Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

DanceOne; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

401(k) with employer match

Generous vacation and PTO

Life and Disability coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Career growth opportunities

Discounts across DanceOne brands

Job summary

DanceOne is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across a fast-paced, multi-entity live events business. This remote, East Coast–based role reports to the CFO and collaborates with creative and operations leaders who are not numbers-driven.

You will own the budgeting process, build cash forecasts, manage Planful, and prepare board materials while guiding a senior FP&A professional.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of progressive FP&A experience including a senior leadership role.
• Experience in live events or similarly decentralized, multi-entity organizations.
• Proven ability to own annual budgeting process end to end.
• Expertise in developing and managing cash forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CFO on financial strategy, analysis, and day-to-day decision support.
• Own the annual budget and present the plan to leadership.
• Lead cash forecasting and liquidity analyses.
• Be the Planful expert and drive its effective use across the org.
• Prepare board decks and quarterly reporting materials.
• Maintain the cap table and support equity analyses.
• Collaborate with multiple entities to create consistency and visibility into numbers.
• Translate finance concepts for non-finance staff.
• Ensure data integrity and address flawed data before leadership review.
• Manage and develop one senior FP&A direct report.
• Lead cross-functional finance initiatives from scoping to delivery.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

CFA designation

Tools

Planful

Ramp

NetSuite

Job description

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Remote – East Coast | Full Time | Finance (Corporate)

LOCATION Remote — East Coast based (New York preferred)

REPORTS TO Chief Financial Officer

DEPARTMENT Finance / Corporate

EMPLOYMENT TYPE Full Time, Exempt, Remote

ABOUT DANCEONE

Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles, DanceOne is the largest holding company of dance brands in the world. Our vision is to bring together leaders in the dance community around our mission of fostering the integrity and education of dance. By sharing resources, DanceOne and its brands are able to deliver an enhanced experience to our customers, and expand on educational and commercial opportunities for the dance community.

Elite conventions and competitions Ovation, A.C.E. Awards, Jump, Nuvo, 24 Seven, RADIX, KĀOS, The Dance Awards, RADIX Nationals, Aftermath by KĀOS and events Dance Teachers Summit and DancerPalooza are now part of DanceOne. Star Dance Alliance and its competitions Starpower, NexStar, Revolution, Believe, Imagine, DreamMaker, and events World Dance Championship, The World Dance Pageant, and WILD Dance Intensive also separately sit under DanceOne and continue to run independently.

DanceOne's priority is to ensure a safe environment for kids to learn while providing the highest possible safeguarding standards in the industry.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis is the CFO’s right hand and the financial backbone of a fast-moving, highly decentralized live events business.

You will own the company’s budgeting, forecasting, and management-reporting engine — bringing structure and clarity to a complex, multi-entity organization of 20+ brands producing over 500 events annually — while partnering closely with creative and operational leaders who are not accustomed to numbers or P&L ownership.

This is a hands‑on role for a researcher, communicator, and problem‑solver who genuinely enjoys bringing order to fast‑growing organizations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with the CFO as a trusted right hand on financial strategy, process, analysis, and day-to-day decision support across the business.
• Own the annual budget. Serve as the primary, front-line leader of the annual budgeting process end to end — building the calendar, driving departmental input, consolidating, and presenting the plan to leadership.
• Run cash forecasting. Build, maintain, and continually refine cash forecasts and liquidity analyses to guide decision‑making.
• Be the Planful expert. Own the company’s Planful environment — models, templates, and reporting — and drive its effective use across the organization.
• Support the board and leadership. Prepare board decks, quarterly reporting packages, and executive materials with clear, decision‑ready narratives.
• Maintain the cap table. Build and maintain the company’s cap table and support related equity, financing, and scenario analyses.
• Bring order to a decentralized business. Partner with leaders across multiple entities, events, and venues to create consistency, structure, and visibility into the numbers.
• Translate finance for non-finance audiences. Make budgets, forecasts, and financial concepts genuinely understandable to creative and production staff with no financial background.
• Guard data integrity. Rigorously pressure‑test inputs — identify, question, and correct flawed or inconsistent data before it reaches leadership.
• Lead and develop talent. Manage and grow one senior direct report (e.g., a Senior Manager of FP&A).
• Drive projects. Lead cross‑functional finance initiatives from scoping through delivery with strong project‑management discipline.
• Collaborate coast to coast. Work closely with the West Coast accounting team to keep planning and the books fully aligned.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 12–15 years of progressive FP&A experience, including a senior leadership role.
• Experience in businesses generating $50M–$200M in annual revenue.
• Direct experience in the live events industry.
• Proven track record building financial structure and process within highly decentralized, multi-entity organizations.
• Experience as the primary, front-line leader of an annual budgeting process.
• Demonstrated expertise developing and managing cash forecasts.
• Expert-level proficiency with Planful (required).
• Hands‑on experience with Ramp and NetSuite.
• East Coast based, with the flexibility to collaborate with a West Coast accounting team across time zones.

PREFERRED

• CFA designation (strongly preferred).
• Wall Street experience — investment banking, equity research, or capital markets.
• Experience building and maintaining cap tables.
• A strong research orientation and natural analytical curiosity.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to make finance accessible to non‑financial, creative audiences.
• Strong project‑management skills and a record of delivering complex initiatives.
• Skilled at managing up and supporting an executive team and board effectively.
• A persistent problem‑solver who finds a way and follows through to resolution.
• Highly organized, with a bias for structure in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments.
• Detail‑obsessed about data integrity and accuracy.
• A low‑ego, trusted partner who builds credibility across finance, operations, and creative teams.

OUR CULTURE COMES FIRST — THE G‑I‑F‑T‑S OF DANCE

• GRATITUDE — We lead with appreciation for each other, for our dancers and community, and for the opportunity to do meaningful work.
• INNOVATION — We embrace change and challenge the status quo. We believe innovation drives growth, excellence, and impact.
• FUN — We bring joy to everything we do. Fun energizes our teams and strengthens our connections.
• TRUST — Trust empowers us to collaborate, take risks, and support one another — on and off the dance floor.
• SAFETY — We put safety first, always. We create environments where dancers, employees, and spectators feel secure and supported.

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) with generous employer match
• 2+ weeks of vacation, plus PTO and Paid Holidays
• Company-paid Life and Disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources
• Career growth opportunities within a fast-growing national organization
• Discounts and access across the DanceOne family of brands and events

WHY JOIN DANCEONE

You’ll join a passionate, innovative team dedicated to making a difference in the dance world — 60+ years of combined industry experience, 500+ events each year, and 10,000+ dance studios served annually. This is a rare opportunity to build the financial infrastructure of a company shaping the future of dance education and artistry.

DanceOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and a safe, supportive environment for our employees and the communities we serve.

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