SVP FP&A & Strategy Leader: AI-Powered Planning

Vaco Recruiter Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Vice President, Head of FP&A role in Bergen County, NJ, leading corporate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic support. This executive reports to the CFO and serves the board with insights on profitability and capital allocation.

The role drives modern FP&A through predictive analytics, AI/ML, BI tools, and dynamic scenario modeling to enable long-range growth and technology-enabled decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a quantitative field.
• MBA, CFA designation, or quantitative graduate degree strongly preferred.
• Experience leading multi-year planning, profitability analysis, capital allocation, and M&A evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multi-year strategic planning, annual budgets, and rolling forecasts.
• Deliver executive-level storytelling and strategic insights to CFO, CEO, and Board.
• Champion modern financial technologies, predictive analytics, and ML models for forecasting and scenario planning.
• Build and scale Finance Business Partnering across operational teams.
• Direct FP&A technology stack roadmap, vendor evaluations, and system implementations.
• Establish KPI maps and dashboards, monitor risks/opportunities, and lead reviews with leadership.
• Mentor and scale a tech-forward FP&A organization.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Forecasting methodologies

Predictive modeling

AI/ML tools

BI platforms

Executive storytelling

Communication skills

Lean & Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or quantitative field

MBA or CFA preferred

Tools

EPM/ERP systems

BI dashboards

Job description

Senior Vice President, Head of FP&A role in Bergen County, NJ, leading corporate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic support. This executive reports to the CFO and serves the board with insights on profitability and capital allocation.

The role drives modern FP&A through predictive analytics, AI/ML, BI tools, and dynamic scenario modeling to enable long-range growth and technology-enabled decision making.