Apptio administrator

The Technical Analyst serves as a strategic financial technology partner leading the implementation of cost, budget, and forecasting models while architecting enterprise integrations and data solutions that support financial transparency and strategic planning. This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior Finance and Technology leadership— transforming complex organizational data into actionable insights tailored to diverse, cross-functional stakeholders.

The role owns the end-to-end Apptio platform, including cost allocation design, data governance, report development, enterprise integrations, downstream data delivery, and automation strategy. The role eliminates manual processes, autonomously creates solutions, employs scripting, and ensures the integrity of financial reporting outputs across Technology systems.

Success in this role requires a unique combination of financial acumen, software engineering expertise, independent project management, effective communication across diverse stakeholder groups, cross-functional collaboration, a solutions-oriented mindset, and proactive problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate thrives in a deadline-driven environment, balancing multiple priorities simultaneously while consistently delivering accurate, reconciled reporting outputs within non-negotiable reporting deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer the Apptio financial model, ensuring calculated outputs are accurate, delivered on time, aligned to business objectives, and effectively shared across the organization
• Serve as the critical link between Finance and Technology, translating complex reporting requirements into scalable technical solutions focused on data, automation and integration
• Drive enhancements of labor expense transparency by continuously advancing Apptio’s transformation of general ledger labor costs into measurable project investments and distinctions between run-the-business and change-the-business activities
• Develop Apptio TBM Studio, including platform configuration, data uploads, allocation methodologies, formulas, metrics, reports, SFTP and API integrations, and user management
• Establish operational excellence by ensuring timely inbound data processing, trusted outbound reporting, and proactive management of upstream dependencies to consistently meet deadlines.
• Own the integrity and consistency of Apptio reporting outputs across enterprise systems, leveraging automation and governance controls to eliminate manual effort, accelerate delivery timelines, and strengthen stakeholder confidence
• Lead troubleshooting efforts by pinpointing granular data elements, tracing calculations to their source, and articulating how system configurations influence reporting outcomes
• Design and continuously improve month-end close processes, eliminating manual inputs, reducing dependencies, consolidating disparate data sources, and accelerating turnaround timelines
• Develop detailed analytical views and ad hoc analyses using Excel pivot tables to further investigate reporting, answer complex stakeholder inquiries, and identify data or configuration enhancements
• Assess performance and scalability trade-offs when designing data solutions, ensuring appropriate primary key granularity and payload sizing to support efficient processing and reporting
• Configure Apptio DataLink to create automation between Oracle, ServiceNow, Databricks, Tableau, Axway SFTP and REST API’s 

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of experience as an Apptio administrator, developer, and analyst with proven success designing and implementing Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions that unlock data-driven insights and enhance financial transparency
• Deep understanding of TBM principles, cost allocation methodologies, service costing, chargeback models, labor modeling techniques, IT Planning, ATUM reporting, and Apptio best practices
• Demonstrated understanding of finance, accounting, and FP&A principles, including cost center and account hierarchies, expense management, accrual accounting, and planning cycles
• Strong software engineering background, including scripting, database development, API integrations, data modeling, automation, and enterprise system interoperability
• Exceptional ability to translate complex business and reporting requirements into scalable solutions with trusted, timely, and impactful data
• Effective communicator with proven expertise architecting Apptio integrations, leading discussions with Technology teams to design automated data exchange and effectively share financial outputs
• Demonstrated success operating with a high degree of autonomy, independently navigating ambiguity and complex business challenges while delivering results with minimal guidance and direction