Sr. Director, Finance

About this role:

The Senior Director, FP&A will lead the financial, planning, and analysis for Gartner Digital Markets. Gartner Digital Markets is the world’s largest platform for finding software and services. With more than 100 million annual visitors across four buyer destinations—Capterra, GetApp, Software Advice, and UpCity—and 70 localized sites, Gartner Digital Markets helps software and service providers build their brand, capture demand, and understand their market. We are looking for ambitious individuals with outstanding, proven analytical capabilities and intellectual curiosity who enjoy partnering with business leaders to analyze financial trends and develop clear business solutions. You are a well-rounded problem solver with the ability to drive results in a high-energy growth environment and will also devote your time building a high performing team.

What you'll do:

· Partner with senior leaders in the business on executing key priorities

· Provide insights to key performance drivers and participate in incremental investment decisions

· Partner with the business to improve the economics of the business

· Lead and manage Finance team to effectively support BU executive management and extended leadership teams

· Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes; establish targets, create work plans, manage key deliverables, and coordinate with key stakeholders including the BU leadership team

· Oversee the financial reporting for functions; including the design, creation and management of the monthly report package, monthly corporate reporting, and other ad hoc requirements

· Actively manage the budget in partnership with the BU leadership team

· Evolve forward looking metrics and forecasts to more accurately predict future financial performance

· Establish effective partnerships with business unit leaders and finance peers

· Provide ad hoc analysis and financial support in addition to recurring accountabilities.

· Provide leadership to the Finance team to maintain standards and increase value delivered.

· Provide insights to the financial performance of the business to various company leadership

· Build highly effective team by recruiting, interviewing, and assessing talent

· Day to day management of associates, promoting teamwork and individual development

What you'll need:

· Bachelor's & Master’s Degree with a concentration in Business, Finance or Accounting required

· Advanced certification in Business, Finance or Accounting desired

· Progressive finance experience in a leadership role OR strategic consultative experience in a leadership role while managing a P&L (baseline Finance expertise required)

· 10+ years’ experience in a financial reporting and analysis capacity

· Ability to partner with senior leaders and build trusted business relationships

· Relevant professional experience leading and/or mentoring team of associates, Detail oriented with ability to provide coaching and guidance to team

· Excellent communication, collaboration, prioritization, critical thinking, influencing, and change management skills

· Independent thinking and complex problem solving and modelling skills

· Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture by being approachable, providing continuous encouragement to team, identifying skill gaps and communicating team goals

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, and dynamic team environment.

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Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients