IT Financial Management Advisor

AgWest Farm Credit is a member-owned financial cooperative that provides financing and related services to farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, commercial fishermen, timber producers, rural homeowners and crop insurance customers in a seven-state territory in the Western United States. AgWest is part of the 100+ year-old Farm Credit System – the leading provider of credit to American agriculture.

AgWest champions the growth and advancement of agriculture, the value of rural communities, and the vital contribution our customers make to the economy and society. We serve customers in 59 locations throughout the West.

We are in search of an IT Financial Management Advisor II or IT Financial Management Advisor III to join our Information Technology department in Spokane, Washington (Headquarters). This full-time position reports to the VP, Innovation and IT Planning and leads financial management, performance measurement and value realization practices that support informed technology investment and operational decisions across Information & Technology (I&T). The role partners with I&T leaders, Finance and business stakeholders to drive budgeting, forecasting, cost transparency, financial governance and performance reporting while aligning technology spending with business priorities and outcomes. The position provides actionable insights, leads continuous improvement of IT Financial Management, Technology Business Management, and FinOps-related practices and helps optimize the value of technology investments.

Compensation Information

The base salary range for this position in Spokane, Washington is:

• Level II:
• Typical starting range: $66,200 - $88,700
• Full base salary range: $66,200 - $113,600
• Annual performance-based incentive target is 10% of base.

• Level III:
• Typical starting range: $80,000 - $110,100
• Full base salary range: $80,000 - $125,500
• Annual performance-based incentive target is 12% of base.

*Relocation assistance will be provided to eligible candidates who must relocate to accept this position.

Essential Duties

I &T Financial Planning, Budgeting & Investment Management

Lead and coordinate annual and multi-year I&T budgeting and forecasting activities in partnership with I&T leaders, Finance, service owners, product owners, project leaders, Vendor & Partner Management and business stakeholders.

Establish and maintain planning calendars, assumptions, templates, data standards, review checkpoints and submission requirements for technology operating expense, capital investment, projects, products, cloud services, software, infrastructure, vendors, and labor-related costs.

Consolidate financial inputs, validate completeness and reasonableness, reconcile changes, document assumptions and prepare decision-ready views that support leadership review, investment prioritization, and approval.

Monitor actual and committed spending against plan, investigate variances, identify forecast risks and opportunities, and coordinate corrective actions with accountable leaders.

Cost Transparency, Cloud Financial Management & Optimization

Develop and maintain transparent views of I&T costs by service, product, application, project, vendor, platform, cost center, and other relevant business dimensions.

Establish and mature FinOps practices for cloud and variable-consumption technology services in partnership with infrastructure, cloud, engineering, product, vendor, procurement, and Finance teams.

Monitor technology spending, usage, commitments, reservations, licensing and unit economics, communicate trends and anomalies; and facilitate cross-functional cost optimization reviews.

Identify and track opportunities to rationalize, optimize, avoid, or reduce costs while protecting service quality, resilience, security, and strategic outcomes.

Performance Measurement, Value Realization & Reporting

Design, maintain, and continuously improve an I&T performance scorecard that combines financial, operational, delivery, vendor, capability maturity, stakeholder, and value-realization measures.

Link technology investments to expected outcomes, benefits, service improvements, risk reduction, and strategic objectives and partner with project, product and portfolio leaders to improve investment performance and post-implementation value tracking.

Financial Governance, Tools & Practice Leadership

Implement and administer ITFM tools and define and maintain I&T financial management policies, standards, procedures, roles, decision rights, controls, and evidence requirements in alignment with company policies and internal control expectations.

Serve as the primary I&T financial management and performance subject-matter expert, facilitating financial and value conversations and developing communications, guidance, training, and tools that improve financial acumen, accountability, and decision-making across I&T.

Continuously improve planning, reporting, data integration, and workflow processes, and monitor ITFM, TBM, FinOps and technology-planning practices to recommend pragmatic improvements suited to AgWest’s scale, maturity, and business needs.

Perform all duties and maintain all standards in accordance with company policies, procedures, and internal controls.

Other duties as assigned.

Travel Requirements

AgWest employees may occasionally be asked to travel for conferences, training and/or all-staff or team meetings that fall outside the role's standard travel requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, economics, information systems, data analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Generally, requires five to seven years' of progressively responsible experience in IT financial management, financial planning and analysis, technology business management, cloud financial management, technology portfolio management, or a closely related field

Demonstrated experience leading budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, management reporting, and business-partnering activities for technology or another complex service organization

Strong understanding of technology cost structures, including software, cloud, infrastructure, labor, professional services, projects, vendors, and recurring services

Ability to translate complex financial, operational, and technical information into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-level communications

Advanced analytical skills with demonstrated ability to reconcile data from multiple sources, identify trends and anomalies, develop defensible assumptions, and maintain accurate financial models

Strong knowledge of performance measurement, including defining KPIs, establishing targets and ownership, analyzing results, and communicating performance against expectations

Strong relationship-management and facilitation skills, with the ability to collaborate across I&T, Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Accounts Payable, Legal, Risk, Internal Controls, business units, and external partners

Strong project management, planning, organizational, time management, and follow-up skills, with the ability to manage recurring financial cycles and multiple competing priorities

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong proficiency with PowerPoint, Word, and data visualization or reporting tools

Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, constructively challenge assumptions, and explain the reasoning supporting financial recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, information systems, or a related field

Experience establishing or maturing an ITFM, TBM, or FinOps practice

Experience with technology cost allocation, service costing, unit economics, total cost of ownership, showback or chargebac