VP, Global Energy FP&A and Finance Business Partner

Grade Level (for internal use): 15

The Team 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 will serve 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 that improve growth, profitability, investment discipline and execution.

This leader will own 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 VP will lead and develop a high-performing global team and create the financial transparency, operating rigor and analytical capability required to enable senior leaders to make informed decisions.

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 actionable financial plans, performance targets and resource allocation choices. Shape the financial performance narrative for the division, identifying underlying business drivers, emerging risks and opportunities, and the actions required to improve outcomes.

Provide an independent, enterprise-minded finance perspective, constructively challenging assumptions and ensuring decisions balance growth, profitability, investment requirements and long-term value creation. Lead financial risk and opportunity assessment and 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. Drive transformation within the finance organization through the streamlining of workflows and the introduction of AI enabled processes.

Serve as a trusted strategic finance advisor to senior Energy leaders, bringing rigorous analysis and judgment to business strategy, portfolio choices, investments and operating decisions. Lead the preparation and delivery of 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 opportunities, 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 strengthen linkage between business priorities and financial commitments. Conduct market, competitor and benchmarking analysis where relevant to inform strategy, performance expectations and investment choices.

Provide leadership and oversight of revenue and expense planning, forecasting and performance analysis across the Energy portfolio. Build a driver-based understanding of financial performance, connecting commercial and operating indicators to revenue, margin, expense and cash outcomes. Partner with business leaders to assess revenue performance and growth opportunities using relevant measures such as retention, wallet share, pricing, product mix and customer growth.

Establish clear performance metrics, management dashboards and…