Vice President, Finance - FP&A
Summary of Position
The position of Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), will be responsible for providing financial leadership and expertise across finance, while partnering cross functionally with leaders of the business. This role will have broad exposure to the growing, global organization, and will drive projects that are central to our short and long-term growth & profitability initiatives. Reporting to the SVP, FP&A, this position is part of a dynamic team that works in a fast-paced environment where keen attention to detail and the ability to work nimbly with cross-functional teams is crucial to success.
Essential Functions
- Partner with broader Finance team and leaders in the organization to drive impact thru P&L improvement projects, investment decision support, and KPI management
- Oversee teams responsible for Operating Expense and Headcount planning, Operations & Supply Chain Finance, and Business Insights
- Ability to roll up sleeves, dig into the data, synthesize key findings, and present to all levels of executive leadership
- Identify specific areas of continued performance improvement to pursue, with an internal consultant lens, and support execution through collaboration with cross functional leaders and teams
- Provide strategic, financial, and overall business support to ad-hoc projects and recurring activities
- Create models, analysis and presentations that condense complex topics into actionable information
- Build & generate analysis from a variety of different data sources and functional groups on a global basis
- Overall Financial Health - ratio analysis and target setting, cost efficiency measures, rolling forecast, short-term and long-term scenario planning
- Map out growth plans, capex investments, multi-year forecasts
- Analyze impact of external and internal factors on the business and progress towards financial goals
- Drive internal process improvements and continually identify opportunities for improvement
- Collaborate with FP&A team and key business stakeholders to understand the story behind the numbers
- Proactively drive ad hoc strategic and operational analyses or projects
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, economics, or finance required
- MBA Preferred
- 15+ years' financial leadership experience, with comprehensive background in FP&A, corporate finance, strategy, accounting
- Public Company background strongly preferred
- Robust quantitative skill set and an analytical, intellectually curious mindset that is both data-driven and experience-driven
- Proven track record leading within a high-growth and dynamic organization
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities, create tangible action plans and deploy to measurable impact
- Superior leadership, motivation, strategic planning, and general business abilities
- Exceptional business instincts - understands markets, strategy, products, partners, customers, and challenges
- Self-starter who is equal parts doer and teacher
- Poised communicator capable of sharing their point of view while facilitating open dialogue
- Able to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment, while ensuring deadlines are met
- Ability to work remote for 25-50% of their time