Head of FP&A Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Head of FP&A to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Own financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis, including owning business and revenue model;
- Build trusted relationships with senior executives and functional leadership;
- Drive operational finance;
- Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing team;
- Optimize monthly, quarterly, & annual forecasting processes and variance reporting, partnering with our accounting team;
- Optimize monthly, quarterly, & annual forecasting processes and variance reporting, partnering with our accounting team;
- Oversee vendors and contracts, negotiate terms, manage renewals and eliminate waste;
- Partner with the accounting team to evolve systems and processes to ensure accurate, detailed financial reporting;
- Own the Company financial model (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), including forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning;
- Generate P&L insights for management, both top-line and expense related; expand upon areas of opportunity with follow-up analyses and recommendations;
- Assist with Board and investor packages, including during fundraising processes;
- Model for various scenarios, run sensitivity analyses;
- Assist with Board and investor packages, including during fundraising processes;
- Own the Company financial model (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), including forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning.
Requirements:
- Strong management and leadership skills, with an excitement to both roll up your sleeves and be a thoughtful, company-wide partner;
- Desire to be an integral part of building something world-class;
- Expert Excel chops, including modeling and data analytics;
- A sharp intellect with an unquenchable curiosity;
- Results-oriented, organized, efficient and resourceful team player that excels in a dynamic environment;
- Highly analytical; excellent problem solving skills;
- Experience managing and developing a team;
- MBA strongly preferred;
- Be a Self Starter and detail oriented;
- 5+ years FP&A experience;
- 3+ in Consulting/PE/banking (OR);
- 5+ years FP&A experience;
- 5+ years of Finance or FP&A, preferably at a growth-stage startup or tech company;
- General management mindset; desire to grow professionally as the business grows;
- Extensive modeling experience, expert in excel.