Sr Director, Enterprise FP&A and Transformation

S&P Global•New York, NY

12d•$150,481 - $260,000

About The Position

The Senior Director of Enterprise FP&A and Transformation is a senior finance leadership role responsible for shaping financial strategy, strengthening business performance, and modernizing FP&A across the enterprise. The position partners with the Ratings and Energy divisions and oversees the FP&A transformation project, advancing planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical processes through Data Fabric, AI-enabled automation, advanced analytics, and next-generation planning tools. The role is part of the Enterprise FP&A team, which partners with executive leadership and collaborates across locations including New York, the Philippines, and Malaysia. It offers exposure to senior leadership, Board-level communications, and enterprise transformation initiatives.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive experience in Finance, Corporate Finance, or Accounting roles.
Track record of leading teams and managing large-scale transformation or strategic initiatives in a global organization.
Proven experience with Board-level and executive reporting, including preparing materials for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
Advanced proficiency with financial planning platforms and data visualization tools, including Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
Strong expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with the ability to synthesize complex data into executive insights.
Ability to collaborate effectively across matrix organizations and navigate complex stakeholder relationships.
Experience in senior finance roles within global companies with multi-country responsibility and demonstrated cross-cultural effectiveness.
Experience in the Financial Services industry and demonstrated understanding of complex business models.
Must have indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or CPA or Chartered Accountant certification.
Expertise in change management and project leadership, including guiding teams through complex transformations and achieving measurable outcomes.
Exceptional storytelling abilities, including building compelling narratives for executive audiences and translating financial insights into strategic business recommendations.

Responsibilities

Serve as the corporate finance counterpart and strategic finance partner to the Ratings and Energy divisions during annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, medium-term planning, and scenario planning.
Challenge business assumptions and prepare executive-level financial insights and performance narratives connecting financial results, operational drivers, opportunities, and strategic priorities.
Partner with the VP of Enterprise FP&A and executive leadership on strategic initiatives, capital allocation decisions, and Board financial communications.
Oversee the FP&A transformation project and drive enterprise-wide modernization using Data Fabric, AI automation, and advanced analytics.
Identify and prioritize opportunities to embed AI and automation in FP&A workflows to improve speed, accuracy, scalability, and insight quality.
Develop standardized tools, dashboards, models, and reporting mechanisms to increase transparency and operational visibility.
Establish transformation objectives, milestones, success measures, governance, and adoption plans, and ensure initiatives deliver measurable business value.
Coordinate strategic projects and cross-functional partnerships across Finance, aligning work with enterprise priorities.
Lead incentive slope modeling and financial analysis of plan performance, payout outcomes, business affordability, and alignment with strategic objectives.
Partner with senior leadership and Executive Compensation on incentive plan design, performance thresholds, targets, funding levels, and scenario outcomes.
Prepare executive-level materials explaining incentive performance, sensitivities, and financial implications.
Ensure incentive models are accurate, transparent, appropriately controlled, and aligned with approved financial plans and enterprise performance measures.
Integrate incentive analysis into forecasts, performance reviews, and strategic planning.
Prepare clear, decision-ready financial materials for executive leadership, the CFO, and the Board of Directors.
Communicate reported results, underlying business drivers, emerging risks, opportunities, and required management actions clearly and concisely.
Support applicable regulatory and management reporting requirements, ensuring accuracy, consistency, transparency, and appropriate review.
Establish team responsibilities and operating rhythms, supporting accountability for routine delivery and longer-term modernization.
Foster analytical rigor, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technological advancement across the team.
Encourage responsible use of AI and emerging technologies while maintaining financial controls, data quality, and governance.
Attract, retain, and develop talent with the capabilities needed for a modern FP&A organization.