Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis

💼 Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis
🚀 Key Responsibilities
📊 Lead the company’s financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function, ensuring financial plans support overall business strategy and growth objectives.
💰 Direct annual budgeting, long-range planning, rolling forecasts, and scenario analysis across the organization.
📈 Develop and monitor financial models, business forecasts, revenue projections, expense plans, profitability analysis, and cash-flow expectations.
🔍 Analyze financial and operational performance, identify key trends, risks, opportunities, and performance gaps, and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
🎯 Establish and monitor financial KPIs, dashboards, reporting frameworks, and performance-management processes.
🤝 Partner closely with the CEO, CFO, executive leadership, and business-unit leaders to support strategic and operational decision-making.
📉 Conduct variance analysis and identify opportunities for cost optimization, margin improvement, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.
🧮 Lead financial modeling and scenario planning for new products, market expansion, investments, strategic initiatives, and major business decisions.
📑 Prepare executive-level financial presentations, management reports, forecasts, and strategic analysis for senior leadership and the Board.
🔄 Improve FP&A processes, reporting systems, financial data quality, automation, and analytical capabilities.
🌎 Support financial planning across multiple business units, geographies, entities, or international markets where applicable.
👥 Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing FP&A team while establishing strong analytical and financial-management standards.
🎓 Experience Requirements
12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, financial analysis, investment banking, accounting, or related financial disciplines.
5+ years of experience in senior management or executive-level financial leadership roles.
Previous experience as VP of FP&A, Head of FP&A, Senior Director of FP&A, Finance Director, Corporate Finance Director, or a comparable senior position is preferred.
Proven experience leading annual budgets, long-range planning, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and performance management.
Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, profitability, cost structures, working capital, and financial drivers.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial data into clear strategic recommendations for executive leadership.
Experience managing significant budgets, financial planning processes, and cross-functional business relationships.
Strong experience working directly with CFOs, CEOs, executive teams, Boards, investors, or other senior stakeholders.
Advanced analytical, financial modeling, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required.
MBA, CPA, CFA, or other advanced financial qualification is preferred.
Experience in financial services, technology, SaaS, fintech, investment management, healthcare, digital assets, or other complex/high-growth environments is a plus.

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