IT Strategy & Finance Analyst

Position Title:

IT Strategy & Finance Analyst

Pay Rate:

$82,000-$92,600 per year

Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay ran

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

Location:

International Paper

6400 Poplar Ave

Memphis, TN 38197

Local Preferred, Remote Considered

The Job You Will Perform:

This role plays a critical part in supporting IT financial operations and strategic planning within the PSNA IT organization. The position partners closely with Finance to manage portfolio budgets, forecasts, and actuals across both operational and capital expenditures. It contributes to the development of investment business cases, ensures financial transparency, and promotes adherence to governance processes. The role also supports the IT Director in executing regional strategy deployment and helps define key initiatives and KPIs that align with organizational goals. Success in this position requires strong analytical and technical skills, including proficiency in Excel, SAP, and data analysis tools. The candidate must be adept at interpreting complex financial data, conducting ad hoc analyses, and providing actionable insights. Responsibilities include summarizing financial results, supporting audits, managing budgeting processes, and performing contract analysis. Collaboration across cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagement are essential, as is the ability to tie financials to the products and services delivered by PSNA IT. The role also emphasizes best practices in prioritization, resource allocation, and benefits tracking.

Key Accountabilities:

Financial Governance

• Partner with IT Finance to monitor portfolio budgets, forecasts, and actuals across both opex and capex

• Support the development of investment business cases and track benefits realization against approved plans

• Ensure financial transparency and adherence to governance processes

• Supports the IT Director, Strategy & Planning in the development and execution of strategy deployment within the region

• Ability to support the development of key initiatives and KPIs to support the PSNA IT organization

• Ability to effectively summarize and report out financial results 

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders

• Help support our AI Strategy and Deployment

• Proficiency with tools, data and analytics with the ability to use various data analysis tools and software to extract, manipulate and analyze data

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights

• Strong technical skills, excel skills and the ability to maneuver in SAP and various systems

• Provides substantial input into the optimization and asset investment needs of the organization

• Skilled in conducting ad hoc analysis

• Ability to interpret US GAAP, Cost Accounting principles and key internal controls across the IT organization

• Support Annual budgeting process data & analysis

• Support internal/external audit engagements

• Responsible for accurate & timely reports

• Perform IT contract analysis

• Tie the financials to the Products and Services provided by PSNA IT

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Promote best practices in prioritization, resource allocation, and benefits tracking

Key Challenges:

• Managing a complex, high-visibility portfolio with competing priorities and dependencies

• Influencing and coordinating work across multiple teams without direct authority

• Balancing strategic initiatives with operational demands in a rapidly changing business and technology environment

• Translating detailed project data into clear, actionable insights for executive audiences

The Skills You Will Bring:

Education and General Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Finance or related field

• 1-3+ years of related experience

Functional Knowledge and Experience.

• Background supporting IT project delivery, including ERP, SAP, digital transformation, infrastructure, or enterprise application initiatives
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights
• Strong technical skills, excel skills and the ability to maneuver in SAP and various systems
• Provides substantial input into the optimization and asset investment needs of the organization
• Skilled in conducting ad hoc analysis

Technical:

• Leverage approved AI tools for day-to-day deliverables
• Comfortable with Excel and data analysis
• Familiar with SAP

Competencies needed for this position:

• Organizational agility
• Decision quality
• Tech savvy
• Action Oriented
• Plans & Aligns
• Collaborates

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, Paid Time Off, Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement), Student Loan Repayment Assistance, and Voluntary Benefits including insurance for home, auto, vision and pets

The Career You Will Build:

Leadership training, promotional opportunities

The Impact You Will Make:

We continue to build a better future for people, the planet, and our company! IP has been a good steward of sustainable practices across communities around the world for more than 125 years. Join our team and you’ll see why our team members say they’re Proud to be IP.

The Culture You Will Experience:

International Paper promotes employee well-being by providing safe, caring and inclusive workplaces. We have team members all around the world with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. These are our strengths. We are committed to creating a culture where all individuals are respected, valued, engaged and have an opportunity to do their best work every day. We invite you to bring your uniqueness, creativity, talents, experiences, and safety mindset to be a part of our increasingly inclusive and diverse culture.

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP; LSE: IPC) creates sustainable packaging solutions that enable our customers, teammates and shareowners to thrive in an ever-changing world. We are a leader in corrugated packaging, partnering with customers across industries to protect what matters most, strengthen supply chains and create lasting value. Learn more at internationalpaper.com.

International Paper is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. International Paper complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact reasonable.accommodations@ipaper.com or (877) 973-3919.