Director, FP&A

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bisnow in New York is seeking an accomplished FP&A leader to own the company-wide forecast, including leading indicators, historical benchmarks, and sales inputs.

This role analyzes investment and headcount allocation, explains P&L performance, validates multi-year plan assumptions, and drives scalable reporting across multiple business lines. Strong communication and multi-entity experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance with clear progression in scope and ownership.
• Experience owning a company-level or major-segment forecast.
• Multi-business-line or multi-entity experience preferred.
• Experience forecasting a lumpy, project-based revenue business such as events, media, or marketplace businesses.
• Exceptional written communication suitable for a board, PE sponsor, or corporate parent.
• Ability to become fluent in an unfamiliar, complicated business quickly.
• Expert financial modeling and advanced Excel.
• NetSuite or comparable ERP, Salesforce, and BI fluency welcome.
• Track record of replacing manual reporting with scalable, documented processes.
• FP&A platform selection or implementation experience is a plus.
• Working practice around AI in finance is a plus.
• Experience managing or formally developing finance talent.
• Comfortable making recommendations and challenging unsupported numbers.
• Must be low ego, highly accountable, and steady in a fast-moving business.

Responsibilities

• Own the forecast and the process that produces it, including leading indicators, historical benchmarks, and sales inputs
• Analyze allocation of investment and headcount across the business
• Explain P&L performance, evaluate event categories and digital investments, validate multi-year plan assumptions, and build bridges from current-year results to future targets
• Assess target achievability and identify initiatives or assumptions that are not scaling
• Own planning for business units outside the core events budget, including digital and new initiatives
• Partner with department leaders on staffing plans and headcount business cases
• Ensure finance numbers are consistent, sourced from one system, and reconciled with Accounting through close
• Rebuild manual recurring reporting and lead evaluation of FP&A tooling
• Increase the analytical capacity and efficiency of the finance team
• Set standards for the FP&A function, review outputs, and develop team capabilities
• Support Bisnow’s CEO, finance leadership, and department heads with financial analysis and strategic recommendations
• Own financial modeling, forecasting, and performance tracking across Bisnow, Biscred, and SelectLeaders

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

NetSuite ERP

Salesforce

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

BI Tools

FP&A Tooling

Job description

• Own the forecast and the process that produces it, including leading indicators, historical benchmarks, and sales inputs
• Analyze allocation of investment and headcount across the business
• Explain P&L performance, evaluate event categories and digital investments, validate multi-year plan assumptions, and build bridges from current-year results to future targets
• Assess target achievability and identify initiatives or assumptions that are not scaling
• Own planning for business units outside the core events budget, including digital and new initiatives
• Partner with department leaders on staffing plans and headcount business cases
• Ensure finance numbers are consistent, sourced from one system, and reconciled with Accounting through close
• Rebuild manual recurring reporting and lead evaluation of FP&A tooling
• Increase the analytical capacity and efficiency of the finance team
• Set standards for the FP&A function, review outputs, and develop team capabilities
• Support Bisnow’s CEO, finance leadership, and department heads with financial analysis and strategic recommendations
• Own financial modeling, forecasting, and performance tracking across Bisnow, Biscred, and SelectLeaders

Requirements

• 8–12 years in FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance, with clear progression in scope and ownership
• Experience owning a company-level or major-segment forecast
• Multi-business-line or multi-entity experience preferred
• Experience forecasting a lumpy, project-based revenue business such as events, media, or marketplace businesses
• Exceptional written communication suitable for a board, PE sponsor, or corporate parent
• Ability to become fluent in an unfamiliar, complicated business quickly
• Expert financial modeling and advanced Excel
• NetSuite or comparable ERP, Salesforce, and BI fluency welcome
• Track record of replacing manual reporting with scalable, documented processes
• FP&A platform selection or implementation experience is a plus
• Working practice around AI in finance is a plus
• Experience managing or formally developing finance talent
• Comfortable making recommendations and challenging unsupported numbers
• Must be low ego, highly accountable, and steady in a fast-moving business

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and performance tracking, with a strong focus on strategic finance and FP&A processes. Capable of leading financial analysis and providing strategic recommendations to executive leadership while enhancing team capabilities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Modeling
• Forecasting
• FP&A Function Ownership
• Advanced Excel
• NetSuite ERP

Hard Skills

• Financial Analysis
• P&L Performance Evaluation
• Investment Allocation Analysis
• Multi-Year Plan Assumptions Validation
• Scalable Reporting Processes
• Budget Planning
• Performance Tracking
• Event-Based Revenue Forecasting
• Strategic Recommendations
• Headcount Business Case Development

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Written Communication
• Accountability
• Adaptability in Fast-Moving Environments
• Team Development
• Recommendation Making

Industry Keywords

• Corporate Finance
• Strategic Finance
• Multi-Business-Line Experience
• Project-Based Revenue Business
• Finance Talent Management

Tools & Technologies

• NetSuite
• Salesforce
• Business Intelligence Tools
• FP&A Tooling
• AI in Finance