Director, Business & Function Finance Manager

BNY’s Operations and Corporate Staff Finance & Business Management organization serves as the primary interface between Finance and Corporate Staff Hubs, acting as a strategic partner. The team drives financial discipline, workforce optimization, and operational excellence to support clients and stakeholders

• Financial and Headcount Management: Oversee financial planning and workforce management with precision, ensuring accurate expense tracking and strategic budget allocation aligned with organizational goals

• Management Reporting: Delivering comprehensive reports that inform and guide executive decision-making

• Adhoc Projects and Support: Providing specialized support and managing a variety of projects that address specific organizational needs

In this role, you will help run our company better by blending rigorous financial stewardship with a spirit of innovation and collaboration, ensuring that every analysis, recommendation and project advances BNY’s mission and exemplifies our commitment to excellence

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Director to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. This role is located in CITY

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

Contribute to the strategic direction of your line of business and where necessary partner with your peers in support of cross-organizational initiatives

• Financial Management:

o Provide end-to-end ownership of financial processes, driving accuracy and accountability across monthly close and forecasting, hierarchy governance, and key calendar communications

o Lead Management Business Review and other Internal Business Review production

o Deliver proactive insights into expense risks and opportunities to enable informed decision-making and optimize financial performance

o Collaborate with Finance and People leadership to design and align the annual operating plan, ensuring integration of financial priorities with organizational objectives

o Deliver measurable efficiency gains and expense optimization across the organization by executing cost-control initiatives, performing rigorous analysis, and translating insights into decisive actions that improve financial performance

• Business Management:

o Lead the organization's headcount planning, ensuring monthly forecasts are accurate and up to date

o Oversee the requisition and approval process for new hires, and strategically manage talent redeployment as needed

o Develop and execute process enhancements to effectively monitor headcount savings and operational efficiencies

o Formulate and implement a location strategy that encompasses both the migration of functions and the integration of next-generation workplace planning

o Monitor the intake of interns and campus analysts, incorporating them into the comprehensive workforce plan for the current and subsequent years.

o Conduct regular reviews of job family taxonomy to maintain consistency and alignment with leadership team directives

o Lead the development and execution of technical strategies for workforce analytics and reporting, supporting the Corporate Staff functions

• Adhoc Projects and Support:

o Actively engage in projects as allocated by either Finance or leadership. May serve as a project lead, enlisting support from more junior staff or peers.

o Development of efficient and automated solutions in the areas of responsibilities set out above

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

o Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business or equivalent combination of education and work experience required

o Experience as a CFO with Business Management and financial planning & analysis required

o Prior success building, coaching and scaling small finance/business-management teams in a matrixed environment

o Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial and workforce data into clear, actionable strategic recommendations for C-suite audiences

o Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to influence without direct reporting line authority across Finance, People Team, Legal, Facilities, and Engineering partners

o 15-20 years of total work experience preferred