Financial Operations Manager

Job Description ACCOUNTABILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Financial & Budget Management

• Own and manage Internet Business operational budgets, including platform operations, cloud infrastructure, SaaS tools, and vendor services.
• Lead forecasting, variance analysis, and financial tradeoff discussions in partnership with the Finance department.
• Ensure spend aligns with approved budgets, headcount plans, and strategic priorities. Prepare and present regular financial and operational reporting to leadership.
• Support annual planning, reforecasting, and long-range financial modeling for the Internet Business portfolio.

• Cloud Financial Operations

• Lead Azure cloud financial operations for Internet Business, including spend allocation, tracking, forecasting, reserved capacity planning, chargeback models, etc.
• Partner with technology leaders to translate technical decisions into financial impacts

• Vendor Management & Procurement Oversight

• Own financial and operational oversight of Internet Business vendors, including SaaS providers, platform partners, and external services.
• Ensure contract RFPs/renewals and negotiations are planned and executed on time
• Ensure purchase orders, invoices and vendor spend align to budgets and approvals
• Ensure vendors meet commercial and financial expectations
• Coordinate with procurement, legal, security and finance to ensure policy compliance and risk management.

• Stakeholder Partnership

• Act as the primary financial operations advisor to Internet Business and its various levels of management (Director/VP/SVP)
• Translate financial, vendor and cloud spend data into executive-ready insights
• Establish governance mechanisms that balance speed and scalability
• Represent Internet Business interests in Finance-led meetings, ensuring priorities are clearly communicated and understood.

• Develops and maintains a productive work teams by hiring qualified personnel, training, and managing performance.
• Manages teams with integrity, ethical business practices, and in accordance with Mouser policies, procedures, and practices.
• Customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more full-time employees or their equivalent. Makes suggestions and recommendation for these employees regarding performance, including hiring, transfer, advancement, and termination.
• Manages daily operations to meet department and company objectives.
• Works with minimum supervision and makes independent judgments.
• Flexible to meet the changing needs of the business and willingness to take on new responsibilities and assignments.
• Initiates, establishes and maintains highly effective relationships with internal and external business contacts of various cultures, and at all levels.
• Extremely confidential and trustworthy.
• Demonstrates knowledge, experience and understanding of critical job function of the team and people management.
• Assists management with development of results oriented strategies.
• Regular attendance at work is an essential part of the job.

Skills & Certifications

• Skill evaluation: Behavioral (80%)
• Strong experience in financial operations, budgeting, and forecasting, preferably in ecommerce, digital platforms, or technology-enabled businesses.
• Demonstrated success managing cloud financial operations (FinOps), ideally with Azure.
• Proven ability to oversee and optimize vendor spend and procurement workflows.
• Experience leading or mentoring operational roles (e.g., vendor, procurement, or financial analysts).
• Comfortable operating in a matrixed environment, working across business, finance, and technology organizations.
• Strong executive communication skills; able to influence without direct authority across all levels.
• Solid understanding of SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and digital commerce cost models.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in any field, or minimum of 3 years prior work experience that is relevant to the team you will manage. Including:
• Internal candidates: Minimum 2 years as a highly performing Mouser Team Lead or Supervisor.
• External candidates: Minimum 3 years as a supervisor or higher-level management position
• MBA or advanced degree preferred in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• FinOps Foundation certification or equivalent cloud financial management experience is a plus.

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