VP, FP&A — Hands-on Growth & Profitability Leader

American Operator; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

American Operator is seeking a Vice President, F&A to lead FP&A across our portfolio of operating companies. Reporting to the CFO, this role will partner directly with portfolio company leadership to analyze performance, develop recommendations, and drive key decisions around margins, pricing, hiring, and growth.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on finance leader who thrives in a fast-moving, PE-backed operating environment and is comfortable rolling up their sleeves and building through

Qualifications

• 8+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, or related roles.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA a plus.
• Experience supporting multiple operating businesses, PE-backed preferred.
• Strong operational finance orientation with pricing, margins, hiring, resource allocation, and business performance.
• Advanced financial modeling and driver-based forecasts.
• Experience partnering with CEOs, CFOs, GMs, or other senior operators.
• Ability to move between high-level strategy and hands-on analysis.
• Experience building or leading an FP&A team preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning across portfolio companies.
• Own regular forecast updates and performance conversations with portfolio company CEOs and operators.
• Analyze revenue, gross margin, labor, operating expenses, and other key drivers to identify opportunities to improve profitability.
• Conduct variance analysis and communicate key drivers and recommendations.
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to portfolio company leaders, translating financial performance into actionable recommendations.
• Develop financial analyses and business cases for headcount, capital allocation, and expansion initiatives.
• Analyze customer-level economics, pricing, mix, retention, and revenue opportunities to inform strategy.
• Build relationships across value creation, portfolio performance, and operating-company teams.
• Develop reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and analytical frameworks for portfolio leadership.
• Establish scalable FP&A processes and forecasting methodologies across the portfolio.
• Adapt financial models and reporting as new businesses are acquired and integrate them into planning processes.
• Operate as a hands-on leader while hiring and developing an FP&A team as the portfolio scales.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Strategic partnership

Stakeholder communication

Multi-entity experience

PE-backed experience

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

MBA or similar advanced degree

Job description

American Operator is seeking a Vice President, F&A to lead FP&A across our portfolio of operating companies. Reporting to the CFO, this role will partner directly with portfolio company leadership to analyze performance, develop recommendations, and drive key decisions around margins, pricing, hiring, and growth.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on finance leader who thrives in a fast-moving, PE-backed operating environment and is comfortable rolling up their sleeves and building through