Job Description
New York,New York,United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.
As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of an inclusive team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.
You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.
Role Overview:
The Financial Analytics and Allocations team within the Strategic Capabilities Finance department is looking for a Senior Associate – Financial & Cost Transparency. This role focuses on partnering with finance, business, and technology stakeholders to maintain and enhance the Bill of IT, Strategic Investment planning, and Financial, Planning, & Analysis (FP&A) processes.
The role aims to enhance cost visibility and enable fact-based decision-making across IT and business functions. The ideal candidate will support the Apptio suite of applications, data governance, reporting, and dashboarding needs across various service owners and cost centers. This position requires problem-solving skills, an analytical mindset, and the ability to identify automation opportunities and other process simplifications. The role also requires the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
What You’ll Do:
Apptio Platform Configuration and Administration
Implement, configure, and administer the Apptio modules, including Cost Transparency, Planning, and TargetProcess.
Serve as a liaison between IT, Finance, and Apptio SMEs to ensure models are accurate, scalable, and aligned with business goals.
Maintain cost allocation logic, service hierarchies, and associated metadata to support the Bill of IT.
Drive continuous improvement through automation, workflow management, and enhanced user testing.
Data Integrity and Financial Modeling
Extract, validate, and integrate data from systems such as CMDB, general ledger, ITSM, and cloud platforms to support Apptio models.
Develop monthly variance and trend analysis using Apptio or Tableau for use by Finance, business, and Technology stakeholders.
Ensure that service costing and chargeback models align with financial best practices and IT service delivery frameworks.
Operational Reporting & Metrics
Build and enhance dashboards within Apptio or Tableau to communicate cost drivers, KPIs, and service consumption metrics.
Maintain data dictionaries, service catalogs, and IT cost transparency models critical to delivering the Bill of IT.
What You’ll Bring:
Required Skills:
A bachelor's degree preferred in finance, accounting, information systems, data/business analytics, or a related field.
4-8 years of experience in IT financial management, technology business management, finops, data analytics, cost accounting, or systems support roles.
Hands-on experience with Apptio, including any combination of Cost Transparency, Planning, or TargetProcess modules.
Understanding of IT service costing, cost allocation, and financial modeling concepts.
Proficiency in Excel, data integration, and financial modeling.
Familiarity with enterprise systems (ERP, CMDB, cloud billing, project tracking tools).
Ability to work with large data sets across disparate sources (e.g., GL, HR, cloud, on-prem IT).
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
Ability to communicate technical and financial concepts to both IT and business stakeholders.
Organized, self-motivated, and capable of managing priorities across multiple projects.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Analyst, Financial & Cost Transparency position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in New York City offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.
