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

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

 Here’s a few of our recent awards:

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting. 

Base salary offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.