FP&A Director: Strategic Planning & Analytics

National Association of REALTORS®; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; 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

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.