Compensation Overview

As Director, FP&A at VTS, you will play a crucial role in guiding the financial strategy, decision-making, and planning for our organization. You will drive strategic decision-making by improving visibility into business performance, leveraging data-driven insights to shape VTS’ long-term trajectory. You’ll manage financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting. 

This position requires experience in budgeting, forecasting, varience analysis, including knowledge of accounting and finance. You will partner with various senior-level executives to track and forecast expenses, while also producing timely and accurate financial analyses for the CFO and executive leadership team.

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical and self-motivated professional with exceptional financial acumen, modeling skills, and a proven track record in strategic financial leadership.

Here’s what you can expect as a Director, FP&A

Revenue & Expense Forecasting and Analysis:

• Develop robust forecasting models incorporating historical data, market trends, and business insights.
• Conduct variance analysis to identify key drivers impacting revenue performance and provide actionable recommendations to drive improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Marketing, Accounting, and Customer Support to align forecasts with business objectives.

Financial Planning and Strategy:

• Partner with Executive leadership to develop and influence long-term financial plans and revenue targets aligned with corporate objectives.
• Work with all levels of the organization to report, monitor, and manage key financial and non-financial performance indicators and analyze variances amongst them.
• Provide valuable strategic insights, leveraging deep understanding gained from analyzing data, trends, and other relevant information with respect to the current state of affairs, market dynamics, and potential future scenarios.
• Provide actionable recommendations, including specific suggestions and courses of action derived from strategic insights that are practical, concrete, and tailored to address identified challenges or leverage opportunities.
• Help manage expense controls across the organization, including reporting and expense review meetings
• Manage the annual budgeting process and monthly forecasts, providing guidance on revenue projections and assumptions.
• Deliver detailed gross margin analysis, reporting and insights, including but not limited to developing models for global talent initiatives, sales and customer support, etc.
• Work closely with the People Team to track headcount, open roles, and attrition rates.
• Work on special projects to support various business units with their financial analysis

Performance Reporting and Metrics:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive dashboards and reporting tools to track key revenue and margin metrics and performance indicators, with forecast accuracy as a key measure.
• Innovate the way we think and build reporting - challenging the organization to drive standardization in data and processes.
• Prepare regular financial reports and presentations for executive leadership, highlighting revenue and margin trends, forecasts, and strategic insights.

Team Leadership:

• Mentor an FP&A team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership and guidance to team members, empowering them to excel in their roles and achieve departmental objectives.

To thrive in this role you should have:

• 8+ years of FP&A experience, including investment banking / private equity + high-growth start-up experience
• Fundamental understanding of SaaS, subscription, and usage-based business model metrics
• Proven experience leading FP&A in a fast-growing technology organization with multiple constituents that relied on your work.
• Strong understanding of FP&A processes, methodologies, and best practices, with the ability to drive process improvements and automation.
• Strategic thinking and financial analysis skills, well-developed problem-solving skills
• Strong experience analyzing trends, variances, and other performance measures
• Passion and interest to influence important business decisions with data-driven insights and the confidence to drive recommendations based on your deep knowledge of the business.
• Methodical and process-oriented to be able to build strong and repeatable business processes that can scale as the business grows.
• Must have the ability to prioritize workload and perform multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail is a must.
• Must bring a process improvement/work simplification mindset
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, and able to make well-reasoned and timely decisions.
• Collaborative and team-oriented with the intent on enabling and empowering business leaders.Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities|

What VTS Values & How We Show It:

• Strive for Excellence - We know your potential is unlimited. Take advantage of our executive coaches and our training and career development programs available to all employees! 
• Be Customer Obsessed - We’re employee obsessed too! VTS offers competitive compensation, comprehensive health benefits (including dental and vision), pre-tax commuter benefits, and a 401(k) plan. Not to mention the fun stuff - monthly happy hours, wellness events, clubs, and team lunches!
• Be Curious - Benefit from a culture that promotes new learning. VTS offers an education stipend to all employees! Move as One - We work in an open floor plan to promote cross-functional collaboration.
• Take Ownership - Be an owner of the company you’re building with our equity packages.
• Appreciate the Difference - VTS embraces and celebrates diversity. We understand the importance of a strong work-life balance. We offer a flexible PTO policy, generous family leave program, and more!