Mizuho Financial

IT Business Manager

Mizuho Financial$150K — $200K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years in technology business management, finance, or operational roles.
  • Experience supporting senior Technology leaders in large, complex organizations.
  • Ability to operate independently across complex scopes.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain rolling forecast models integrating workforce and financial data.
  • Analyze financial performance and provide actionable insights.
  • Ensure accuracy of financial data throughout the fiscal year.
  • Coordinate and prepare leadership meeting materials and agendas.
  • Track actions and escalate issues from leadership meetings.
  • Maintain visibility of workforce data including headcount and roles.
  • Monitor vendor and contract data accuracy for financial impact.

Benefits

  • Generous employee benefits package.
  • Eligibility for discretionary bonuses.
  • Flexibility through a hybrid working program, with some remote work opportunities.
  • Support for core talent processes and onboarding.
Full Job Description
As an IT Business Manager, you will serve as a trusted partner to Technology leadership, supporting financial planning, workforce management, reporting, and governance across the Technology organization. You will provide the structure, data integrity, and operational discipline required to support effective oversight, prioritization, and execution across a complex technology portfolio.

This role is critical to enabling leadership effectiveness by ensuring financial and workforce information is accurate, timely, and decision-ready, and by supporting disciplined operating rhythms, clear reporting, and proactive identification of risks, dependencies, and trade-offs.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Own the maintenance of rolling forecast models by integrating workforce changes, project timelines, vendor activity, and contract milestones into a single financial view.
  • Analyze financial performance and variances, identify key drivers and risks, and present decision-ready insights and remediation options to Technology leadership.
  • Maintain accuracy and consistency of financial data, including budgets, cost centers, funding sources, and related metadata throughout the fiscal year.
  • Provide visibility into spend trends, run-rate risks, and savings opportunities, ensuring approved actions are reflected in forecasts and plans.


Leadership Reporting & Governance
  • Own the synthesis, accuracy, and consistency of leadership reporting materials to support senior-level decision-making.
  • Support leadership operating rhythm by coordinating meeting agendas, materials, and preparation timelines.
  • Track actions, risks, and decisions arising from leadership meetings, planning cycles, and governance forums, and escalate issues requiring leadership attention.


Workforce & Organizational Management
  • Maintain leadership-ready workforce views, including headcount, roles, reporting lines, start and end dates, and funding alignment.
  • Track joiner, mover, and leaver activity and coordinate with functional partners to support timely onboarding, transitions, and offboarding.
  • Support core talent processes with HR by coordinating inputs, timelines, and governance.
  • Surface workforce-related operational risks and constraints, including seating and workplace needs for new hires.


Vendor & Contract Visibility
  • Maintain visibility into vendor, contract, and contractor data accuracy, including start and end dates, renewals, and funding impacts.
  • Monitor timing and financial impacts related to onboarding, contract changes, or seasonal workforce adjustments and reflect these in forecasts and reporting.
  • Surface vendor-related dependencies or risks that may affect cost, timing, or planning assumptions.


Portfolio & Planning Support
  • Support updates to technology roadmaps by identifying timing changes, dependencies, and impacts to financial or workforce plans.
  • Validate that new initiatives align to approved budgets and plans and that required data is complete prior to leadership review.


Qualifications

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 10+ years of experience in technology business management, finance, or operational roles
  • Experience supporting senior Technology leaders in large, matrixed organizations
  • Demonstrated ability to operate independently across a broad, complex scope


Skills
  • Strong financial and analytical skills
  • Ability to translate complex information into clear, actionable insights
  • Executive-level communication and presentation skills
  • High attention to detail, data integrity, and follow-through
  • Sound judgment and ability to manage competing priorities


The expected base salary ranges from $150k-$200k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

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Other requirements

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process

About Mizuho Financial

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a Japanese banking holding company headquartered in the ?temachi district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The name "mizuho" literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese. It holds assets in excess of $1.8 trillion US dollars through its control of Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank, and other operating subsidiaries. The company's combined holdings form the second largest financial services group in Japan. Its banking businesses rank third in Japan after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. It is the 15th largest banking institution in the world by total assets as of December 2018.
Learn more about Mizuho Financial
Size
54,492 employees
Market Cap
$35 billion
Industry
Net Income
$84.4 billion
5 Year Trend
-0.6%
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