Sr Director FP&A

Xplor Education; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Volunteer days

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Mental health support

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Xplor is seeking a Sr. Director FP&A to lead planning, forecasting, reporting and analytics in a fully remote role across the United States.

You will drive the annual and long-term plans, build sophisticated financial models, and present insights to the CFO and executive team. You will oversee cross-functional business partnerships, oversee monthly closes, and guide strategic decisions with data-driven analyses.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A or finance leadership roles.
• Experience growing through the ranks in FP&A with predictive modeling and analytics.
• Strong background in corporate leadership development or related fields is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee annual and long-term planning, quarterly forecasts, and monthly close and reporting.
• Develop and maintain financial models to analyze and forecast company performance.
• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Lead financial analysis of business decisions and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
• Translate operating results into executive reports and support financing activities.
• Leverage FP&A infrastructure to derive strategic insights guiding decisions.
• Partner with business leaders to implement strategies to achieve financial goals.
• Analyze KPIs and support external financial reporting requirements.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses and prepare executive presentations for the Board and C-suite.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, planning, and analysis; mentor the FP&A team.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Leadership

Financial modeling

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or quantitative field

Tools

NetSuite

OneStream

Job description

Company Description

Xplor Technologies powers the experiences at the heart of everyday life. Through modern vertical software, embedded payments, and AI-powered capabilities, we help businesses in fitness, recreation, golf and club, field services, laundry, education, and other membership-based and service-based industries simplify operations, uncover insights, and elevate customer and member experiences.

Job Description

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Head of FP&A, we have a unique opportunity that calls for a highly analytical and ambitious finance professional to join our FP&A team. The Sr. Director FP&A will play a strategic role in forecasting, business planning, management reporting, and business analytics. This analytical and strategic leader will oversee the tools and processes necessary to help us scale for the future in a highly visible role that includes frequent interaction with the CFO, Finance Leadership Team, and other senior leaders.

The Sr. Director FP&A will bring proven experience managing the planning activities of a large, complex company with operations spread across the globe. They will be a change leader and value-add business partner comfortable with managing multiple, high visibility priorities. They will be a thought leader and have the potential to ascend to more senior roles within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the annual and long-term planning process, quarterly forecasts, and monthly close and reporting
• Develop and maintain financial models to analyze and forecast company performance
• Prepare and analyze financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Lead the financial analysis of business decisions and provide recommendations to the Head of FP&A, the CFO, cross-functional business partners, as well as Executive leadership
• Lead the analysis and interpretation of operating results, preparation of executive reports, review of financing activities, and analysis of financial effects of various contemplated actions
• Leverage a sophisticated FP&A infrastructure to translate company specific and external industry data into key strategic insights that drive forward-thinking business decisions
• Partner with business leaders to develop and implement strategies to achieve financial goals
• Analyze and report on financial performance and KPIs in support of the company’s external financial reporting requirements
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and prepare executive level presentations for C-level staff members, and the Board of Directors, including areas impacting the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement
• Drive continuous improvement to produce innovation in reporting, planning and analysis
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing FP&A team, providing coaching and creating opportunities for professional growth and development

This position has an annual base salary range of $180,000 to $230,000 USD.

This is a fully remote role open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S., excluding Hawaii and Alaska. We’d prefer candidates in the Eastern or Central time zones.

#LI-Remote

Qualifications

What would make me a good candidate?

• 10+ years of progressive experience demonstrating increasing responsibility, scope, and leadership across multiple Finance and/or FP&A functions
• Experience growing through the ranks in Financial Planning & Analysis roles to enhance support capabilities (predictive modeling, analytics, etc.)
• Strong Professional and educational background; bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or quantitative field required
• Experience with business partnering and owning/managing financial forecasts is a must
• Experience with ERP tools and FP&A planning tools is a must; experience with NetSuite and OneStream is preferred, but not required
• Background in corporate leadership development programs or investment banking is preferred, but not required

Work Skills / Personal Characteristics

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proactive and effective communicator with ability to organize, anticipate and plan ahead
• Strong financial modeling experience, from bottoms-up conception to delivery with insightful considerations for the audience and key stakeholders
• Experience identifying and successfully implementing process efficiencies
• Demonstrated experience with core accounting processes and general ledger interaction
• Track record of delivering high quality financial analysis and reporting
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and partnership skills
• Ability to build high quality stakeholder relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates behaviors that are positive, progressive, supportive, confident, clear
• Excellent problem-solving skills and an analytical mind
• Adaptability and flexibility, able to manage fast paced change in growing a company

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersection of differences - people of different cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you don’t quite tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

Values and Life at Xplor

Our five core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Find a better way
• Do the right thing
• Say it straight
• Win together
• Own the outcome

If these values sound like you, and describe people you want to work with, you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact – 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

Before you apply

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This applies to remote roles too, as we can only employ people who reside within the US. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time. We're also not able to offer contractor arrangements or Employer of Record engagements for this position at this stage.

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process xplor.com/recruitment-faqs/.

Interview Recording and Background Checks

As part of our hiring process, successful candidates will be asked to complete background and identity verification checks. Many of our roles are remote, and to protect both candidates and our business from recruitment fraud, we may record video interviews during the process. We keep any recordings and related data only for as long as the hiring process is active and do not retain them afterwards.

EEO and Artificial Intelligence

We believe in transparent hiring. We use an applicant tracking system with artificial intelligence-enabled features to support our recruitment process, but our recruitment team makes all hiring decisions after human review. We do not rely on artificial intelligence to make final hiring decisions. Find our Candidate AI Usage guidelines here.

Xplor is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We're dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status and age. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community. All Information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Xplor is committed to fully including all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Xplor will take steps to ensure people with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us via [email protected].

We make it a priority to respond to every applicant.