VP of FP&A

Job Description

Vice President, FP&A

Location: Arlington, VA area (onsite, four (4) days/week)

Profile/Summary

Our client, a publicly traded, mid-sized, Aerospace, Defense & Technology company is hiring a Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis to build and lead its corporate FP&A function from the ground up. Reporting directly to the CFO – while working closely with all executives and stakeholders – you’ll shape how the company plans, forecasts, and reports as it scales — with room to expand scope over time and a real path toward broader finance leadership.

Opportunity Impact

• Build and lead a corporate FP&A function, starting with one direct report and growing the team as the company scales
• Own the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plan in partnership with business unit leaders
• Standardize P&L structures and reporting across multiple entities, and lead financial roll-ups and consolidations alongside accounting through close
• Prepare the financial analysis supporting public-company reporting, board materials, and investor communications
• Partner with program, operations, and accounting teams on contract profitability, POC revenue recognition, and EAC-driven forecasting
• Support the M&A process — target evaluation, valuation modeling, deal analysis, and post-close integration
• Build and maintain financial models to test scenarios, capital investments, and strategic initiatives
• Drive better use of ERP and BI tools, and find practical ways to apply automation and AI to FP&A

Desired Experience & Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial, builder mindset — comfortable standing up a function in a fast-changing environment
• 10–15+ years of progressive finance/accounting experience, including 5+ years in a senior FP&A leadership role
• Ideally, a CPA who started in public accounting before moving onto FP&A track
• Experience from large aerospace & defense, government contracting, or industrial company preferred
• Public company experience highly desired
• Hands-on experience with POC accounting, EACs, and contract profitability
• Advanced financial modeling skills — 3-statement, DCF, and scenario analysis
• Experience with multi-entity consolidations and standardized reporting
• M&A experience across the deal lifecycle
• Comfort with ERP and BI tools, plus genuine curiosity about applying AI to finance work
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under ITAR (citizen or permanent resident)

Compensation

$250,000 – $275,000 base + bonus + future equity eligibility