Sr IT Manager IT Services

OVERVIEW Live the experience. From professional empowerment to continual learning opportunities. From ongoing investment in new and emerging technologies to a career of self-determination. At Ulta Beauty, our tech team is critical to our scalability—and is recognized that way. We’ve been defined as a “mature start-up.” A place where interdepartmental exposure, open doors, and genuine collaboration is ubiquitous. Where challenges come fast and furious, requiring agility, mental dexterity, and creativity. Where our passion for better solutions drives us and is core to who we are. We’re engineering for the future of retail, and it’s no-holds-barred. But for those motivated by continual change and ambiguity, by superior leadership, by whip smart colleagues who will press you daily for your very best, you’ll find that virtually nothing’s impossible at Ulta Beauty. THE IMPACT YOU CAN HAVE: Perform a wide variety of services required for effective operation of the department. The IT Senior Manager will work closely with the Senior Director to handle complex responsibilities simultaneously mixing long term IT process improvements with the urgency of immediate demands on the operations. Key recurring areas of service include: Financial Administration, Reporting & Forecasting Labor Utilization Capital & Cloud Funding Approval Contracts Administration Annual Strategic Planning Leadership Presentations Strategic Initiatives YOU'LL ACCOMPLISH ALL THIS BY: Be a thought leader, motivate and mentor five direct resources as well as others by building strong relationships across organizational boundaries. Drive a fun, high performing culture and provide leadership for the IT Services team to grow, thrive and deliver the mission. Coach, support and delegate to empower the team. Get “hands on” when appropriate to both serve as model for expected performance and to remove obstacles impeding the team. Lead the IT Services team through resource planning, up-skilling, career development and recruitment of future talent to drive business results and provide outstanding opportunities for our people. Provide leadership to drive improvement in management of spending plans by proactively advising IT leadership on financial impacts of decisions. Develop and maintain relationships with Procurement and Accounts Payable to promote a greater level of vendor management maturity. Champion IT labor productivity behavior through data analysis, communication and advising IT leadership to ensure compliance with Company policy and achieve forecasted targets. Provide thought leadership and advice to aid senior IT leadership make better decisions based on financial models used to justify spending, including identifying costs, benefits and calculation of Net Present Value and Total Cost of Ownership. Lead and manage the annual IT financial budgeting process including developing and communicating timelines, development and distribution of tools and templates, consolidating submissions, coordinating and facilitating budget reviews and submitting required information to the FP&A team. Design and deploy capitalization and cloud computing policy education and compliance for the department. Oversee the evaluation of actual results vs. plan and influence IT leadership to achieve department financial commitments. Lead the business process to ensure timely and complete submission of project funding approval requests presented to the IT Executive Steering Committee. Ensure month end accounting activities are completed, evaluate internal analysis and ensure responses to Accounting and FP&A are timely. Oversee the invoice processing process including providing direction to contractor resources tasked with purchase order creation and invoice processing. Act as liaison with the Accounting, Procurement, Tax, FP&A and Human Resource teams to respond to various requests and promote business policies and practices. Respond to various ad hoc information requests in support of the Project Management Office and senior IT leadership. Ensure the proper administration of IT contract management including 1) maintenance of a contracts list, 2) maintenance of a contact repository, 3) contractual compliance with Company policy and 4) timely approvals of agreements. ESSENTIALS FOR SUCCESS: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or equivalent professional experience 8+ years of experience in a related field Strong demonstrated analytical skills Solid understanding of accounting and finance principles Proficient in MS Office Tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) Excellent oral and written communication skills Process and procedure oriented Well organized and self-motivated Strong experience in establishing business processes Demonstrated ability to present recommendations to senior leaders for effective decision making Proven track record of delivering high quality solutions on time and on schedule Minimal travel required (training/conferences) ABOUT At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full-service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make-up services. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.