Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

We are recruiting a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for a growing company in the Raleigh area. In this role, you will lead the FP&A function and play a key role in shaping financial strategy. You will also oversee planning, forecasting, modeling, and performance analysis while leading a strong team and partnering with senior leadership to help guide business decisions and future growth.

Responsibilities: Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across multiple business units, developing integrated financial plans aligned with organizational objectives. Own the company's financial forecasting and modeling framework, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, sensitivity analysis, and scenario modeling. Deliver recurring financial and operational reporting to executive leadership, including analysis of revenue, margins, profitability, cash flow, and other key performance indicators.

Partner closely with operational and functional leaders to analyze business performance, challenge assumptions, identify trends, and translate financial information into actionable recommendations. Develop and maintain financial models supporting strategic initiatives, capital allocation decisions, investments, potential transactions, and other growth opportunities. Lead profitability and performance analysis across customers, products, business units, and sales channels, identifying opportunities to improve margins and overall financial performance.

Establish and enhance enterprise KPI reporting, dashboards, and management reporting tools to provide greater visibility into financial and operational performance. Partner with accounting and other finance leaders to ensure consistency between management reporting, forecasts, financial results, and key business assumptions. Drive improvements in financial systems, reporting processes, automation, data quality, and planning capabilities, including participation in major financial systems initiatives.

Lead, mentor, and develop an FP&A team while remaining hands-on with modeling, analysis, reporting, and special projects as needed.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, with progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a similar finance leadership capacity. Strong background in financial planning, forecasting, modeling, and performance analysis, with experience leading and developing FP&A professionals. Experience working within a sophisticated, growth-oriented business environment; exposure to manufacturing is a plus.

Strong financial and analytical systems capabilities, including advanced Excel skills and experience leveraging planning, reporting, ERP, or business intelligence tools to support better decision-making. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an

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