job_description.job_card.job_descriptionActively participate in annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and monthly current estimate processes with cross-functional teams and engage business partners to deliver accurate and timely forecasts with risks & opportunities assessmentProactively identify emerging risks & opportunities on purchase order spend (contractors and licenses) to ensure no surprisesProvide explanations on the business drivers of the month-end variances for purchase order spendBuild contractor projections to be aligned with finance before finalization, partnering with Budget and Purchase Order ownersEngage in planning for the upcoming year's license spend, partnering with engineering leadersBuild and maintain financial models to monitor project performance and facilitate forecast discussionsPartner directly with Technology Budget Owners & Corporate Finance Analysts to drive financial and headcount planning / managementUnderstand financial actuals and compare to planned spend by Technology Budget OwnersLittle to no assistance required in presenting / communicating analytics and building presentations