VP, Financial Planning and Analysis

Summary

The Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis (“FP&A”) is a critical, high-impact leadership role responsible for building and scaling a best-in-class FP&A function. This role will serve as the financial nerve center of the organization—driving disciplined planning, forecasting, analytics, and insight to enable informed, timely, and data-driven decision making. The Vice President of FP&A will work alongside senior leadership to establish financial transparency, modernize planning processes and systems, and translate complex financial and operational data into clear strategic insights for management and the Board of Directors. Reporting to the SVP Corporate Controller, this role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring the ability to design and implement scalable systems and processes while serving as a trusted thought partner to executive leadership.

Job Responsibilities

Strategy, Leadership & Transformation

• Establish standardized, scalable budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes that support growth, margin expansion, and operational efficiency.
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, and ongoing optimization of planning and forecasting systems and tools, partnering with leads supporting: Finance, Revenue Cycle Management, and Commercial teams.
• Drive continuous improvement across FP&A processes, data quality, reporting cadence, and analytical rigor.
  
  

Annual Operating Plan, Forecasting & Performance Management

• Ownership of annual operating plan (AOP), forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.
• Board and Investor reporting: Deliver timely, accurate monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Board of Directors, and key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain robust, integrated financial models to analyze performance across customers, products, channels, and business units.
• Analyze financial results and KPIs, clearly articulating performance drivers, variances to plan, risks, and opportunities.
• Proactively evaluate business trends, identifying emerging risks and upside opportunities.
  
  

Strategic & Operational Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to ELT and Management Team (MT) partners, providing insight that drives improved decision making and performance.
• Lead financial analysis supporting key strategic initiatives across Commercial, Lab Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, and other corporate functions.
• Develop and report key performance indicators, dashboards, and scorecards for operations, procurement, and other functional leaders.
• Identify and lead cost reduction, margin improvement, and productivity initiatives in partnership with the business.
  
  

Analytics, Insight & Decision Support

• Deliver timely, accurate, and actionable analysis with clear recommendations for executive decision making.
• Translate complex data into compelling narratives and presentations for ELT and Board meetings.
• Continuously enhance reporting, analytics, and visualization to provide real-time, decision-ready insights.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Governance

• Partner closely with accounting to support the close process, ensuring alignment between actuals and budget.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align financial plans with operational and strategic objectives.
• Recommend and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, control, and insight.
• Establish the financial framework for capital & investment allocation, ensuring that all significant investments are measured against consistent financial criteria
  
  

People Manager

• Set and execute strategic direction for the department/function, driving cross-functional alignment and making decisions with significant operational and business impact across the organization.
• Lead and develop the team, fostering a high-performance culture, building organizational capability, and ensuring talent pipelines support long-term business objectives.
  
  

Education, Experience, And Skills

• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, or Accounting (MBA or CPA required).
• 15 years of progressive FP&A experience, with demonstrated success building and scaling FP&A functions in high-growing and transformational environment.
• Experience in healthcare, or similarly complex data-intensive environments preferred.
• Proven experience implementing and managing FP&A systems and planning tools.
• Advanced financial modeling expertise, coupled with strong financial systems and data analytics capabilities.
• Exceptional ability to communicate and present financial insights to ELT.
• Demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and execution skills, with the ability to take initiatives from concept through implementation.
• A proactive, business-oriented mindset with the credibility to partner effectively across functions.
• Experience supporting M&A modeling or strategic business case development.
• Demonstrated experience developing high performing FP&A teams, including coaching, succession planning, and building strong bench strength.
  
  

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Certified Public Accountant
  
  

Work Environment

• This is a hybrid position requiring both in-office and remote work. The employee will work from our office location in Stamford, Connecticut and remotely from a home office or other suitable location with reliable high-speed internet access. In-office work is performed in a professional office setting with standard lighting, temperature control, and low to moderate noise levels. Remote work is performed in a climate-controlled environment. Standard office equipment including computer, phone, and video conferencing tools are used in both settings. Your standard work schedule and hours will be established in collaboration with your leader and may be adjusted to align with evolving business needs.
  
  

Physical Demands

This is a sedentary role with physical demands including:

• Sitting for extended periods (up to 8 hours per day)
• Repetitive use of hands and fingers for typing and mouse operation
• Visual acuity for reading computer screens and documents
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and via video
• Occasional standing, walking, and reaching for files or supplies
• Occasional lifting of up to 15 pounds (files, office supplies, equipment)
• Ability to commute to office location as required
  
  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Acknowledgements

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Pay Transparency, Budgeted Range

$280,000—$300,000 USD

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• Be bold in our vision & brave in our execution. 
• Communicate directly, with empathy. 
• Do what we say we're going to do.  
• Be adaptable to change.  
• Operate with a bias for action.  
  
  

Benefits include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Discounts
• Voluntary benefits
  
  

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