AVP – Financial Planning & Analysis

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with the VP of FP&A to define and implement the enterprise FP&A agenda, operational cadence, planning priorities, and leadership deliverables.

• Direct enterprise planning, forecasting, long-term planning, and strategic financial analysis initiatives.

• Manage assumptions, timelines, deliverables, and management review processes.

• Analyze financial outcomes, forecasts, business cases, staffing requests, and investment proposals.

• Supervise management reporting, executive analysis, and financial documentation for the CFO, executive leadership, and governance forums.

• Act as a senior financial advisor for business unit and functional leaders.

• Oversee enterprise expense analysis, spending visibility, cost management, financial discipline, and governance of expense allocation.

• Conduct strategic analysis concerning growth, profitability, operating leverage, productivity, organizational capacity, benchmarks, external trends, and business optimization.

• Propel FP&A transformation through modernization of planning and reporting, standardization of processes, automation, enhancement of data quality, and development of analytical solutions.

• Cultivate FP&A talent through coaching, succession planning, cross-training, and effective capacity deployment.

• Align cross-functional financial priorities with teams including Accounting, Treasury, Enterprise Analytics, Human Resources, Procurement, Accounts Payable, and others.

• Represent FP&A in designated leadership forums, act as a delegate for the VP of FP&A when necessary, and spearhead special projects or continuous improvement initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or a related discipline is required.

• Over 12 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or related areas, including considerable leadership responsibilities.

• Proven experience in leading enterprise planning, forecasting, management reporting, and strategic financial analysis processes.

• Experience in managing teams and fostering high-performing finance groups.

• Strong understanding of financial, accounting, operational, and business performance principles.

• Familiarity with statutory and GAAP accounting principles is preferred.

• Demonstrated capability to influence senior leaders, challenge assumptions constructively, foster cross-functional alignment, and present complex analyses in a clear, executive-ready format.

• Advanced skills in analytical thinking, financial modeling, strategic thinking, and problem-solving.

• Proven track record in leading finance transformation, process enhancements, planning and reporting modernization, and adopting technology-enabled analytical solutions.

• Ability to assess and responsibly implement artificial intelligence, automation, data visualization, and advanced analytics tools.

• Strong leadership abilities and talent development skills.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience with Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, enterprise planning platforms, AI-enabled productivity tools, or similar financial and analytical technologies is preferred.

• Experience in property and casualty insurance or broader financial services is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual incentive compensation.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Accident, critical illness, and short-term disability insurance.

• Retirement plans with employer contributions.

• Generous time-off program.

• Programs aimed at supporting employee well-being and financial security.