Director, Corporate FP&A

Bose Corporation•Framingham, MA

8d•$181,900 - $250,150

About The Position

As part of Bose Corporation’s Financial Planning & Analysis organization, the Director, Corporate FP&A leads enterprise-wide FP&A processes and provides financial insight, perspective, and executive-level reporting to help Bose leadership understand performance and make 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 and serves as a key finance partner to the CEO, CFO, and senior leadership team. The role also advances Bose’s enterprise FP&A tools, systems, reporting, and planning capabilities. It requires the ability to connect financial detail with enterprise strategy, synthesize complex information into clear insights, and influence senior leaders through sound business judgment and financial storytelling. The Director leads and develops the Corporate FP&A team and establishes consistent standards and practices across the broader FP&A organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
At least 10 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, or related disciplines, including significant enterprise or corporate FP&A experience.
Demonstrated 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 corporate-level capital allocation in partnership with Treasury and the Controller, translating corporate reporting into relevant business-unit views, and helping set operating targets and focused business-unit metrics.
Strong understanding of corporate financial statements and the relationships among the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, with the ability to assess enterprise performance and underlying business drivers.
Demonstrated experience developing complex financial models, scenarios, and strategic analyses for enterprise decision-making.
Proven ability to influence senior executives and Finance leaders, constructively challenge assumptions, 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

Corporate FP&A experience 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 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 using 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 the ability to develop and communicate a clear point of view to senior executives.
Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment while balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Responsibilities

Lead consolidated monthly and annual FP&A close and performance management, combining business-unit and functional results into an enterprise view of performance, drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Own executive and Board financial reporting, partnering with the VP, FP&A and CFO to create concise, decision-oriented materials linking results and outlook to business performance and strategic priorities.
Lead the Annual Operating Plan and three-year financial planning processes, including the enterprise planning framework, calendar, assumptions, deliverables, and governance.
Partner with business-unit and functional FP&A leaders to consolidate and challenge forecasts and plans, evaluate drivers and assumptions, identify enterprise risks and opportunities, and align plans with Bose’s 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 key 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, 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 understand financial results, reflect them appropriately in management reporting, and translate them into actionable insights.
Establish common standards, frameworks, and practices for planning, forecasting, reporting, financial modeling, and executive communication across the FP&A organization.
Lead, coach, and develop Corporate FP&A team members in enterprise analysis, strategic thinking, executive communication, financial storytelling, and business partnership.