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In addition to competitive pay, a discretionary annual bonus, and a supportive, team oriented culture, we offer an outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, sick time, unlimited vacation, and 401(k) with company match.
OVERVIEW:
The Director of FP&A owns end-to-end forecasting, planning, and financial cadence, ensuring the function operates with discipline, accuracy, and credibility. This hands-on leader brings proven experience from high-performing finance environments and a track record of imposing structure in imperfect organizations. Success means leadership trusts the numbers, surprises decline, and FP&A runs as a predictable, durable engine.
The Director reports to the CFO and works closely with the Equity Partners and executive leadership.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own the end-to-end forecasting process, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and accountability across the organization
- Drive continuous improvement in forecast reliability and variance discipline
- Surface risks and exceptions early, with clear mitigation plans
- Maintain full ownership of forecast integrity as the organization scales
- Establish and enforce a predictable FP&A operating rhythm (monthly, quarterly, annual)
- Standardize planning and reporting processes to reduce noise and increase trust
- Implement durable mechanisms that prevent recurring issues rather than repeatedly reacting to them
- Raise execution standards through consistent enforcement, not repeated explanation
- Build trusted relationships with Executive Producers (EPs), IP leaders, and Operations leadership
- Provide clear, decision-oriented financial insights to senior stakeholders
- Communicate complex financial information with clarity, composure, and confidence
- Defend assumptions, forecasts, and standards under scrutiny
- Conduct monthly business reviews
- Drive clear performance reporting that highlights material drivers and risks
- Ensure financial narratives are grounded in operational reality
- Hold business partners accountable to financial commitments
- Enforce standards upward, laterally, and within the FP&A team
- Lead and develop the FP&A function with a strong bias toward ownership and rigor
- Set and model high expectations for analytical quality and follow-through
- Ensure the team maintains discipline even in constrained or evolving environments
- Build durable processes that do not depend on perfect tooling
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years of progressive finance/FP&A experience, with meaningful time in a senior leadership rol
- Demonstrated tenure in at least one high-performing finance organization where execution discipline and forecast credibility were non-negotiable
- Proven track record of rebuilding or imposing FP&A rigor within imperfect, immature, or resource-constrained environments
- Clear ownership of forecasting outcomes, not just process management
- Experience supporting senior operational leaders in complex, fast-moving businesses
- Immediate executive credibility with senior leaders
- Exceptional clarity and composure in high-stakes discussions
- Demonstrated ability to defend numbers and standards without defensiveness
- Strong judgment under ambiguity and scrutiny
- High personal accountability and ownership mindset
- Deep expertise in forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling
- Strong variance analysis and driver-based planning capabilities
- Experience establishing and enforcing financial operating cadences
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems and planning tools (with ability to operate effectively without perfect infrastructure)
Physical Requirements:
- Able to maintain a sedentary position for up to 90% of the work day
- Able to type and to grasp, grip, push and pull file drawers and doors
- Able to walk and climb stairs or use elevator to coordinate with other departments
- Able to bend, stoop, kneel and/or stand to access files and documents
- Able to lift up to 25 lbs. of files and/or boxes
Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with this job.
Berry Appleman & Leiden is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of BAL to ensure an equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. BAL prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
BAL does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. BAL is under no obligation to pay any referral compensation or recruiter fee in the absence of a current executed Recruitment Services Agreement. In the event a recruiter or agency submits an unsolicited resume or candidate without an agreement, BAL reserves the right to pursue and hire said candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of BAL. If your agency would like to be considered as a potential recruiting partner, please forward your contact information to Recruitment@BAL.com.
