Director, Enterprise Forecasting & Strategic Modeling
Centreville, MI - USA
Job Summary
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
13About the Role:
S&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.
This leader will play a central role in the annual operating plan rolling forecasts long-range planning scenario analysis and strategic evaluations. The Director will serve as a senior finance partner to executive leadership helping translate business strategy operating performance and investment choices into a clear and credible financial outlook.
The ideal candidate combines deep financial modeling and planning expertise with strong business judgment executive communication skills and the ability to lead cross-functional processes in a dynamic growth-oriented environment. This is a highly visible role with broad exposure to senior leadership board-level materials strategic initiatives and investor-readiness support.
Responsibility and Impact:
Own the companys integrated financial modeling architecture including the core three-statement model and supporting frameworks used for forecasting planning and strategic decision-making.
Lead the enterprise forecasting process across short-term outlooks quarterly reforecasts and long-range planning including governance calendar management assumption setting cross-functional alignment consolidation and executive review.
Direct the development of multi-year financial plans that reflect corporate strategy market dynamics investment priorities and key business assumptions.
Establish and maintain governance over forecast assumptions model controls documentation standards and analytical outputs to ensure rigor consistency and scalability.
Partner with business unit finance leaders functional leaders and corporate stakeholders to align revenue expense headcount cash flow and investment assumptions across the enterprise.
Lead scenario sensitivity and risk analyses to support capital allocation strategic initiatives operating tradeoff decisions and enterprise performance management.
Oversee the preparation of executive and board-level reporting materials ensuring financial insights are clear decision-oriented and tied to key performance drivers and business priorities.
Support strategic finance initiatives including M&A evaluations new business opportunities investment cases and other high-priority analytical workstreams.
Serve as a senior advisor to FP&A leadership and executive stakeholders on forecast risks planning assumptions and financial implications of strategic decisions.
Drive continuous improvement in forecasting processes financial tools management reporting and analytical capabilities including opportunities for automation and increased scalability.
Build and enhance standardized reporting outputs and planning templates to support monthly business reviews forecast cycles and leadership discussions.
Partner closely with Accounting Treasury Strategy Corporate Development and other finance teams to ensure consistency between forecast outputs actual results external reporting needs and strategic planning activities.
Lead coach and develop team members and/or provide leadership across cross-functional planning processes helping elevate forecasting discipline and modeling capability across the FP&A organization.
What Success Looks Like:
Mobility Global has a scalable well-governed forecasting and strategic modeling capability that supports enterprise decision-making and long-range planning.
Executive leadership operates from a clear credible and consistent view of financial performance key drivers risks and strategic scenarios.
Forecasts become increasingly accurate actionable and aligned with business performance capital priorities and resource allocation decisions.
Board executive and investor-readiness materials are more forward-looking analytically rigorous and connected to the companys strategic objectives.
The FP&A organization benefits from stronger modeling standards more consistent planning processes improved reporting capabilities and elevated team effectiveness
Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):
Final base salary for this role will be based on the individuals geographic location as well as experience level skill set training licenses and addition to base compensation this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.
This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits that we provide to our employees please click here.
What Were Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field.
10 years of progressive experience in FP&A strategic finance financial modeling or a related field.
Deep experience leading budgeting forecasting reforecasting and long-range planning processes in a complex business environment.
Advanced financial modeling skills including experience building and overseeing complex dynamic models from the ground up.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional planning processes and influence senior stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment.
Strong Excel skills and a track record of developing clear reliable and decision-useful financial models and planning outputs.
Experience with financial planning or EPM tools such as Adaptive Planning Anaplan Hyperion or Planful.
Strong analytical problem-solving and executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
Working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting concepts.
Proven ability to operate at both a strategic and detail-oriented level balancing hands-on analytical rigor with broader enterprise leadership.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
MBA CFA or other advanced finance credential.
Experience in data SaaS financial technology information services or other analytically intensive industries.
Experience supporting executive leadership board reporting strategic finance initiatives M&A analysis or investor-related planning.
Exposure to public-company readiness separation or spin activity IPO preparation Form 10 support or other transaction-related finance work.
Experience leading FP&A process improvements forecasting redesign or planning system enhancements.
Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
Experience with Python or SQL for financial analysis automation or data extraction.
About S&P Global Mobility
At S&P Global Mobility we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses reach the right consumers and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
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Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.
Our People:
Were more than 35000 strong worldwideso were able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. Were committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.
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Throughout our history the worlds leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do bring a spirit of discovery to our work and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:We take care of you so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. Thats why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay retirement planning a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: Its not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones too with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awardssmall perks can make a big difference.
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