About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Location: New York, New Jersey

The Role:  We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Director or VP of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) with a deep understanding of technology and its financial implications. This individual will play a critical role in advising our CTOs and CIOs on the financial impacts of business decisions, helping to navigate complex technology cost allocations within our matrixed organization with multiple divisions.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with technology leaders to provide strategic financial insights and recommendations that align with business objectives and drive efficiencies.
• Analyze and communicate the financial impacts of technology investments and operational decisions, ensuring alignment with procurement strategies for maximum savings.
• Facilitate discussions around financial decisions, ensuring consideration for the unique needs of our divisions and corporate groups while promoting a unified approach to technology spending.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing expert guidance for Technology initiatives and investments.
• Develop and implement financial models and forecasts that support enterprise technology initiatives as well as potential acquisitions, divestitures and partnerships, ensuring alignment with procurement and vendor management goals.
• Lead a team of financial analysts, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence while ensuring a comprehensive view of technology spend across the enterprise while balancing specific divisional needs.  This would include a mix of direct reports and dotted-line reports across the enterprise.
• Guide both direct and indirect divisional teams to achieve a holistic understanding of technology expenditures and savings opportunities

Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $148,257 to $260,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, with a focus on technology sectors.
• Proven track record of working with C-suite executives, particularly in technology environments.
• Extensive experience, from both a finance and technology perspective, with the SDLC, technology workforce planning, and software and application rationalization.
• Proven track record of partnering effectively with procurement teams to achieve significant cost savings and optimize financial performance.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex financial concepts in relatable terms.
• Experience managing financial operations in a large, matrixed technology organization with multiple divisions, demonstrating an understanding of complex technology cost attribution.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing and facilitating discussions across diverse stakeholders to drive alignment and decision-making.

Right to Work Requirements: This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

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