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About the company

Come join Wolters Kluwer Global Business Services (GBS), a global organization where you collaborate with team members around the globe to provide services to Wolters Kluwer business units in the areas of technology, sourcing, procurement, legal, finance, and human resources. These global centers promote team collaboration using best practices around a specific focus area to drive results and enhance operational efficiencies. There is a constant endeavor to benchmark against best-in-class industry standards to improve the quality of deliverables, increase cost savings, enhance productivity and reduce time to market for products and applications.

As a Financial Planning Analyst, you will provide financial oversight and support of major IT software spend. Support includes monthly financial and operational reporting on key initiatives, provide input for the annual budget, and assist in the three-year business development planning process. This position reports to the GBS Financial Planning Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible of managing gross spend of centralized computer licenses, including allocation to Global WK Divisions
• Accountable for partnering with GBS Sourcing and Enterprise Finance Allocation regarding Software License spend and allocation to Global WK Divisions
• Participate in the monthly financial close process via submission of accruals and other necessary journal entries
• Report monthly financial results, analyze and interpret financial information pertaining to the IT key spend and initiatives to Global WK Divisions
• Prepare forecasts and evaluate corresponding efficiencies, productivity, and other initiatives, as applicable
• Assist in developing the creation of annual budget and three-year Business Development Plan, detailing cost expectations, along with supporting strategic and tactical plans
• Participate and recommend efficiencies and opportunities for process improvement within given responsibility

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, OR equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other database tools
• 3+ years of financial planning and analysis experience
• Excellent analytical skills, strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and timeliness
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Experience in financial reporting and IT operations preferred.
• Experience with Tagetik & SAP preferred

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.