Director, FP&A

📋 Description

• • We are seeking a visionary and highly analytical Director, FP&A to architect and operationalize a cutting-edge, system-driven, driver-based forecasting function. This pivotal role will establish a single source of financial truth by seamlessly integrating revenue, margin, and liquidity forecasts. You will be instrumental in modernizing our forecasting infrastructure, significantly reducing manual consolidation risks, and empowering leadership with unparalleled financial foresight.
• • As the Director, FP&A, you will spearhead the design and implementation of sophisticated financial models. This includes building and meticulously maintaining robust driver-based revenue and expense forecasting models that accurately reflect business dynamics. You will establish and refine a dynamic rolling 12-month forecast framework, ensuring continuous visibility into future financial performance.
• • A key aspect of this role involves the strategic integration of critical data sources. You will work closely with sales and operations teams to integrate CRM pipeline data directly into our Adaptive planning environment. This integration will provide a real-time pulse on sales momentum and its direct impact on future revenue projections.
• • Furthermore, you will develop and implement a comprehensive scenario modeling capability. This will enable the business to effectively analyze and prepare for various future states, including base case projections, downside scenarios, and rigorous stress tests. This proactive approach to financial planning will equip the organization to navigate uncertainty with confidence.
• • A significant focus of this position is the critical linkage between revenue forecasts and cash flow. You will partner closely with the broader Finance team to ensure a tight and accurate connection between projected revenues and the resulting cash forecasts. This will provide a holistic view of the company's financial health and liquidity position.
• • You will also develop sophisticated margin sensitivity analyses and covenant stress modeling. This will allow us to understand the impact of various market conditions and operational changes on our profitability and ensure compliance with financial covenants.
• • This role is central to driving Business Process Management (BPM) automation. You will lead the transition of existing, often cumbersome, Excel-based reporting processes into streamlined, system-driven dashboards. This modernization effort will significantly enhance efficiency and data accessibility.
• • You will be responsible for establishing clear Key Performance Indicator (KPI) definitions and implementing robust data governance standards. This ensures data integrity, consistency, and reliability across all financial reporting and forecasting activities.
• • A primary objective is to dramatically reduce manual flash cycle time, freeing up valuable resources and enabling faster decision-making. By automating processes and eliminating manual touchpoints, we aim to create a more agile and responsive financial planning function.
• • The ultimate output of your work will be board-ready financial packages that are clean, defensible, and clearly assumption-based. These packages will provide leadership with the insights needed to quickly understand forward risks and opportunities, enabling strategic and informed decision-making.
• • Success in this role within the first 12 months will be defined by the full operationalization of the rolling forecast. You will see scenario modeling deeply embedded into our monthly financial review processes. The forecast-to-cash linkage will be clearly visible and actionable. Manual reporting time will be reduced significantly, and leadership confidence in the forecast's integrity will be demonstrably improved. This is an architecture-first role, prioritizing the foundational systems and processes that drive accurate and insightful financial planning, rather than a reporting-first approach.