Vice President, Finance (FP&A)

Position Summary:

Reporting to the CFO, the Vice President, FP&A is responsible for overseeing financial planning, analysis, and reporting, ensuring the firm leverages data-driven insights for strategic decision-making. This role delivers accurate and timely financial reports to the Board of Directors and senior leadership, aligning long-term budgetary planning and cost management with The Academy’s strategic objectives to support ongoing financial sustainability.

Operating in a fast-paced environment, the VP will frequently conduct data-intensive analyses and due diligence to evaluate growth opportunities. The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, adept at leveraging complex financial data, and innovative in assessing revenue growth scenarios while balancing risk and return.

As a key leadership team member, this role includes board-facing responsibilities and requires strong collaboration across all levels of the organization and with external stakeholders. Success hinges on the ability to synthesize quantitative insights into actionable strategies, ensuring data remains at the core of the firm’s financial decision-making and growth initiatives.

Primary Job Duties:

Financial Analysis & Strategy

• Conduct hands-on financial analysis and modeling for growth opportunities and special projects.
• Leverage Data-Driven Insights by utilizing advanced analytics and financial modeling to support decision-making, ensuring data integrity and accuracy in forecasting and planning.
• Develop and monitor key financial KPIs to drive strategic decision-making.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process, including preparation, monitoring, and forecasting.
• Align financial planning with long-term business objectives and sustainability goals.
• Optimize financial structures and strategies to support growth and efficiency.

Reporting & Executive Communication

• Prepare and present financial reports, models, and visualized insights for senior leadership and the Board.
• Enhance Reporting and Visualization by utilizing data visualization tools to create compelling financial presentations for the Board of Directors and senior leadership.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to drive informed decision-making.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Compliance

• Partner with internal teams and external stakeholders to align financial objectives.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Continuously improve financial processes to enhance performance and scalability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum undergraduate degree in accounting, economics, or related quantitative field; MBA, CPA or professional accounting degree preferred
• 10+ years of financial planning and analysis experience
• Experience with BI tools (PowerBI or others)
• Experience working for private equity-backed companies preferred
• Experience building complex financial models
• Highly organized with the ability to multi-task and provide reports and analysis under tight deadlines
• Highly proficient in the Microsoft office suite with exceptional skills in excel related analytical templates
• Executive level written and oral communication skills with the ability to present convincingly

Interpersonal Skills & Attributes:

• Strategic mindset
• Ability to influence others at senior levels
• Team approach to working with others, ability to perform a variety of duties within any work-day and organizational skills from planning to execution of tasks and projects
• Process oriented with the ability to drive a project to completion
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Self-directed and resourceful
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Technical and Financial aptitude

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, and distance vision, and the ability to work with screens or monitors for prolonged periods of time. This position is primarily a sedentary job where the team member will be seated for the majority of the day.