Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Portage Point Partners LLC

Chicago, IL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$160,000–$200,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Acquisition Strategy, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Budgeting, Business Processes, Coaching, Communication Skills, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Detail Oriented, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Head of Finance, Human Resources, Investment Services, Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Mentoring, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Metrics, Power BI, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Private Funding, Reporting Skills, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Writing Skills
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago

Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Chicago / Dallas / Los Angeles / New York

US - Delivery Enablement /Accounting & Finance /Hybrid

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At Portage Point Partners (Portage Point), you are not a cog in a legacy machine, you are shaping strategy, influencing outcomes and being rewarded for driving impact. Backed by New Mountain Capital, Portage Point is recognized for accelerated growth and is consistently featured in rankings from Inc. 5000, The Financial Times and Consulting Magazine. This recognition is a testament to our focus on excellence, intensity and pace and ability to attract blue chip talent committed to delivering best-in-class outcomes. Our cross-functional platform spans the full business lifecycle and offers middle market clients integrated solutions across Transaction Advisory Services (TAS), Valuations (VAL), Transaction Execution Services (TES), Office of the CFO (OCFO), Performance Improvement (PI), Interim Management (IM), Investment Banking (IB) and Turnaround & Restructuring Services (TRS).

The Delivery Enablement (DE) team powers Portage Point's growth as a scalable, high-quality operational backbone. Including Marketing, Commercial Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Delivery Excellence, Accounting & Finance and Data Analytics, the DE team drives excellence, efficiency and automation across every practice line.

The Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) role at Portage Point represents a unique opportunity to assume a wide range of responsibilities and make a significant impact. This Vice President is the first dedicated FP&A hire within the Accounting & Finance function, playing a critical role in building and scaling financial planning and analysis capabilities in a fast-paced, sponsor-backed, entrepreneurial environment. The Vice President will report directly to the Director, Accounting & Finance and will support firm growth through ownership of financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis across the organization. This person will lead key FP&A initiatives, manage discrete workstreams, and work closely with senior leaders. If you thrive in a high-performance culture and want to help build the future of a rapidly growing consultancy, this is the right role for you.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop internal FP&A function

Own annual budget, monthly forecasting, long-range planning (LRP) and scenario planning processes

Analyze KPIs and support Practice Line Leaders in optimizing delivery productivity

Implement scalable processes and automations across A&F, including AI & agentic workflows for key processes with the support of Data Analytics (DA) and Triple P India (TPI) team members

Be a key contributor of value creation, cost optimization and margin expansion efforts

Maintain and evolve existing automations in collaboration with DA and TPI teams

Own the quarterly bonus payout process

Support the Monthly Financial Reporting process and initiative toward a continuous closing cycle

Operationalize business process changes that come frequently with firm growth

Implement and evolve standard operating procedures for the FP&A function

Provide key stakeholders with information vital to respective decision-making processes

Collaborate with executive leadership, private equity sponsor and Delivery Enablement functions

Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members

Support firm-building initiatives

Contribute to a high-performing, inclusive and values-driven culture

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in finance and / or accounting from a top undergraduate program

Located in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles or New York

Invested in a team-based culture, motivated to collaborate in office four days per week

Five plus years of progressive work experience in a finance role

Proficiency in financial modeling and experience implementing automated and scalable solutions

Familiarity with Workday Adaptive Planning preferred; experience with PowerBI reporting a plus

Superior written and verbal communication skills, including executive-ready presentation and reporting skills

Proven ability to thrive in lean, fast-moving teams

High attention to detail, responsiveness and ownership mindset

Track record of success in high-pressure, high-visibility environments

$160,000 - $200,000 a year

In accordance with pay transparency laws in the City of New York and the State of California, Portage Point provides a good-faith cash compensation range for this position. This range represents the cash compensation (base plus bonus) that the firm reasonably expects to pay upon hire, based on good-faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The final compensation within this range will depend on the candidate's qualifications, education, training, experience and location. In addition to cash compensation, Portage Point may offer comprehensive benefits and equity participation, which are not reflected in the pay range above.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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