Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis

Great Hearts Academies; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Great Hearts Academies seeks a Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis to lead enterprise planning, forecasting, and finance business partnership across Home Office, Online, Arizona, and new regions.

You will convert data into actionable insight, build common planning standards, and guide senior finance professionals to drive liquidity and capital allocation decisions in a fast-paced, multi-state environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business required.
• MBA or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience with leadership in budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, multi-year plan, rolling forecast and scenario planning.
• Develop common calendars, templates, metrics and review routines.
• Produce consolidated management reporting, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Drive cash flow forecasting and liquidity management.
• Lead and develop senior finance team across regions.
• Provide enterprise-standard support to regional leaders.
• Create financial models for growth, new schools/regions and online programs.
• Present results to CFO, senior leadership and boards.

Skills

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Executive reporting

Cross-entity leadership

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Enterprise planning tools

Reporting tools

Job description

POSITION: Vice President of Financial Planning and AnalysisDEPARTMENT: FinanceLOCATION: Great Hearts America Home Office / Hybrid, as assignedREPORTS TO: Chief Financial OfficerFLSA STATUS: Exempt, Full-timeSalary range $165,000 - $ 180,000About Great Hearts AcademiesGreat Hearts Academies is the largest network of classical K-12 schools in the country with academies across Arizona, Louisiana, and Texas. With a mission to cultivate the minds and hearts of students through the pursuit of Truth, Goodness and Beauty, we believe the highest goal of education is to become good, intellectually, and morally.Additional information can be found at http://www.greatheartsamerica.org/.What does Great Hearts have to offer?We offer a range of distinctive benefits designed to support the well-being and growth of our faculty and staff:Comprehensive Health Coverage: Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution.Retirement Planning: A competitive 401(k) with employer match.Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture: Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.Position SummaryThe Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis leads enterprise planning, forecasting, management reporting, financial analysis, and finance business partnership. The VP converts financial and operational data into insight, creates common planning standards across Great Hearts, and leads the finance partners serving Home Office, Online, Arizona, and new regions.Duties & ResponsibilitiesLead the annual budget, multi-year plan, rolling forecast, scenario planning, and enterprise risk and opportunity processes.Develop common assumptions, calendars, templates, metrics, and review routines that support consistent and transparent planning across entities and departments.Produce consolidated management reporting, forecasts, variance analysis, executive commentary, board materials, and decision-support analyses.Drive robust cash flow forecasting and scenario planning to ensure optimal liquidity, mitigate financial risk, and support corporate capital allocation decisions.Lead and develop the senior finance team members across multiple business channels and geographic regions.Ensure finance partners provide responsive, high-quality support to regional and functional leaders while applying common enterprise standards.Create financial models for growth, new schools and regions, online programs, compensation, staffing, strategic initiatives, and changes in funding or enrollment.Partner with Accounting and Finance Systems to reconcile management reporting to the general ledger and improve data quality, reporting tools, and close-to-report processes.Partner with Shared Services to identify transaction trends, service issues, working-capital needs, and process improvements affecting forecasts and customers.Present financial results, risks, choices, and recommendations to the CFO, senior leadership, and boards as assigned.Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.Qualifications, Competencies & StrengthsEducation: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field required; MBA, CPA, or relevant advanced degree preferred.Experience: At least 10 years of progressive finance experience, including leadership of budgeting, forecasting, modeling, management reporting, and finance business partnership in a complex organization.Special Skills:Expert financial modeling and advanced Excel skills; experience with enterprise planning and reporting tools strongly preferred.Ability to create structure around ambiguity and translate complex analysis into crisp recommendations.Demonstrated success leading through influence across multiple entities, regions, and executive stakeholders.Commitment to the mission and philosophy of Great Hearts and to responsible stewardship of resources in service to students and schools.Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial or systems information for non-finance audiences.Sound judgment, discretion, attention to detail, and a high standard of accuracy and follow-through.Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, multi-entity and multi-state environment.Service orientation, collaborative problem solving, and the ability to build trust across schools, regions, and functional teams.Proficiency with Microsoft 365; advanced Excel capability is expected for finance leadership and analytical roles.Additional RequirementsPhysical functions: Requires but is not limited to sitting, standing, repetitious hand and body movements, bending, squatting, and reaching. May be required to move or position equipment up to approximately 15 pounds.Travel required: Occasional travel to Great Hearts offices, academies, or partner sites may be required depending on role responsibilities.Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal history background check and fingerprint clearance in accordance with state requirements.Travel required: May need to travel locally for training and professional development opportunities.This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not exclude or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.Great Hearts Academies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.