Director, Head of FP&A

Role Overview

The Company Aven Hospitality is an independent global technology and SaaS leader in the hospitality industry, powering how hotels sell, distribute, and deliver guest experiences. Founded in 2025, we rebranded as Aven Hospitality in January 2026 and are just getting started. Our flagship SynXis platform is the industry's leading commerce and distribution engine, synchronizing rates, content, availability, payments, and guest profiles across 600+ integrations. Trusted by 35,000+ hotels across 190+ countries, we serve as the connective layer behind many of the world’s most iconic hospitality brands.

Opportunity

This isn’t a role where you inherit a fully built machine and keep the lights on. This is a build-and-scale opportunity. Aven Hospitality is standing up its finance function as an independent company for the first time. We need a Head of FP&A who can architect the planning, forecasting, and analytics engine from the ground up — someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and sees white space as an invitation to create something great. You’ll report directly to the SVP of Finance and collaborate closely with the VP of Professional Services, Sales Operations Director, and Controller.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting processes for company-wide revenue, costs, and margins

• Develop driver-based financial models for recurring revenue, customer retention, headcount, and departmental budgets

• Own the Long Range Plan SaaS model, the Annual Budget process, and the rolling 4-quarter forecast for the company

• Partner with department leaders to manage operating plans, headcount, and expense forecasts

• Be the company’s expert on SaaS bookings modeling — truly understand the drivers of the business and how to influence action to reaccelerate ARR growth

• Analyze cohort performance, net retention, expansion revenue, churn waterfall, and snowball effects to provide actionable insights

• Model gross and net retention, ARR bookings, and quota-carrying rep productivity and capacity

• Provide deep insights into “source of truth” topline KPIs and trends, driving automation and consistency in revenue and metric reporting

• Forecast SaaS business performance with precision, translating leading indicators into forward-looking views for leadership and the board

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic finance partner to department heads, building strong, collaborative relationships across the organization

• Support contract structuring, pricing strategy, and profitability analysis

• Review key initiatives (new product launches, marketing programs, services engagements) for financial viability and ROI

• Optimize resource allocation and improve sales efficiency

• Develop a regular cadence to update and mature market share analysis, competitive analysis, and strategic plans

• Deliver accurate and timely financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs for executive and departmental stakeholders

• Monitor performance against budgets, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend corrective actions

• Implement and manage scalable policies and processes that optimize accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting, business operations, and external metric reporting

• Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate and compliant revenue recognition under ASC 606 for SaaS and services contracts

• Assist in audit preparation and internal control compliance

• Drive continuous improvement in financial planning, reporting, and operational processes

• Collaborate with HR and department leads to align headcount planning with business priorities

• Lead or participate in system and process automation initiatives to improve financial efficiency

• Build scalable FP&A templates, dashboards, playbooks, and operating rhythms that support company growth

• Ensure compliance with GAAP, internal policies, and audit standards; support internal controls and financial governance

• (Nice-to-Have) Support M&A integration efforts including performance tracking, post-acquisition reporting, and synergies realization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA preferred)

• Typically 8+ years of progressive FP&A experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior strategic finance role

• SaaS-business or enterprise-scale corporate finance experience in a company with at least $300M revenue, or in a late-stage startup environment

• Strong command of SaaS metrics: ARR, NDR, CAC, LTV, churn, gross margin, Rule of 40, and cohort analysis

• Deep knowledge of ASC 606 revenue recognition for subscription and services contracts

• Proven ability to build driver-based financial models — 3-statement and subscription modeling — in Excel and modern FP&A tools

• Experience with financial systems such as Salesforce, Workday Financials, and Adaptive

• Experience working with large datasets and tools like SQL or BI platforms

• Track record of building and mentoring high-performing FP&A teams in results-driven, collaborative cultures

• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to diverse audiences, including board-level presentations

• Self-starter capable of driving business results without significant supervision

• Rigorous, detail-oriented, with the highest regard for accuracy and completeness