The IT M&A Program Operations Analyst provides analytical, financial, and operational support to the IT M&A Program Controller.
The role ensures disciplined financial management, accurate forecasting, consistent data integrity, and reliable reporting across M&A integration activities. It operates within the standardized global IT financial structures, cost coding rules, and governance frameworks defined by the New IT Operating Model and the IT M&A financial guidelines.
This role is highly cross-functional, supporting M&A activities that span all IT domains within the IT ecosystem.
Financial Governance & Cost Classification
Apply the correct M&A initiative, cost category, IT function, IT subfunction, and OPEX/CAPEX classification for all IT M&A costs, following enterprise-wide cost-coding rules and the IT Operating Model’s standardized financial structure.
Review costs for accuracy and alignment to M&A scope, raising questions when cost rationale or classification requires clarification.
Validate available budget prior to initiating financial transactions (e.g., PO creation, coding invoices), consistent with the organization’s disciplined budget management expectations.
Ensure adherence to approved IT M&A financial guidelines and corporate reporting structures.
Contractor Capacity & PO Management
Support the financial tracking of 35–38 contractors, ensuring confidentiality of individual rates, PO values, and commercial details.
Monitor contractor PO balances, proactively identify when funds are nearing depletion, and coordinate updates to maintain continuity of work.
Review contractor utilization and financial burn rates to forecast capacity needs and ensure alignment with M&A integration budgets.
Support the Program Controller in preparing change-order documentation when updates are required.
Forecasting Coordination
Serve as the central monthly contact for collecting forecasts from Project Managers across all M&A workstreams.
Validate that forecast inputs are logical, consistent with historicals, and aligned to approved budgets and cost structures.
Ensure monthly updates follow the standardized IT financial reporting process, including reconciliation against actuals and prepopulated system data (e.g., HFM/SharePoint Lists).
Provide accurate and timely forecast inputs for consolidation by the Program Controller.
Power BI Support for IT M&A Dashboards
Maintain, update, and support Power BI dashboards specific to IT M&A
Assist with data integrity checks, refresh monitoring, schema validation, and troubleshooting issues related to underlying datasets.
Support enhancements or new dashboard requirements related to M&A financial reporting (e.g., multiyear cost models).
Collaborate with BI/IT teams when technical support or data alignment is required.
Data Quality, Reporting & Operational Support
Maintain accurate and uptodate M&A financial source files, including PO trackers, contractor logs, spend summaries, and integration cost files.
Conduct data validation to ensure consistency with standardized cost centers, project structures, and the IT Operating Model’s financial architecture.
Troubleshoot discrepancies across systems such as Oracle Fusion, Horizon, SharePoint Lists, and Power BI.
Support the Program Controller with prioritydriven tasks, analyses, and data initiatives, adjusting workload as program needs evolve.
Cross-Functional Engagement Across the IT Ecosystem
Work across all IT domains—Infrastructure, Applications, PMO, Security, Business Solutions, and more—as M&A work spans the entire IT landscape.
Understand the governance, cost structures, and accountability model introduced by the New IT Operating Model to effectively engage stakeholders.
Coordinate with IT Business Partners, Domain Leads, Finance Partners, and GCC teams to gather information, validate data, and resolve issues.