Catalant is entering its next phase of growth—deepening enterprise partnerships, expanding its product platforms, and launching new productized services. We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and operationally minded VP of FP&A to help drive financial discipline, operational rigor and efficiency, and scalable decision-making across the company.
Reporting to the CFO, partnering closely with the CEO and leaders across Product, Sales, Operations, Talent, and Client Success, this role will lead the company's financial planning and analysis function while also collaborating with financial operations that improve performance, efficiency, and execution. This role will partner closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure financial priorities are tightly aligned with company-wide strategic initiatives and operating rhythms.
This role will help shape how Catalant financially operates and scales. The VP of FP&A will enable timely reporting and scenario planning, stronger financial accountability for decision-making, and greater organizational effectiveness during a critical phase of scale.
This is a highly visible role that sits at the center of strategy, finance, and financial operations. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and analytical capabilities with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to solving business problems in a lean, fast-moving environment. The use and embedding of AI tools will also be an important part of the operations and deliverables of the FP&A function as it is initially designed and as it evolves.
What you'll do
- Lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning efforts across the organization.
- Partner with executive leadership to translate strategic priorities into financial plans, operating targets, and measurable KPIs.
- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support growth initiatives, investment decisions, and resource allocation.
- Provide proactive insights into business performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and operational trends.
- Analyze key drivers of working capital, revenue growth, margin performance, consultant utilization, and operating leverage.
- Provide reporting and analysis for Board meetings and presentations, and ad hoc financial projects
- Oversee financial operations including monthly forecast cadence, financial reporting, cash flow forecast management, and operational finance process improvements.
- Drive financial control frameworks in partnership with Accounting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across financial processes and reporting.
- Partner closely with the Chief of Staff to align financial operations with strategic priorities and company-wide performance management processes.
- Partner with department leaders to define and report financial and operational metrics, establish company-wide performance targets, and monitor progress against financial goals.
- Evolve, build and iterate scalable company-wide dashboards and reporting frameworks that provide visibility into company financial performance and strategic initiatives.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and implement financial operations best practices across the organization.
- Support cross-functional initiatives that improve financial efficiency, scalability, and customer outcomes.
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to the CFO and business leaders on strategic and operational decisions.
- Evaluate new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and investment priorities through data-driven financial analysis.
- Collaborate closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure financial plans and priorities are aligned with the company's strategic agenda and executive decision-making cadence.
- Support leadership in prioritizing initiatives and balancing growth investments with financial discipline.
- Help drive alignment between financial objectives and day-to-day business execution.
- Partner with operations and tech to improve FP&A tools, systems, and processes to enhance forecasting accuracy and decision-making speed.
- Partner with analytics and operations teams to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and business insights.
- Help establish scalable financial operations rhythms and governance processes to support continued growth.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships and foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Accounting, the Chief of Staff to coordinate cross-functional business rhythms, ensure organizational alignment, and optimize company-wide financial performance management.
- Collaborate with and strengthen the teamwork of the Finance team
- Operate as a hands-on leader who is comfortable moving between strategic thinking and executional detail.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Operations & Financial Performance Management
Strategic Decision Support
Systems, Data & Financial Infrastructure
Leadership & Collaboration
What you'll bring
8-15+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or related fields.
Experience in high-growth technology, marketplace, SaaS, or platform businesses.
Track record of partnering with senior leadership to drive strategic decisions.
MBA or equivalent experience preferred, but not required.
Exceptional financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive operational improvements.
Deep understanding of business performance metrics, operating models, and planning processes.
Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations.
Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights.
Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
Experience effectively managing planning processes, cross-functional collaboration, and utilizing and embedding AI tools for efficiency and speed in workflows.
Experience
Skills
Skills Required
- 8-15+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or related fields
- Experience in high-growth technology, marketplace, SaaS, or platform businesses
- MBA or equivalent experience
What the Team is Saying
Catalant Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO and quarterly wellness days are consistently presented as core time-off benefits. Paid holidays and flexible PTO practices are also emphasized to support rest and recharge.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are highlighted alongside mental‑health benefits and FSA/HSA options. Wellness programming such as the CataWell initiative and wellness credits further reinforce health support.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as generous, with up to 12 weeks available. Additional family supports include family medical leave and an onsite Mother’s Room.
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What We Do
Catalant, the pioneer of Consulting 2.0, has helped the biggest and best companies use independent consultants for their most important work for over 10 years. More than 30% of the Fortune 500, top PE firms, and leading consultancies partner with Catalant to gain access to highly skilled, experienced business professionals who’ve solved their exact problems before. Over 100k talented independent consultants count themselves as Catalant Experts. We reinvented the traditional consulting model with our modern, digitally-enabled approach to solving complex business problems, giving leaders (even those outside of the C-suite) direct access through a technology platform to the expertise of senior operators, SMEs, and former consultants. With backing from some of the world's top venture capital firms, we continue to bolster our industry-leading platform by growing the team that will take Catalant to the next level.
Why Work With Us
With more companies shifting to having a flexible and agile workforce, the freelance economy is taking off, making Catalant more relevant than ever. As companies are leveraging our marketplace more, the work our employees do is incredibly impactful. We take our work seriously but have a lot of fun and laughter along the way.
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