Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Lead financial planning and analysis activity. The organization is seeking a results-oriented professional to be part of a highly dynamic and fast-paced team chartered with providing consultative analysis and thought leadership in support of the Company’s top-quartile strategic growth plans. The successful candidate will leverage existing, and pioneer new, reporting and analytical tools to provide management with timely and actionable decision support focused on driving the business. The individual will work collaboratively across varied functional activities to drive enhanced reporting capabilities, financial insights / analyses and programs that result in improved profitability and working capital deployment.
This position offers the right candidate an influential seat at the table of a growing and highly dynamic, fasted paced business with potential for future career growth and development opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Partner with the VP Finance, CFO and Executive Leadership Team to develop long-term financial strategies and action plans.
- Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and 5-year strategic planning processes.
- Provide financial modeling, scenario analysis, and recommendations to support business decision-making.
- Deliver accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and performance analyses.
- Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics to identify trends, risks & opportunities.
- Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for non-financial stakeholders.
- Oversee preparation of budgets, review budget proposals, provide necessary supporting documentation and justification for presentation and approval by the Executive Leadership Team and external stakeholders (Board, PE Partner).
- Monitor performance throughout the year and work with senior leadership to implement actions necessary to fulfill annual operating plan commitments.
Operational Support & Business Partnership
Create a suite of KPIs / per unit economics to institutionalize improved decision-making for the Commercial and Operations teams. Design monthly dashboard metrics and management reporting to drive accountability and to enable improved business performance.Drive continuous improvement and standardization efforts within the finance activity.Streamline and simplify financial reporting; deliver action-oriented, efficient reporting that delivers value to the enterprise.Collaborate cross-functionally with departments to evaluate initiatives, investments decisions, and cost-savings opportunities.Lead and participate in the Company’s actuarial studies and analyses including the projected ultimate loss studies, product pricing studies, claims emergence patterns, and reserve rate setting.Support pricing, profitability, and ROI analyses for new products, programs, and capital projects.Partner with leaders to monitor performance against financial targets and strategic initiatives.Actively participate with key leaders in the formulation, financial evaluation, and recommendation of operational or business initiatives (including acquisitions).Process Improvement & Systems Management
Enhance FP&A tools, processes, and systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.Implement automation and data visualization solutions to streamline reporting and analysis.Drive continuous improvement in financial planning methodologies and reporting frameworks.Leadership :
Lead, coach, and develop the FP&A team (3 direct reports).Build an operations finance, customer facing, high-performance team that works seamlessly as an integrated and trusted business partner that delivers value to the enterprise. Upgrade and mentor talent, develop career paths, and provide timely and actionable performance feedback.Qualifications
The target candidate will be a creative, out-of-the-box thinker who is intellectually curious with a demonstrated interest in professional growth and development. A self-motivated, high-energy individual who thrives working in a fast-paced performance-oriented culture focused on winning. This professional must demonstrate strong leadership skills and can quickly build trust, confidence and credibility with team members and senior management.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or economics; MBA strongly preferred.Minimum 15-years of progressive achievement in corporate finance (FP&A, Controllership, Operations Finance, Business Strategy). At least 5-years’ operating in a leadership capacity.Proven track record of supporting decision-making in complex, fast-paced organizations.Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and advanced analytics.Proficiency with ERP and planning systems (e.g., NetSuite, Workday Adaptive Planning, Hyperion, Anaplan, or similar). Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities required .High-energy self-starter with history of successful leadership accomplishments.Demonstrated functional knowledge; strong technical proficiency / capability.Solid financial acumen (analytical skills) and fastidious attention to detail.Strong critical thinking and situational leadership capability.Accomplished oral and written communication / presentation skills.Strong executive presence, credible, humble, approachable.Dependable, flexible, team oriented / collaborative.Ability to work across functional boundaries build consensus and drive execution.Experience building high performance teams, good situational leadership skills. Invests time and effort in developing employees by setting clear expectations and providing actionable and timely feedback, coaching, and recognition that maximizes engagement.Benefits
Medical insuranceVision insurance401(k)Paid maternity leavePaid paternity leaveTuition assistanceDisability insurance#J-18808-Ljbffr