Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis

A hands-on leadership seat at the analytical core of a fast-moving, private equity–backed operator – where sharp financial insight directly shapes how the business manages cost, labor, and performance across a national footprint of sites. Our client is a private equity–backed operator in the leisure and entertainment sector, running a portfolio of consumer-facing operating locations across a national footprint. The business pairs the scale and intensity of multi-site operations with the financial discipline expected of an institutionally owned platform. Backed by an active institutional investor, the company operates in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment in which rigorous financial insight is central to how the business plans, manages cost, and measures results. This is a hands-on leadership role at the analytical heart of the company’s finance function. Reporting to senior finance leadership, the Vice President, FP&A will lead a focused team of three to five analysts while remaining directly engaged in the modeling and analysis that drive decisions across labor, operating expense, and cost of sales. This is a builder-and-operator role rather than a purely strategic oversight position. The successful candidate will personally develop models, produce analysis, and partner closely with the company’s investor and operating leaders – translating granular operational detail into clear, decision-ready financial insight. It will suit a finance leader who is energized by the details and equally effective leading a team and doing the work. The role operates in a demanding, high-accountability setting defined by close, frequent engagement with the sponsor and senior stakeholders. It calls for someone who is self-sufficient, resilient, and effective in a fast-moving environment that periodically requires availability beyond standard business hours, including occasional evening and weekend engagement to meet reporting and analytical demands. Financial analysis & modeling. Personally build and maintain the models and analyses that drive decisions across labor, operating expense, and cost of sales – operating hands-on rather than solely directing the work of others. Team leadership & development. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of three to five analysts, setting a high standard for quality and rigor while staying close to the underlying analysis. Sponsor & stakeholder partnership. Serve as a primary finance point of contact for the company’s institutional investor, providing detailed, timely financial information and engaging productively at a granular level of operational and financial detail. Cost & labor management. Manage and analyze labor, operating expense, and cost of sales, bringing deep command of the operational drivers behind the numbers. Site & operations partnership. Partner constructively with site and operating leaders to understand cost drivers and evaluate expenses – building trust and genuine curiosity about the business rather than simply challenging spend. Reporting & forecasting rigor. Produce accurate, decision-ready reporting and analysis independently, meeting the pace and precision the business and its investor require, including on time-sensitive requests. Systems & process improvement. Leverage the company’s financial systems and planning tools to improve the speed, accuracy, and repeatability of analysis, including supporting an ongoing planningsystem implementation. Extensive FP&A experience, typically 15+ years, with the depth to lead complex analysis independently. High-caliber candidates earlier in that range will be considered where the requisite capability and capacity are clearly evident. A genuinely hands-on orientation – comfort personally building models and performing detailed quantitative analysis, not solely leading a team or reviewing others’ work. Strong analytical horsepower and quantitative fluency, with command of granular operational and financial detail. Experience within private equity–backed businesses, or other environments involving close, detailed financial scrutiny. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, together with experience across ERP systems and data extraction (S/4HANA experience valued) and financial planning tools. The ability to operate self-sufficiently, including on time-sensitive and after-hours requests, while developing and supporting a team. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective relationships with operating and site leaders across a multi-site footprint. An even-keeled, low-ego, and collaborative style, with the resilience to thrive amid constant, detailed engagement and to receive feedback constructively. Multi-site or operationally intensive industry experience, with a track record of building relationships with site-level leaders. Experience with Adaptive Planning and Power BI. Familiarity with labor- and operations-heavy cost structures and the drivers behind them. A relevant degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline; an advanced degree or relevant certification is a plus. #J-18808-Ljbffr Park Capital Search