Associate Director, Finance

S&P Global • New York, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The finance team is responsible for financial planning and analysis related to budgeting, forecasting and partnering with all other functions of the business. The team values collaboration and the ability to think critically while problem solving. This role will provide support to both finance and commercial teams. The associate director will provide support and analysis for the month-end close and ongoing forecasting as well as market analysis in support of our various product offerings. This role will contribute value added analysis, supporting the finance team’s strategic positioning within the company. We are looking for a candidate who will assist in supporting the business’ strategic revenue growth plans with insights gained from analyzing company performance data. The ideal candidate is adept at combining analytic tools and techniques with business expertise to identify the key drivers of performance and opportunities for growth. They must be able to translate information into actionable insights to find opportunities for product optimization and use models to test the effectiveness of different courses of action. The role requires experience building and implementing financial models using a variety of analytic tools based on data acquisition and data blending to drive decision making. The candidate will have the opportunity to present findings in group settings to members of the senior leadership team.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience related to financial planning and analysis, public accounting, asset management or economic analysis
• Strong written and oral communication skills, self-motivated, focused, creative, quick learner, ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and see projects through to successful completion.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Adaptive to new technologies and platforms, passionate about solving business problems.
• Advanced Excel and data manipulation skillset.
• Work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Experienced in dashboard design and focused, thoughtful visual display of quantitative information
• Managerial experience in managing a small team of 5 (onshore and offshore), providing guidance and support as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Oracle or similar financial systems preferred.
• Experience, basic knowledge in PowerPoint, SmartView, Alteryx, Anaplan, Power BI, Think Cell,
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets, with an understanding of stock market fundamentals and key drivers of performance.
• Knowledge in ACV business model and experienced in related financial analytics, e.g. NRR rate calculation, ACV waterfall.
• Experience analyzing data and creating visualizations to support business decision making though the use of Tableau.
• Experience designing, building, and testing workflows in Alteryx to support analysis of large and complex data sets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close, annual budgeting process and monthly revenue forecasting processes, including prepare final reporting with analytical commentary.
• Partner with the commercial sales team by understanding various complex products and providing actionable solutions related to client inquiries and insight into contract renegotiations and disputes.
• Partner with the product management team to enable clean line of sight into their product hierarchy and underlying growth drivers of current and new products.
• Create and update complex financial models for various financial products.
• Conduct research and synthesize large quantities of data into actionable analysis for management review.
• Key contributor to the ACV revenue forecasting and opportunity identification processes.
• Contributor to monthly/quarterly business and financial reviews; present analysis and findings to senior leaders in both Finance and Commercial teams.
• Provide in depth revenue analysis for various products and their impact on the bottom line.
• Understand and apply best practices related to revenue recognition and strong internal controls.
• Champion continuous process improvement, including adoption of GenAI tool, to increase efficiency, leveraging automation and Centers of Excellence.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees