VP, FP&A

Location: Chicago, IL | Employment Type: Full-Time

About the role

A leading financial-services organization is seeking a VP, FP&A to lead enterprise financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic financial analysis. This is a senior leadership position partnering directly with executive leadership and business leaders to drive financial performance and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Develop financial models, scenarios, and performance forecasts.
• Establish and monitor financial and operational KPIs.
• Analyze profitability, expenses, revenue, and business performance.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations, Actuarial, Underwriting, and other business functions.
• Lead and develop the FP&A team.
• Improve forecasting, reporting, planning processes, and financial systems.
• Prepare executive and board-level financial materials.
• Support strategic initiatives, investments, and business decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of significant progressive FP&A / corporate finance leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Experience managing and developing FP&A professionals.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.
• Experience partnering directly with C-suite/executive leadership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to improve and scale FP&A processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Insurance, specialty insurance, reinsurance, or financial-services experience.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or similar designation.
• Planning/CPM and BI platform experience.