Position Title: Financial Planning & Analysis - Director (NY)
Entity: KBRA Holdings LLC
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: New York, New York
Summary:
Our Finance team is seeking a strategic and analytical finance leader to join our FP&A organization during an exciting period of growth and transformation. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this role will partner closely with executive leadership to drive enterprise planning, forecasting, financial modeling, strategic decision support, and performance management across the organization.
The Director will lead the design and execution of scalable financial processes, reporting, and analytical frameworks that enable faster, data-driven decision-making. This role will also play a key part in advancing KBRA's finance transformation initiatives through automation, AI, and modern FP&A technologies.
About the Team:
The FP&A team serves as the financial nerve center of the organization, partnering with executive leadership to guide strategic decision making, capital allocation, resource planning, and long-range growth. The team owns enterprise planning, forecasting, board reporting, performance management, and finance transformation initiatives, while helping build the next generation of data-driven decision support capabilities
About the Job:
The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis will serve as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership, helping shape financial strategy through planning, forecasting, performance analysis, and decision support. This role combines traditional FP&A responsibilities with strategic finance, executive reporting, financial modeling, and finance transformation initiatives that improve how the business plans, measures, and allocates capital.
Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this individual will play a key role in supporting the CFO and executive leadership by delivering actionable insights, enhancing financial processes, and driving scalable reporting capabilities across the organization.
About You
You will be successful in this role if you possess:
- 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, Consulting, or a related field.
- Proven ability to partner with executive leadership and influence business decisions through financial analysis and strategic insights, and executive-level communication.
- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, cash flow modeling and analysis, and management reporting, including experience preparing executive and Board-level presentations.
- Experience evaluating strategic initiatives, investment opportunities, capital allocation decisions, and business cases through rigorous financial analysis.
- Solid understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and accounting principles, including experience partnering closely with Accounting.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving process improvements, automation, and scalable reporting solutions.
- Demonstrated interest in leveraging AI, automation, and modern FP&A technologies to improve planning, reporting, forecasting, and business decision support.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, and modern FP&A platforms (e.g., Aleph) is highly preferred.
- Strong executive presence, communication skills, and the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred.
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus.
Salary Range:
The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000 - $200,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.
Benefits:
- A flexible hybrid work schedule – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in the office
- Competitive benefits and paid time off
- Paid family and disability leave
- 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
- Educational and professional development financial assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
About Us:
KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.
More Info:
KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years progressive experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance, Consulting, or related field
- Proven ability to partner with executive leadership and influence business decisions with financial analysis and executive-level communication
- Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, cash flow modeling and analysis, and management reporting
- Experience preparing executive and Board-level presentations
- Experience evaluating strategic initiatives, investment opportunities, capital allocation decisions, and business cases
- Solid understanding of GAAP and financial reporting; experience partnering closely with Accounting
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, driving process improvements, automation, and scalable reporting solutions
- Demonstrated interest in leveraging AI, automation, and modern FP&A technologies to improve planning and reporting
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with NetSuite
- Experience with Salesforce
- Experience with modern FP&A platforms (e.g., Aleph)
- Strong executive presence, communication skills, and ability to build relationships across all levels
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- MBA, CPA, or CFA
- Familiarity with Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT)
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match—often immediately vested—and a pension program are part of the offering. These features strengthen long‑term financial benefits beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, holidays, and paid family/disability leave are part of the package, with generous PTO available in many roles. This breadth of time off stands out within the overall package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A predictable hybrid schedule (commonly Tuesday–Thursday in office) and wellbeing resources are standard components. These elements support day‑to‑day flexibility and work‑life balance.
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What We Do
KBRA was established in 2010 in an effort to restore trust in credit ratings by creating new standards for assessing risk and by offering accurate and transparent ratings. KBRA provides the investment community with an alternative solution by delivering timely and in-depth research. KBRA is a full service global rating agency whose mission is to set a standard of excellence and integrity.
