Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Vaco; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a Director of FP&A in the Raleigh area to lead the function, shape financial strategy, and guide growth through planning, forecasting, modeling, and performance analysis.

This role manages a team, partners with senior leadership, and drives improvements in systems and processes while ensuring accurate, actionable reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A or corporate finance leadership.
• Experience leading FP&A professionals and teams.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Own forecasting and modeling framework including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow.
• Deliver recurring financial and operational reporting to executives.
• Partner with leaders to analyze performance and translate data into recommendations.
• Develop financial models for strategic initiatives and growth opportunities.
• Lead profitability analysis across customers, products, and channels.
• Establish KPI reporting, dashboards, and management reports.
• Collaborate with accounting to align reports with results.
• Drive improvements in systems, processes, automation, and data quality.
• Lead and develop FP&A team while staying hands-on.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Financial forecasting

Modeling

Excel advanced

ERP/BI tools

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

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.

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