Senior Manager – IT Financial Management

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, IT Financial Management is a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for the financial integrity, transparency, and modernization of IT finance operations. This role combines strong controllership discipline with forward-looking planning and automation to ensure accurate reporting, disciplined investment management, and scalable financial processes.

The ideal candidate will strengthen controls while building modern, data-driven financial capabilities that enable effective decision-making across the IT organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of IT finance analysts responsible for spend oversight and modernization of IT financial processes and workflows.
• Accountable for IT month-end close activities, including accruals, expense classification, and reconciliations
• Ensure strong financial controls, SOX compliance, and audit readiness for IT spend
• Maintain accurate expense classification treatment and software capitalization compliance
• Lead operational IT financial reporting and variance analysis (in partnership with Finance)
• Automate and streamline IT financial reporting and dashboarding
• Establish clear cost transparency across Run and project/initiative spend
• Improve financial data integrity and reduce manual processes
• Strengthen vendor and cloud spend governance in partnership with Procurement
• Identify and execute cost optimization opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Finance, Accounting, or IT Financial Management
• Strong foundation in accounting principles (GAAP knowledge required; CPA preferred)
• Experience supporting a technology or IT organization
• Experience managing financial close processes and strengthening controls
• Proven ability to automate and improve financial reporting processes
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
• Experience with ERP systems is a strong plus; dashboarding tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) preferred
• Strong attention to detail and process discipline

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available