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VGM is seeking a VP of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to play a key role in VGM growth, profitability, and achievement of excellence.
At VGM, we live by a common set of values that we call our power of one principles. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need, backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought, to continue innovating and advancing our services – if you want to be empowered to make a difference, you will love it here.
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The VP of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is an integral part of VGM Group leadership responsible for planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical activities that will support major business decisions and overall financial health. You will lead and manage the company's performance assessment, business forecasting and planning processes, as well as data-driven, executive-level reporting that helps the leadership team make timely decisions. Reporting to the CFO, the VP will be expected to communicate regularly with executive leadership providing guidance, collaborating with stakeholders to prepare and consolidate budgets, and plan and allocate resources and capital to support our strategic initiatives.
Ideal candidates should be highly proficient in financial analysis methods, tools, and concepts to prepare forecasts and other complex analyses to deliver insights to senior management and help drive strong business performance. The person in this role will contribute significantly to the strategic direction and operations of VGM and as such, should have a track record of successfully owning and leading budget and forecasting cycles from start to finish for companies with $600M+ in revenue, hands-on experience in scaling and improving finance and operational processes, exceptional partnership, influence, and communication skills, to drive transformational change and achievement of growth and profitability.
Reporting Accountability: Chief Financial Officer
Working Location: Must be able to be on-site in Waterloo, IA one week per month, open to onsite or hybrid
Working Hours Classification: Full-Time, 8am-5pm CST Monday-Friday, occasional off hours when job duties require
Responsibilities as the VP, FP&A
- Establish and lead a company-wide FP&A function that contributes to day-to-day and long-term strategic planning
- Develop and report the key financial and operational data/metrics in dashboards and forecasts, driving automation and systems optimization
- Lead annual budgeting, semi-annual reforecasting, and ongoing cash flow forecasting processes to provide visibility into near to long-term financial performance
- Continue the development of major financial objectives and policies for the company and oversee the preparation of reports that outline the company’s financial position for all stakeholders, including the Board of Directors, investors, management, and employees
- Perform a risk and opportunity assessment of monthly forecast, annual plan, and key performance indicators
- Maintain ongoing forecasting for business units and ESOP share price, while reporting monthly on executive P&L, long-term planning models, and business trends affecting forecasts
- Ensure visibility to forward-looking P&L, cash flow, and key external business metrics is in place to effectively project and predict performance
- Provide the analytical foundation for the prioritization and allocation of resources and capital in support of company priorities
- Develop and deliver ad hoc financial analyses whereby results address current business challenges and answer questions regarding future financial scenarios with the goal of drawing conclusions that will help craft strategy through fact-based insights
- Prepare supplemental Board of Directors' presentations and other strategic material for management as needed
- Partner with leadership as a strong, vocal, and professional business partner to business units of VGM
- Assist leadership with understanding drivers and trends in their business to identify growth opportunities
- Develop ideas with organization leaders into strategic business plans including financial outcomes
- Work with business partners across all functions on a tactical level to provide analytical rigor and establish meaningful, useful metrics to better manage the business and achieve desired outcomes
- Perform economic and industry analyses to identify and recommend response strategies to trends impacting the business
- Conduct impact analyses, complete change readiness assessments, and determine measurable metrics to monitor change progress
- Create actionable deliverables for change management plans and leverage a change management methodology to support adoption of practices that lead to financial health and success
- Monitor the company’s performance in context of external market benchmarks and comparable, as well as internally tracked KPI targets
- Research and investigate financial and operational performance variance issues and assist business leaders in taking appropriate corrective actions
- Coach and mentor team members and successfully lead a team of individuals dedicated to Financial Planning and Analysis functions, performing personnel management as needed
*Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting required; master’s degree preferred; a combination of significant public accounting and industry experience is acceptable
- 5+ years’ experience in FP&A or similar roles
- Expert ability with Excel
- Experience working with Microsoft D365
- Experience with financial modeling or data visualization software is a plus, such as Power BI or Tableau
- Understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- CPA or CMA designation a plus (active or inactive)
Skills and competencies:
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills; experience with business operations beyond accounting
- Adept at project management, organization, and ability to remain calm under duress
- Excellent presentation and communication skills are critical. This individual must be an effective speaker for and representative of the company
- Strong technology aptitude and comfort level in working with systems and data-driven financial modeling
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with all levels of an organization
- An interest and ability to learn new things quickly and an ability to interpret and understand complex rules and processes
- A strong work ethic and flexibility/adaptability
- Proven ability to lead a successful team and develop team members leading by example, demonstrating initiative and accountability
Physical Requirements:
