VP, Finance - Government

As the VP, Finance - Government
, you will lead the finance business partner function for our Government organization within Equifax Workforce Solutions
, working closely with business leaders to deliver dedicated and insightful financial analysis to enable the function to reach its short- and long-term strategic and financial objectives. You will interact frequently with executive leaders to deliver financial information and insights in a concise and relevant manner to feed effective decision-making, while cultivating and maintaining strong relationships. This position is located in Clayton, MO and is a hybrid role (in office Tue, Wed, Thu).

This is not a remote position.

• Serve as the lead Finance business partner for part of our Government organization, identifying and addressing complex technical, financial, operational, and business issues, providing effective information to support timely decision-making and drive action and results.
• Analyze operating and capital spending and trends, and prepare reporting and summaries of results for the business and management.
• Lead the Government organization in evaluating strategic alternatives in support of long‑term planning and execution, enforcing pipelines and converting pipelines into forecast.
• Prepare executive summaries and conduct financial reviews with business-unit leadership that highlight key trends, variances, strengths and weaknesses in performance, contributing to timely management decisions.
• Identify appropriate action plans in response to opportunities and issues.
• Prepare annual budgets reflecting market conditions, key drivers and initiatives, and balance realism with stretch objectives; help identify steps to ensure successful delivery against budget targets.
• Anticipate business needs and maintain a strong understanding of key drivers and industry trends.
• Identify, recruit, develop and retain a high-performance team of professionals; provide direction, feedback, coaching and prioritization to the team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in a finance-related capacity
• 10+ years of Financial Planning and Analysis experience, as well as managing full P&Ls
• Demonstrated experience building and leading a team of financial analysts
• Demonstrated strength in digital fluency with a focus on Excel for financial modeling and forecasting

• MBA or Master’s Degree in a related field
• Demonstrated experience presenting to leadership teams with the ability to tell a story utilizing data
• Financial experience within a data and systems security priority environment
• Possess a financial designation (e.g. CFA or CPA)
• Experience using Hyperion, Oracle Projects and/or OBI (Business Intelligence Objects)
• Have an understanding of current and emerging Cloud solutions and technologies with experience supporting organizational change to migrate to an Agile/Cloud environment
• Google Workspace proficiency