Vice President, Corporate FP&A and Decision Support

Description

Finley Road Partners provides specialized administrative, human resources, staffing, and related employer services for a variety of clients. The Company specializes in event labor management. With local expertise and national reach, we have the industry’s most comprehensive database of technicians, and the country’s best crewing managers located on the ground in local markets throughout North America. We’re the Employer-of-Choice for field technicians around the U.S. and Canada.

Job Summary:

The Vice President, Corporate FP&A and Decision Support is a senior finance leader responsible for building and running the company's corporate Financial Planning & Analysis function. This role partners closely with the Controller and broader finance organization and works directly with senior operating leadership across the company's sports staging, rigging, and music/broadcast production businesses. The VP will lead enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning; provide decision support and margin analysis for pricing and contract decisions across the music and sports broadcast markets; evaluate the financial return on technology investments; and build out a scalable FP&A organization to support the company's growth. This role carries significant, regular exposure to company senior leadership and Private Equity ownership.

General Duties/Responsibilities:

• Own the corporate FP&A calendar: annual budget, monthly/quarterly forecasts, and multi-year long-range planning across Program Productions and affiliated entities
• Serve as the primary financial decision-support partner to senior operating leadership in the music and sports broadcast markets, translating operational and commercial questions into financial analysis
• Lead pricing analysis and support for staging, rigging, and production services contracts, including bid/quote economics and rate-card strategy
• Drive margin analysis at the project, contract, customer, and entity level; identify and quantify margin drivers, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Provide financial evaluation and business-case support for technology investments, including build-vs-buy, ROI, and payback analysis
• Partner with the Controller to reconcile forecast-to-actual results, ensure consistency between reported actuals and forward-looking plans, and align on month-end close implications for forecasting
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards and management reporting that give leadership real-time visibility into performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year across all entities
• Prepare and present financial materials for senior leadership, executive, and ownership/board-level meetings
• Lead scenario planning and ad hoc financial modeling in support of strategic initiatives (e.g., new business lines, capital investment, M&A evaluation)
• Recommend and implement process, systems, and automation improvements to increase the speed and accuracy of planning and reporting
• Partner with other finance leaders (Controller, Treasury/other finance roles) to ensure a consistent, well-controlled financial planning process across the organization
• Define and build out the corporate FP&A organization, including determining which existing and future FP&A positions report into this role as the broader finance structure is finalized
• Hire, coach, and develop FP&A staff as the organization scales; set individual and team performance goals
• Establish the operating rhythm, standards, and career paths for a growing FP&A organization
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred
• 15+ years of progressive FP&A / corporate finance experience, including experience leading or building an FP&A function
• People leadership experience, with a track record of building and developing teams
• Strong cross business partnering skills
• Experience supporting pricing, margin, and contract-level profitability analysis; experience in sports, live events, media/broadcast, or entertainment industries welcomed
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technology/capital investments and build supporting financial business cases
• Experience operating across multiple related legal entities/business units and consolidating results
• Superb analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to translate data into a clear business narrative for senior leadership
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with FP&A/BI tools (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, Power BI) and ERP systems
• Executive presence and strong written/verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior leadership and ownership
• High degree of intellectual curiosity, business acumen, and comfort operating in a growing, evolving organization
• Limited travel in support of company initiatives

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience in sports, live events, or broadcast/media production businesses
• Experience standing up or significantly scaling an FP&A function inside a growing or private-equity-backed company
• Experience with multi-entity consolidation and shared-services finance models

We believe in supporting our team members with a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance their well-being and provide financial security. Here’s what you can expect as part of our team:

Health and Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Employer paid Short-term & Long-term Disability, Basic Term Life and AD+D
• Employee funded Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), Voluntary Term Life
• Wellness programs, including gym membership discounts and mental health resources

Financial Benefits  

• Competitive salary
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee assistance programs for financial planning and counseling

Work-Life Balance  

• Discretionary paid time off (PTO) policy
• 8 company paid holidays + 1 personal floating holiday
• Flexible work arrangements (remote/hybrid opportunities, if applicable, with home internet and cell phone stipend)
• Paid bonding leave

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000-$240,000, plus benefits as applicable. This position is not eligible for stocks and/or stock options. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Finley Road Partners LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact [email protected].

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