VP, Global Energy FP&A and Finance Business Partner

S&P Global•New York, NY

13d

About The Position

The Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Energy is a senior finance leader responsible for shaping the financial strategy, performance management agenda and decision support for S&P Global Energy. The role serves as a trusted advisor to the Energy CFO and senior business leaders, translating business strategy into financial plans, challenging assumptions, and providing forward-looking insights to improve growth, profitability, investment discipline and execution. The VP owns the division FP&A agenda across planning, forecasting, performance analysis and strategic financial planning, while building strong connectivity with Enterprise Finance & Strategy and other corporate partners. The role leads and develops a high-performing global team and creates the financial transparency, operating rigor and analytical capability required to enable informed senior-leader decisions. The position oversees financial planning and performance across the Energy portfolio; provides strategic decision support on business strategy, investments and portfolio choices; and leads financial assessment of growth, workforce, transformation and M&A activities. It also strengthens FP&A processes, governance, analytics and technology, and develops finance talent across global and matrixed teams.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive finance experience with substantial leadership responsibility across FP&A, strategic finance and business partnership in a large, complex organization.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
Demonstrated success as a senior finance partner to C-suite and senior business executives, with the executive presence, judgment and credibility to influence strategy and challenge constructively.
Deep expertise in planning, forecasting, performance management, financial modeling, scenario analysis, investment evaluation and executive reporting.
Proven leadership of high-performing finance teams, including developing senior talent and leading effectively across global and matrixed structures.
Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the ability to connect market and operating drivers to financial performance and translate complex analysis into clear recommendations.
Experience supporting significant growth, transformation, productivity, portfolio or M&A-related decisions in a complex business environment.
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to synthesize complex issues into concise, decision-oriented narratives for senior executives.
Demonstrated ability to modernize FP&A through improved processes, data, analytics, automation and emerging technology.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, CFA or another relevant advanced qualification.
Experience in information services, data, analytics, subscription or other recurring-revenue businesses.
Experience supporting a global portfolio with multiple products, customer segments and business models.
Familiarity with modern enterprise planning, analytics and visualization platforms.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end FP&A agenda for S&P Global Energy, including annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, performance reviews and scenario analysis.
Partner with the Energy CFO and senior leadership to translate strategic priorities into financial plans, performance targets and resource-allocation choices.
Shape the division’s financial performance narrative by identifying business drivers, risks, opportunities and actions to improve outcomes.
Provide an independent, enterprise-minded finance perspective, constructively challenging assumptions and balancing growth, profitability, investment requirements and long-term value creation.
Lead financial risk and opportunity assessment, establish mechanisms to surface material performance issues early, and drive accountability for corrective actions.
Drive divisional M&A activities, including acquisitions, divestitures, winddowns and internal business transfers.
Streamline finance workflows and introduce AI-enabled processes to drive transformation within the finance organization.
Advise senior Energy leaders on business strategy, portfolio choices, investments and operating decisions using rigorous analysis and judgment.
Prepare and deliver decision-ready financial insights for executive forums, including Quarterly Finance and Business Reviews and other senior leadership reviews.
Evaluate strategic business cases for organic and inorganic growth, including ROI, NPV, revenue potential, cost efficiencies, integration considerations and synergy opportunities.
Partner across Product, Commercial, Strategy and other functions to assess growth opportunities, improve economic outcomes and link business priorities with financial commitments.
Conduct relevant market, competitor and benchmarking analysis to inform strategy, performance expectations and investment choices.
Oversee revenue and expense planning, forecasting and performance analysis across the Energy portfolio.
Build a driver-based understanding of financial performance, linking commercial and operating indicators to revenue, margin, expense and cash outcomes.
Partner with business leaders to assess revenue performance and growth opportunities using measures such as retention, wallet share, pricing, product mix and customer growth.
Establish performance metrics, management dashboards and forward-looking analytics to improve transparency, forecast quality and accountability.
Drive disciplined trade-off decisions across investments, productivity opportunities and cost actions to support sustainable financial performance.
Lead financial oversight of Energy workforce planning, partnering with People and business leaders to align headcount, location strategy, capabilities and investment with strategic priorities.
Establish next-generation headcount analytics and insights across full-time employees and third-party support.
Advise senior leadership on allocating and reallocating resources across businesses, products and initiatives based on strategic importance, financial return and execution capacity.
Provide financial leadership for major transformation, productivity and investment programs, establishing financial baselines, benefits tracking and accountability for outcomes.
Strengthen FP&A operating rhythms, planning methodologies, management reporting and governance to improve speed, consistency and decision usefulness.
Champion automation, advanced analytics, AI-enabled capabilities and modern planning tools to improve FP&A effectiveness and shift capacity toward higher-value insight and partnership.
Partner with Controllers and other Finance teams to maintain financial governance, policy alignment, reporting integrity and compliance with applicable requirements.
Create scalable processes and standards while retaining flexibility to support differing economics and strategic priorities across the Energy portfolio.
Build, lead and develop a high-performing, globally connected FP&A organization with commercial acumen, analytical rigor and executive-level business partnership capabilities.
Set clear team priorities and standards, fostering accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and an enterprise mindset.
Develop finance talent and succession pipelines, creating opportunities for broader business exposure, capability building and career growth.
Lead effectively across matrixed teams and stakeholders, aligning priorities, roles and financial outcomes.