Sr Director, Enterprise FP&A and Transformation

S&P Global•New York, NY

9d•$150,481 - $260,000

About The Position

The Senior Director of Enterprise FP&A and Transformation is a senior finance leadership position responsible for shaping financial strategy, strengthening business performance, and elevating FP&A operations across the enterprise, with a focus on partnering with the Ratings and Energy divisions. The role also oversees the FP&A transformation project, modernizing enterprise planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical processes through Data Fabric, AI-enabled automation, advanced analytics, and next-generation planning tools. The position serves as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership and the Ratings and Energy divisions, supporting budgeting, forecasting, medium-term planning, scenario planning, strategic initiatives, capital allocation decisions, and Board communications. It leads incentive modeling and performance analysis and prepares decision-ready financial materials for executives, the CFO, and the Board. The Senior Director establishes team responsibilities and operating rhythms, fosters analytical rigor and collaboration, encourages responsible technology adoption while maintaining controls and data quality, and attracts, retains, and develops talent. The Enterprise FP&A team works across New York, the Philippines, and Malaysia and has exposure to senior leadership, Board-level communications, and enterprise transformation projects. This role is limited to people with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Requirements

10 or more 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.
Experience with Board-level and executive reporting, including preparation of materials for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
Advanced proficiency in financial planning platforms and data visualization tools, such as 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.
Indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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