Talence Group | Executive & Leadership Search

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the enterprise FP&A function, including the annual budget, quarterly and rolling forecasts, long-range planning, risks and opportunities tracking, and executive reporting cadence
• Lead, coach, and strengthen the FP&A team, setting clear priorities, raising analytical standards, improving cadence and accountability, and building a more proactive business-partner mindset
• Build and mature driver-based financial models that connect revenue, volume, mix, pricing, channel performance, inventory, COGS, OPEX, capital investment, cash flow, and operational constraints
• Improve forecast discipline and reduce business surprises by building a more anticipatory planning process, clearer risk/opportunity tracking, and stronger insight into the drivers of performance
• Develop clear, concise financial reporting and dashboards that help the CFO, CEO, executive leadership team, Board, and ownership group understand business performance and make informed decisions
• Translate financial and operational complexity into practical recommendations that highlight key performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs
• Partner across Commercial Finance, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, IT, and executive leadership to ensure financial plans reflect business strategy, operational realities, and portfolio priorities
• Leverage and improve planning systems, reporting tools, data governance, and dashboard infrastructure to create a more reliable source of truth for enterprise decision-making
• Identify and implement practical AI-enabled tools and advanced analytics to improve forecast accuracy, reporting efficiency, scenario modeling, and the finance function’s ability to support faster, more data-informed decisions
• Build the insights, analytics, and executive-ready materials needed for internal monthly reviews, quarterly business reviews, Board discussions, and private equity value-creation priorities
• Support strategic finance workstreams, including capital allocation, ROI analysis, pricing and margin insights, portfolio planning, M&A support, integration, and value-creation tracking

Vice President, FP&A