Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Job at Vaco by Highspring, Del Mar, CA

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  • Vaco by Highspring
  • Del Mar, CA

Job Description

Title: Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Company: Publicly Traded Consumer Services Company
Compensation:  $200k range + bonus + equity 

About the Company

A highly reputable client of ours is a publicly traded consumer services company with a national footprint and a complex operating environment. The finance organization plays a critical role in supporting executive leadership, driving strategic decision making, and enhancing enterprise wide reporting and analytics. The company is actively investing in elevating FP&A as a strategic, technology enabled function.

Position Overview

The Senior Director of FP&A serves as a key thought partner to executive leadership, responsible for translating complex business opportunities into actionable insights and measurable results. This role leads enterprise level budgeting, forecasting, long range planning, and strategic reporting while developing and mentoring a high performing FP&A team.

The ideal candidate brings strong executive presence, advanced financial modeling capability, and the ability to respond quickly and effectively to senior leadership requests in a fast paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and periodic reforecast processes, including consolidation, validation, and executive presentation materials
• Develop methodologies to analyze and report on key performance indicators such as sales, margins, transactions, labor, guest metrics, and profitability
• Partner with senior leadership on strategic initiatives through scenario modeling, ROI analysis, and long term financial planning
• Direct long range planning, modeling impacts to the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Oversee development of complex financial models related to capital investment, cash flow, margins, debt structure, acquisitions, and alternative scenarios
• Elevate enterprise reporting with a focus on automation, analytics, and financial systems optimization
• Lead franchise and unit level financial analysis including performance evaluation, expansion feasibility, reinvestment analysis, and market optimization
• Prepare and present financial materials for executive leadership and the Board of Directors
• Partner cross functionally with operations, technology, and external consultants on financial systems, data governance, and planning tool enhancements
• Develop, coach, and mentor FP&A managers and analysts while supporting ongoing team growth
Team Structure: Vice President of FP&A, Senior Director of FP&A (this role), Senior Manager FP&A, FP&A Managers, Senior Analyst, Analyst

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA preferred
• 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience with 3+ years in a leadership role within a mid to large size organization
• Experience supporting complex, multi-unit or consumer oriented businesses, preferably in restaurant or retail
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, with experience preparing executive and board level reporting
• Strong communication skills, executive maturity, and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience with labor or cost driven operating models
• Exposure to FP&A automation, systems implementations, or analytics transformations
• Proficient in Oracle GL, Hyperion Planning, Essbase, Smart View, and Microsoft 365

Work Environment and Benefits

• Collaborative, high performing finance team
• Direct interaction with senior executive leadership
• Fast paced, high visibility role with strategic impact
• Hybrid work environment with flexible scheduling

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

  • California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here .
  • Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here .
  • Residents of all other states may access our policies here .
  • Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here .
  • Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here .

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

  • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

Job Tags

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