Director, Corporate FP&A

Bose Corporation, U.S.A•Framingham, MA

About The Position

As part of Bose's Financial Planning & Analysis organization, the Director, Corporate FP&A leads enterprise-wide FP&A processes and provides the financial insight, perspective, and executive-level reporting needed to understand performance and support informed decisions. Reporting to the Vice President, FP&A, this role owns consolidated financial planning and performance management, including the Annual Operating Plan, three-year plan, monthly performance reporting, and executive and Board financial reporting. The Director works closely with FP&A leaders across business units and functions to build an integrated enterprise financial view and serves as a key finance partner to the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership team. The role also advances enterprise FP&A tools, systems, reporting, and planning capabilities. Success requires moving between financial detail and enterprise strategy, synthesizing complex information into clear insights, and influencing senior leaders through sound business judgment and financial storytelling.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, or related disciplines, including significant enterprise or corporate FP&A experience.
Experience leading company-wide budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and consolidated financial performance management in a complex organization.
Experience developing and delivering financial reporting and analysis for C-suite executives and senior leadership, synthesizing complex information into clear insights and recommendations.
Experience managing a corporate-level capital allocation process in partnership with Treasury and the Controller, and translating corporate reporting into relevant business-unit views.
Strong understanding of corporate financial statements and the relationships among the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, with ability to assess enterprise performance and underlying business drivers.
Experience developing complex financial models, scenarios, and strategic analyses to support enterprise decision-making.
Ability to influence senior executives and Finance leaders, challenge assumptions constructively, navigate competing perspectives, and develop an independent financial point of view.
Experience leading and developing a high-performing FP&A team.
Strong project and process leadership, including coordinating complex financial processes across multiple business units, functions, and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Corporate FP&A within a global consumer products, technology, or other complex organization with multiple business units, functions, and geographies.
Experience preparing Board of Directors and executive-level financial materials and translating detailed financial information into concise narratives about performance, outlook, risks, opportunities, and strategic implications.
Experience owning or leading enterprise FP&A systems and transformation initiatives, including planning, forecasting, consolidation, reporting, or analytics platforms.
Advanced financial modeling and Microsoft Excel capabilities.
Experience with Microsoft Power BI and enterprise planning, ERP, or financial reporting platforms.
Experience leveraging automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to improve FP&A processes, reporting, and decision support.
Experience supporting corporate strategy, resource allocation, investment evaluation, portfolio decisions, M&A, or other enterprise-level strategic finance activities.
MBA, CPA, CMA, CFA, or another relevant advanced degree or professional certification.
Exceptional executive communication and financial storytelling skills, including developing a clear point of view and communicating effectively with senior executives.
Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

Lead Bose's consolidated monthly and annual FP&A close and performance management process, integrating results across business units and functions and identifying performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Own executive and Board financial reporting, partnering with the VP, FP&A and CFO to prepare decision-oriented materials connecting results and outlook to business performance and strategic priorities.
Lead the Annual Operating Plan and three-year financial planning processes, establishing the enterprise framework, calendar, assumptions, deliverables, and governance.
Partner with business-unit and functional FP&A leaders to consolidate and challenge forecasts and plans, assess business drivers and assumptions, identify enterprise risks and opportunities, and align plans with financial objectives.
Serve as a finance partner to the CEO and CFO, providing analysis, insight, and an independent financial perspective for enterprise decisions, performance discussions, and strategic priorities.
Lead strategic financial analysis, including scenario modeling, investment and resource allocation decisions, business performance assessments, and analyses supporting long-term enterprise priorities.
Translate complex financial and business information into executive-level insights and narratives connecting results, drivers, trends, and strategic implications.
Establish and evolve enterprise performance reporting and KPIs to provide consistent visibility into financial performance and critical operating drivers.
Own and advance enterprise FP&A tools and systems for planning, forecasting, management reporting, and analytics; partner with Finance, IT, and FP&A stakeholders to improve data integrity, processes, user experience, and automation.
Drive continuous improvement in Corporate FP&A by simplifying planning and reporting, improving forecast accuracy, reducing manual work, and increasing time spent on analysis and decision support.
Partner with Accounting during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes to ensure results are understood, reflected in management reporting, and translated into actionable insights.
Establish common standards, frameworks, and practices across FP&A for planning, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling, and executive communication.
Lead, coach, and develop the Corporate FP&A team, strengthening enterprise analysis, strategic thinking, executive communication, financial storytelling, and business partnership capabilities.
Manage corporate-level capital allocation processes in partnership with Treasury and the Controller, and develop relevant business-unit reporting, operating targets, and performance metrics.