Vice President of Financial Planning Analysis

Job description

Reporting to the company's senior finance leadership, the Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis will lead the enterprise FP&A function and play a critical role in strengthening financial planning, performance management, and executive decision support across the organization.

This leader will oversee enterprise KPI development and governance, coordinate and consolidate budgeting and forecasting activities, and deliver management reporting and performance insights to senior leadership.

Working closely with finance and business leaders across the organization, the Vice President will drive greater consistency, transparency, and rigor across financial planning and reporting. The role will also support senior finance leadership with executive-level financial reporting and materials for key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the Corporate FP&A Function

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Corporate FP&A team capable of supporting the organization's financial planning, reporting, and analytical requirements. Develop talent and strengthen FP&A capabilities across the enterprise.

Develop and oversee a consistent enterprise KPI framework, establishing clear standards for definitions, measurement, reporting, and accountability across the organization.

Lead Planning and Forecasting

Oversee the coordination and consolidation of budgeting and forecasting activities across multiple business units. Partner with finance leaders to integrate inputs, align assumptions, and deliver a comprehensive enterprise financial outlook.

Deliver Performance Insights

Provide senior leadership with timely and actionable financial analysis, including variance analysis, trends, key performance drivers, and forward-looking perspectives. Translate complex financial information into clear insights that support business decisions.

Partner Across the Organization

Serve as a trusted partner to finance and business leaders, driving alignment around KPIs, budgets, forecasts, and performance expectations. Constructively challenge assumptions and improve the quality and transparency of financial inputs.

Standardize and Scale FP&A Processes

Establish standardized FP&A processes, tools, and reporting frameworks that improve consistency, efficiency, and scalability across the organization.

Strengthen Financial Data Integrity

Drive consistency and accuracy across KPIs, forecasts, and management reporting, ensuring leadership has access to reliable and aligned financial information for decision-making.

Advance FP&A Capabilities

Lead continuous improvement across financial planning, reporting, and analytics. Identify opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and analytical capabilities while maintaining appropriate financial governance and controls.

Support Executive Reporting

Support senior finance leadership in preparing financial and management reporting for executive and other key stakeholder audiences.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

10+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant experience within financial planning and analysis.

Demonstrated experience leading FP&A activities within a complex, multi-business or multi-division organization.

Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, KPI development, performance management, and management reporting.

Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing finance teams.

Strong financial and business acumen with the ability to understand key operational and financial performance drivers.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to translate complex information into actionable business insights.

Strong collaboration and influencing skills, with demonstrated success partnering across finance and business leadership teams.

Ability to constructively challenge assumptions and bring greater rigor and discipline to planning and forecasting processes.

Excellent communication and presentation skills, including experience presenting financial information to senior executive audiences.

Strong leadership presence and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish credibility and trusted relationships across an organization.

Advanced proficiency with financial planning, reporting, and analytical systems, as well as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

The Opportunity

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity to shape and advance the Corporate FP&A function within a large, complex, global organization.

The Vice President will work closely with senior finance and business leadership and will have broad exposure across the enterprise. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to strengthen financial planning and forecasting, establish greater consistency around performance measurement, and elevate the quality of financial insights available to decision-makers.

The position is particularly well suited to an accomplished FP&A leader who combines strong technical finance capabilities with commercial judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence across a complex organization.

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