Senior Director – Corporate FP&A

Gen

Senior Director of Corporate FP&A at Gen, driving financial planning, forecasting, and strategic insights across the enterprise. Leading company's budgeting and executive reporting processes.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeMountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $220,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, with a strong focus on leveraging AI and automation tools to enhance decision-making and reporting processes. Proven ability to communicate complex financial data effectively to diverse stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives in a corporate finance environment.

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Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)Corporate FinanceAI And Automation ToolsFinancial ModelingBudgeting And Forecasting

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Hard Skills

Financial AnalysisBudgetingForecastingDriver-Based ModelingScenario ModelingData ManagementExcel/SheetsFinancial ModelingBI ToolsPredictive Analytics

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsProblem-SolvingStorytellingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

AnaplanAdaptiveTableauPower BILookerAI-Powered Forecasting ToolsRPANLP-Based Reporting

Industry Keywords

Publicly Traded CompanySEC ReportingInvestor CommunicationsCorporate Planning ProcessesMatrixed Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead all corporate budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes, ensuring alignment between top-down targets and bottom-up business unit plans.
Maintain and continuously improve corporate financial models, including revenue, cost, cash flow and scenario analyses.
Drive a rolling forecast cadence that provides leadership with a real-time view of risks, opportunities and emerging trends.
Leverage AI-powered forecasting tools and predictive analytics to enhance accuracy and reduce manual effort in the planning cycle.
Provide financial support to the CEO and CFO, including preparation for quarterly earnings, Board presentations and investor materials.
Prepare executive-ready crib packages and financial presentations that translate complex data into clear, compelling narratives for key stakeholders.
Ensure accurate and timely internal and external reporting, maintaining a single source of truth for corporate financial performance.
Develop and maintain standard dashboards and self-service reporting views, using BI and AI tools to provide real-time visibility for leadership.
Define and track key corporate metrics and benchmarks to measure overall business performance against strategic objectives.
Drive monthly and quarterly business reviews with clear variance analysis, insight into underlying drivers and prioritized actions.
Partner with business unit finance teams to ensure consistency and transparency in how performance is measured and reported across Gen.
Use advanced analytics and AI to surface trends, anomalies and forward-looking insights that inform executive decision-making.
Provide creative and ad-hoc financial modelling that enables effective, data-backed decision-making on investments, capital allocation and strategic initiatives.
Support M&A evaluation, integration planning and synergy tracking from a corporate finance perspective.
Partner with Corporate Development, Treasury, Accounting, Tax and business finance teams to resolve complex financial questions and ensure continuity across planning processes.
Develop and scale FP&A processes and procedures to support Gen's growth and increasing complexity.
Identify and implement opportunities to automate routine reporting, data gathering and consolidation tasks through AI, RPA and workflow tools.
Champion an AI-first mindset within Corporate FP&A — piloting new technologies (e.g., AI-assisted variance analysis, natural language reporting, predictive modeling) and sharing learnings across Finance.
Foster a culture that combines rigorous analysis with business partnership and healthy challenge — encouraging the team to ask tough questions, propose alternatives and bring independent insight.
Champion the use of data, automation and AI within Finance to create capacity for higher-value work and improve the speed and quality of insight.
Role model Gen's values, promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and help build an environment where people can do their best work.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance or financial planning
Experience in a publicly traded company, with strong knowledge of earnings processes, SEC reporting cadences and investor communications
Demonstrated track record of building and improving corporate planning processes, financial models and reporting frameworks in a complex, matrixed environment
Prior experience evaluating or implementing AI and automation tools within a finance function is strongly preferred
Deep understanding of financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and reporting, including driver-based and scenario modelling
Ability to gather, manipulate and manage large datasets from multiple sources, understand complex data relationships and draw conclusions that recommend the best course of action
Advanced skills in Excel/Sheets and financial modelling; experience with planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive) and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Looker) is a plus
Familiarity with AI and automation technologies applicable to finance (e.g., predictive analytics, NLP-based reporting, RPA) and an eagerness to apply them
Strong influencing and communication skills, able to frame complex issues simply, tell a compelling story and adjust style for executive and non-financial audiences
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-tech environment and manage complex problems

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) match
Health insurance options
Disability coverage
Life insurance
Unlimited paid time off