Director of FP&A POST NUMBER: 163811

We are recruiting a Director of FP&A for a global company in the RTP area. Reporting directly to the CFO, this individual will play a key role in financial planning, forecasting, business performance analysis, and strategic decision support. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance leader who enjoys partnering with operations, building financial models, and driving meaningful business insights in a dynamic environment. Responsibilities: Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes. Develop and maintain complex financial models, scenario analyses, and executive reporting. Partner with senior leadership to provide financial insights and recommendations that support strategic business decisions. Analyze business performance, key financial metrics, and operational results to identify risks and opportunities. Support cash flow forecasting, working capital analysis, and overall financial planning initiatives. Collaborate with operations, commercial, and functional leaders to improve financial visibility and forecasting accuracy. Lead the preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting, including KPI dashboards and performance analysis. Supervise and develop a small FP&A team while promoting continuous process improvement. Identify opportunities to enhance financial reporting, planning processes, and analytical capabilities. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical skills with advanced Excel proficiency and experience using enterprise planning systems. Experience partnering with executive leadership within a manufacturing or other operationally intensive business environment is strongly preferred. Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.