Vice President, FP&A
Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000, dependent on experience, plus bonus. This is a hybrid position based in Boston, MA; on-site collaboration is essential, and candidates must be able to work from the Boston office a minimum of three days per week.
About UsOur company is a $100M Data as a Service (DaaS) business with a recurring-revenue model and a strong focus on ARR, bookings, retention, and scalable growth. We are seeking a finance leader who can bring structure, insight, and executive-level financial discipline to a high-growth SaaS/subscription environment.
Role Overview:The Vice President, FP&A will lead financial planning and analysis for the business, partnering directly with the CFO and executive leadership to drive forward-looking financial insight, own the annual planning and forecasting cycle, and provide the analytical backbone for board- and investor-level reporting. The ideal candidate brings deep FP&A expertise, strong SaaS/subscription financial acumen, and the credibility to operate as a strategic partner across the business.
ResponsibilitiesFinancial Planning & Forecasting:- Own the annual budgeting process and rolling forecast cycle across all revenue lines and cost centers.
- Build and maintain integrated financial models covering ARR bookings, gross dollar retention (GDR), net revenue retention (NRR), and Adjusted EBITDA.
- Partner with Sales and Revenue Operations to validate pipeline assumptions and new-business activity against plan.
- Lead preparation of the monthly/quarterly financial reporting pack, including executive summary materials and board-level presentations.
- Translate complex financial data into clear, decision-ready narratives for the CEO, CFO, board of directors, and investors.
- Ensure consistency and accuracy of key metrics across all reporting deliverables, resolving discrepancies between source systems and downstream reporting.
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to functional leaders, providing analysis that informs pricing, investment, and resource-allocation decisions.
- Deliver trailing-twelve-month (LTM) trend analysis, cohort-level insight, and conversion analysis to support go-to-market strategy.
- Identify performance gaps versus plan and proactively recommend corrective action to leadership.
- Build, mentor, and manage the FP&A team, establishing a scalable structure as the business grows.
- Drive continuous improvement in planning tools, reporting cadence, and data governance across finance systems.
- Partner with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecast, and management reporting.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 2 years in the Vice-President of FP&A role.
- Experience operating in a SaaS or subscription-based business model highly preferred, including familiarity with ARR, bookings, retention, and recurring-revenue metrics.
- Prior experience in a private equity-backed or investor-reported environment a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex financial models and to translate them into clear executive narratives.
- Strong command of Excel/financial modeling tools; experience with modern FP&A or BI platforms a plus.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present confidently to CFO, CEO, board, and investor audiences.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA or CPA a plus.
- Impact: This role will shape the financial operating rhythm of a $100M recurring-revenue business and provide leadership with the insight needed to make high-confidence growth and investment decisions.
- Visibility: The VP, FP&A will work directly with the CFO, CEO, executive team, board, and investors on critical planning, reporting, and strategic analysis.
- Growth: The role offers the opportunity to build scalable FP&A processes, strengthen business partnership across functions, and develop a high-performing finance team as the company continues to grow.
- Benefits: We offer competitive compensation, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, hybrid work, and professional development opportunities.
Skills Required
- Minimum of 10 years progressive finance experience
- At least 2 years in a Vice President of FP&A role
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex financial models
- Strong command of Excel/financial modeling tools
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- Experience operating in a SaaS or subscription-based business model (ARR, bookings, retention)
- Experience with modern FP&A or BI platforms
- Prior experience in a private equity-backed or investor-reported environment
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present to CFO, CEO, board, and investors
- MBA or CPA
- Ability to work from Boston office a minimum of three days per week (hybrid)
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