# Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Hearst

> Hybrid · United States · Director+ · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Ahearst%3A4466484009 (read 2026-11-06).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Hearst](https://alderhq.app/companies/hearst)
- Location text: New York, NY, United States; New York, NY
- Where it can be done from (inferred): Hybrid · United States (evidence: "Location: New York, NY, United States; New York, NY")
- Posted: 2026-10-27 (10 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hearst/jobs/4466484009

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $190k–$220k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (New York, n 36): p25 $198k, median $235k, p75 $301k

## Description (the employer's text)

### About This Role

The Director, IT Finance owns financial planning and analysis for Hearst Technology Services — the forecast, the annual budget cycle, the monthly close, the management reporting package, and the analysis that supports investment decisions across the technology division.

This is a leadership role for an experienced FP&A professional. The Director manages the Manager, FP&A and the analyst team beneath that role, and partners directly with technology department heads and with the Sourcing, Technology Business Management, and corporate accounting teams — translating technology cost into decisions about investment and run-rate reduction. Success is measured by forecast accuracy, a clean and on-time close, and the quality of the insight delivered to senior management.

### What You'll Do

### Planning, Forecasting & Budgeting

- Own the monthly forecast for operating expense, project expense, and capital, consolidating inputs from technology department heads into a single defensible view.
- Lead the annual budget cycle for assigned technology towers: build the calendar, set assumptions, challenge submissions, and deliver a board-ready plan.
- Drive the capital planning process — validate business cases, build financial models, quantify ROI and payback, and make funding recommendations to senior management.
- Model the financial impact of organizational, vendor, and architecture changes, including multi-year run-rate savings and one-time transition costs.
### Reporting & Analysis

- Deliver monthly P&L, G&A, and budgetary status reporting to IT senior management with variance analysis against budget and forecast, root-cause explanation, and recommended remediation.
- Build and maintain the recurring management reporting package — reducing manual preparation through automation and standardization rather than headcount.
- Surface budgetary inconsistencies, control gaps, or improprieties to senior management promptly and with supporting analysis.
- Develop the analytics that answer forward-looking questions from leadership, not only what was spent but what is likely to be spent and what should change.
### Business Partnership & Operations

- Serve as the finance partner to assigned technology department heads — understand their roadmap, align forecast to delivery, and flag risk before it materializes in the actuals.
- Work with Technology Sourcing & Vendor Management on the financial analysis supporting contract negotiations, renewals, and consolidation decisions.
- Support the Technology Business Management team on intercompany assessments — reconcile differences against the general ledger and supply the financial inputs the cost model depends on.
- Anticipate risk, adjust plans, and keep leadership informed early — no surprises at month end.
### Month-End Close & Financial Operations

- Own the monthly close for the technology division — accruals, journal entries, and reclasses — working with the corporate accountant to close the books accurately and on schedule.
- Manage the IT invoice process: review and approve invoices, confirm general ledger coding and cost center assignment, and resolve exceptions before they reach the close.
- Oversee purchase requisitions and purchase orders — validate budget availability and coding at request, and keep open commitments and aged POs current.
- Maintain the close calendar and hold the division to it; drive down the number of post-close adjustments period over period.
### Leadership

- Manage the Manager, FP&A — set priorities, review output, and develop the role toward broader financial leadership; oversee the analyst team through that position.
- Set standards for analytical rigor, documentation, and turnaround across the FP&A function.
- Improve how the team works: standardize recurring deliverables, eliminate low-value manual effort, and raise the baseline quality of financial output.
- Represent IT Finance in cross-functional initiatives and senior management forums.
### What You'll Bring

### Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related business discipline.

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