Director of Commercial FP&A at Vaco by Highspring — NeverHard

They are looking for a Director of Commercial FP&A who will be responsible for leading the Commercial FP&A and Commercial Business Insights teams supporting the Commercial Sales, Analytics & Planning divisions, with end-to-end ownership of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting, alongside commercial decision support, strategic modelling, trade effectiveness, and customer and product profitability insights The Director will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and the Pricing & Costing team to translate data into forward-looking insight and insight into action — advancing Finance’s role as a strategic, integrated business partner that enables growth while protecting integrity, transparency, and accountability. This role requires a strategic leader who can drive change in complex environments by aligning people, processes, and systems to deliver scalable and sustainable transformation outcomes. Assist in the development of annual and long-term financial plans, including participation in the design of the annual business planning framework ~ Lead end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting for both Retail and Foodservice, including the development of the three-year strategy, and serve as the single trusted source of commercial financial truth ~ Drive standardization and automation of FP&A processes to shift the team from people-reliant to process-reliant and create capacity for forward-looking decision support ~ Lead Commercial Business Insights: provide commercial decision support across Retail and Foodservice, own commercial unit economics, and deliver customer and product profitability insights to maximize revenue, profitability and cash flow ~ Provide forward-looking strategic enablement — identify opportunities, quantify the benefit, and measure and track realization — including analyses of new business opportunities, partnerships, alliances and acquisitions ~ Support marketing to drive new brand strategies ~ Analyze complex financial information to develop models and provide recommendations to senior management ~ Research and analyze key business drivers, trends and performance indicators ~ Lead trade as a strategic enabler — governing trade strategy, effectiveness and ROI — and partner with the Pricing & Costing team to ensure pricing decisions reflect commercial insight ~ Partner and collaborate with management teams to gather, analyze, and prepare recommendations regarding financial plans, operating forecasts and other analytical projects ~ Oversee analyses in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, cash flow projections, and business forecasts ~ Prepare required presentations for board of directors and senior management ~ Develop and elevate team capability — building role-based competencies, ensuring team members understand the “why” not just the “how,” and preparing the team for the FP&A of the future Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Finance or related area. MBA/CPA preferred. ~12-15 years previous experience in finance roles. Previous experience supporting Retail and Foodservice businesses in North America, with exposure to commercial decision support, trade management, and / or pricing ~ Advanced knowledge of Excel and modern FP&A tooling, including data, analytics, and automation platforms; familiarity with Generative AI applications in finance an asset ~ Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. 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Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here . the individual’s skill sets, experience and training; office location and other geographic considerations; With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.