Vice President, FP&A

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  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • 25 days ago
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    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Business Analysisunmatched
    • Business Growthunmatched
    • Business Intelligenceunmatched
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    • Cadenceunmatched
    • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
    • Channel Strategiesunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Corrective Actionunmatched
    • Desktop as a Service (DaaS)unmatched
    • Economicsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Managementunmatched
    • Financial Modelingunmatched
    • Financial Planningunmatched
    • Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)unmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Financial Strategyunmatched
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    • Forecastingunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Management Reportingunmatched
    • Market Entry Strategyunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
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    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
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    • Process Improvementunmatched
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    • Sales Operationsunmatched
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)unmatched
    • Strategic Analysisunmatched
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    Description

    Vice President, FP&A

    Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000, dependent on experience, plus bonus. This is a hybrid position based in Boston, MA; on-site collaboration is essential, and candidates must be able to work from the Boston office a minimum of three days per week.

    About Us

    Our company is a $100M Data as a Service (DaaS) business with a recurring-revenue model and a strong focus on ARR, bookings, retention, and scalable growth. We are seeking a finance leader who can bring structure, insight, and executive-level financial discipline to a high-growth SaaS/subscription environment.

    Role Overview:

    The Vice President, FP&A will lead financial planning and analysis for the business, partnering directly with the CFO and executive leadership to drive forward-looking financial insight, own the annual planning and forecasting cycle, and provide the analytical backbone for board- and investor-level reporting. The ideal candidate brings deep FP&A expertise, strong SaaS/subscription financial acumen, and the credibility to operate as a strategic partner across the business.

    Responsibilities

    Financial Planning & Forecasting:

    • Own the annual budgeting process and rolling forecast cycle across all revenue lines and cost centers.
    • Build and maintain integrated financial models covering ARR bookings, gross dollar retention (GDR), net revenue retention (NRR), and Adjusted EBITDA.
    • Partner with Sales and Revenue Operations to validate pipeline assumptions and new-business activity against plan.

    Board & Executive Reporting:

    • Lead preparation of the monthly/quarterly financial reporting pack, including executive summary materials and board-level presentations.
    • Translate complex financial data into clear, decision-ready narratives for the CEO, CFO, board of directors, and investors.
    • Ensure consistency and accuracy of key metrics across all reporting deliverables, resolving discrepancies between source systems and downstream reporting.

    Business Partnership & Strategic Analysis:

    • Serve as a strategic finance partner to functional leaders, providing analysis that informs pricing, investment, and resource-allocation decisions.
    • Deliver trailing-twelve-month (LTM) trend analysis, cohort-level insight, and conversion analysis to support go-to-market strategy.
    • Identify performance gaps versus plan and proactively recommend corrective action to leadership.

    Team Leadership & Process:

    • Build, mentor, and manage the FP&A team, establishing a scalable structure as the business grows.
    • Drive continuous improvement in planning tools, reporting cadence, and data governance across finance systems.
    • Partner with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecast, and management reporting.

    Requirements

    • Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 2 years leading an FP & A function in a private equity environment
    • Experience operating in a SaaS or subscription-based business model highly preferred, including familiarity with ARR, bookings, retention, and recurring-revenue metrics.
    • Prior experience in a private equity-backed or investor-reported environment a plus.
    • Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex financial models and to translate them into clear executive narratives.
    • Strong command of Excel/financial modeling tools; experience with modern FP&A or BI platforms a plus.
    • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present confidently to CFO, CEO, board, and investor audiences.
    • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA or CPA a plus.

    Why Join Us?

    • Impact: This role will shape the financial operating rhythm of a $100M recurring-revenue business and provide leadership with the insight needed to make high-confidence growth and investment decisions.
    • Visibility: The VP, FP&A will work directly with the CFO, CEO, executive team, board, and investors on critical planning, reporting, and strategic analysis.
    • Growth: The role offers the opportunity to build scalable FP&A processes, strengthen business partnership across functions, and develop a high-performing finance team as the company continues to grow.
    • Benefits: We offer competitive compensation, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, hybrid work, and professional development opportunities.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBoston, Massachusetts

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