financial Analyst IV

Financial Analyst IV#26-08427 Columbus, IN

All On-site Job Description Location:

This role is hybrid, with occasional reporting to the corporate office in Columbus, IN. When the hiring manager is ready to move forward, she will begin scheduling 45-minute Zoom interviews

Overall Goal:

Provide financial oversight, planning, and governance to ensure engineering talent development programs are appropriately funded and cross-charged per

• Finance process guidelines.

Key behaviors for success:

• Exercises independent judgment in managing financial planning, tracking, and reporting across multiple programs
• Works closely with program leadership, engineering leaders, HRBPs, and finance partners to ensure alignment
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and accountability in managing program financials
• Provides proactive insight into financial risks, gaps, and opportunities
• Acts as a key partner in enabling strategic capability investment, not just cost control
• Able to manage competing priorities across regions, cohorts, and program phases
• Escalates financial risks, inconsistencies, and exceptions appropriately

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

Financial Planning & Budget Alignment

• Partner with manager and team finance support to define annual budget requirements for systems engineering development programs
• Support budget planning, including regional cohort funding, travel, and external consulting investments
• Ensure alignment of program spend with enterprise priorities

Cost Model & Investment Governance:

• Maintain and validate systems engineering development programs cost structure (course fees, travel, instructor costs, regional delivery)
• Provide guidance on cost allocation and cross-charging to Functions/BUs
• Support financial governance, including external consulting engagements Demand & Funding Alignment with

Program Project Manager:

• Identify funding gaps or risks that could impact cohort viability
• Partner with systems engineering development programs project manager to support decision-making on cohort go/no-go based on financial and participation thresholds

Investment Tracking & Reporting:

• Track systems engineering development programs spend against budget across regions and cohorts
• Partner with systems engineering development programs project manager to provide regular reporting on participation, cost per participant, and overall program investment
• Support transparency of financial data for leadership review

Value & ROI Support:

• Partner with Tech Talent COE to define and evolve measurement approaches linking capability investment to business outcomes
• Support development of financial narratives around value, including cost avoidance (rework, delays, integration issues)
• Provide input to leadership discussions on program continuation and scaling

Day-to-Day Activities:

Maintain program budget tracker

• Weekly Monitor actual vs forecast spend and flag variances
• Monthly Validate participant funding and cost center alignment
• Per Cohort / Ongoing Support cross-charging and resolve billing issues
• Daily Partner with program project manager on demand vs funding alignment

• Weekly Required Skills & Prior Experience:

• 3-5 years' experience in finance, program financial management, or business support roles
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking in a corporate environment
• Strong Microsoft Office experience, especially: o Excel (financial tracking, forecasting, reporting) o PowerPoint (financial summaries for leadership)
• Familiarity with financial systems, cost centers, and cross-charging processes
• Ability to work cross-functionally with development program leader, project manager, and finance stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to translate financial data into clear insights for non-finance audiences
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, global, and cross-regional environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

EEO:

"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of

• Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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