Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

National Association of REALTORS®; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

The National Association of REALTORS® seeks a strategic Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business partnership activities across the organization.

The role directs finance transformation efforts, including Zero-Based Budgeting and NSPB, builds KPI dashboards, and partners with leadership to drive accountability and timely financial insights. Hybrid work arrangement and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, budgeting, or strategic finance.
• Minimum 3-5 years of leadership experience managing finance professionals.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and delivery of leadership, committee, and departmental reporting packages.
• Analyze financial results against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting tools.
• Continue to improve NAR's Zero-Based Budgeting process.
• Develop tracking of member-facing programs success measurements.
• Develop quarterly forecasting cycles across departments and functional areas.
• Drive accountability for budget ownership and forecast accuracy throughout the organization.
• Lead FP&A business partner support across all NAR teams.
• Provide financial guidance to Group Leaders, cost center owners, and project leaders.
• Assist departments in evaluating spending decisions, staffing plans, program investments, and operational initiatives.
• Promote a culture of financial accountability, transparency, and data-driven decision making across the organization.
• Serve as a leader in the administration, optimization, and ongoing development of NSPB.
• Drive improvements in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and planning processes.
• Establish financial reporting standards and data governance practices.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, IT, and external consultants on system enhancements and process automation initiatives.
• Champion innovation through financial technology, reporting automation, and business intelligence tools.
• Lead, mentor, and develop FP&A staff.
• Establish performance expectations, priorities, and professional development plans.
• Foster collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service within the FP&A function.
• Manage workload prioritization to support leadership, committee, budgeting, and reporting deadlines.
• Support Finance Committee, Budget Review Team, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors reporting requirements.
• Develop financial presentations, talking points, analyses, and decision-support materials.
• Ensure financial planning processes align with approved governance structures and timelines.
• Coordinate financial information for major organizational initiatives and strategic projects.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Analytical skills

Strategic partnership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

NSPB (NetSuite Planning & Budgeting)

NetSuite ERP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Position Summary:

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is seeking a strategic and analytical Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business partnership activities across the organization. This role serves as a key advisor to leadership, providing actionable financial insights that support decision-making, resource allocation, and long-term organizational planning.

The Director will lead the continued evolution of NAR's finance transformation efforts, including Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB), NetSuite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB), management reporting, financial modeling, and operational analytics. The successful candidate will build strong partnerships across all business functions, drive financial accountability, and lead a high-performing FP&A team focused on delivering timely, accurate, and insightful financial information.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management Reporting & Analytics

• Oversee development and delivery of leadership, committee, and departmental reporting packages.
• Analyze financial results against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting tools.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Continue to improve NAR's Zero-Based Budgeting process.
• Develop tracking of member-facing programs success measurements.
• Develop quarterly forecasting cycles across departments and functional areas.
• Drive accountability for budget ownership and forecast accuracy throughout the organization.
• Ensure alignment between financial plans and strategic objectives.

Management Reporting & Analytics

• Oversee development and delivery of executive, leadership, committee, and departmental reporting packages.
• Analyze financial results against budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic targets.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting tools.

Business Partnership

• Lead FP&A business partner support across all NAR teams.
• Provide financial guidance to Group Leaders, cost center owners, and project leaders.
• Assist departments in evaluating spending decisions, staffing plans, program investments, and operational initiatives.
• Promote a culture of financial accountability, transparency, and data-driven decision making across the organization.

Systems, Process Improvement & Finance Transformation

• Serve as a leader in the administration, optimization, and ongoing development of NetSuite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB).
• Drive improvements in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and planning processes.
• Establish financial reporting standards and data governance practices.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, IT, and external consultants on system enhancements and process automation initiatives.
• Champion innovation through financial technology, reporting automation, and business intelligence tools.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop FP&A staff.
• Establish performance expectations, priorities, and professional development plans.
• Foster collaboration, continuous improvement, and customer service within the FP&A function.
• Manage workload prioritization to support leadership, committee, budgeting, and reporting deadlines.

Governance & Committee Support

• Support Finance Committee, Budget Review Team, Executive Committee, and Board of Directors reporting requirements.
• Develop financial presentations, talking points, analyses, and decision-support materials.
• Ensure financial planning processes align with approved governance structures and timelines.
• Coordinate financial information for major organizational initiatives and strategic projects.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 8-10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, budgeting, or strategic finance.
• Minimum 3-5 years of leadership experience managing finance professionals.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leadership and business stakeholders.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Preferred

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or other advanced financial credential.
• Experience with NetSuite ERP and NetSuite Planning & Budgeting (NSPB).
• Experience implementing budgeting, forecasting, or financial planning systems.
• Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence platforms.
• Experience in associations, nonprofits, membership organizations, or similarly complex organizations.

Compensation: $160,000-$180,000.

NAR provides comprehensive benefits including health/dental/vision insurance.
NAR is on a hybrid schedule and in the office 3 days a week.

Organizational Overview:

The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is a team of professionals dedicated to providing world-class service to approximately 1.5 million REALTORS® working in the United States and around the world. The real estate industry is fast-paced and fast-changing--each year, our members participate in the sale, lease, and management of real estate. As in every industry, our members’ value proposition is constantly being challenged by innovation.

It is our mission to empower REALTORS® as they preserve, protect and advance the right to real property for all. We cannot do that without the ideas, passion, and commitment from our talented employees. As our greatest assets, employees are offered their pick of competitive benefits/perks and flexible work options.