Director, Corporate FP&A

Position Highlights

• Status: Full-Time, Exempt
• Schedule: Traditional business hours with flexibility as needed to support key deadlines and business initiatives
• Location: Dallas, TX
• Compensation: Commensurate with experience
• Travel: 10% - 20%

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and enhance the organization's Corporate FP&A function, including planning processes, forecasting methodologies, reporting standards, and analytical capabilities
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and scenario modeling efforts across corporate and business operations
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models that support strategic planning, operational decision-making, and growth initiatives
• Provide actionable insights on financial performance, business trends, risks, and opportunities to executive leadership and key stakeholders
• Partner with Corporate Accounting to analyze actual results, forecast variances, and financial performance drivers
• Develop Board and ownership reporting materials, dashboards, and executive-level presentations
• Conduct ROI analyses and financial evaluations of strategic initiatives, investments, and corporate expenditures
• Lead financial review meetings with department leaders and business partners to drive accountability and informed decision-making
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, streamline processes, enhance data quality, and expand the use of business intelligence and key performance indicators
• Support ad hoc analyses and special projects for executive leadership, ownership groups, and other stakeholders
• Establish the foundation for future team growth, including defining roles, hiring talent, and developing FP&A capabilities as the function evolves

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Six or more years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or a related discipline
• Experience developing complex financial models, budgets, forecasts, and executive-level reporting
• Strong understanding of financial statements, business performance drivers, and strategic planning processes
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills
• Experience creating executive presentations and communicating complex financial information to senior leaders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and business partnership skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
• Experience supporting Executive Leadership teams, Boards of Directors, ownership groups, investors, or external financial partners preferred
• Experience building, transforming, or significantly enhancing an FP&A function preferred
• Experience within senior living, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, multi-site operations, or other service-based industries preferred
• Experience with business intelligence and reporting platforms such as Power BI, Vena, or similar tools preferred
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing finance team members preferred

Why Join Us

• Culture & Values: Discovery Senior Living is unified by certain core values, called our “Pillars of Excellence,” which include TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, COMPASSION, HARD WORK, and CREATIVITY.
• Benefits: For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive pay, medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) with employer match, paid training and career growth opportunities, wellness-related benefits, and additional support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.

A Note to Applicants

This job description outlines the general nature and level of responsibilities for this role and is not an exhaustive list of all duties. Qualified individuals with disabilities, as defined by the ADA, must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation, as determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Regulatory Compliance & Background Screening

Discovery Senior Living complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulatory requirements governing hiring practices, background screening, and workforce eligibility. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of state-mandated and/or federally required background screenings, which may include criminal history checks, fingerprint-based screening, Level 2 background screening, registry verification, and other screenings required for healthcare and senior living roles with direct or indirect resident access.