Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

FINRA • Rockville, MD

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) plays a critical leadership role in providing forward-thinking financial guidance and strategic partnership to senior executives across FINRA’s enterprise. This role combines financial expertise with exceptional business acumen to serve as a trusted advisor and executive-level business partner to key stakeholders, helping them understand and optimize financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive informed, financially sound decision-making in alignment with FINRA’s overall finance strategy. As a senior leader on the FP&A team, this position is responsible for developing and elevating the FP&A function, creating high-impact management reporting, ensuring robust forecasts, and providing strategic recommendations that enable data-driven decisions. This leader drives proactive financial analyses across complex business units within the FINRA Enterprise and works closely with the Vice President, FP&A on high-level strategic initiatives, serving as their alternate as needed. The Director establishes strong relationships with executive leadership to reality-test business strategy, challenge assumptions, and ensure alignment of financial strategies with corporate objectives – particularly for newly consolidated groups requiring sophisticated financial partnership. This role also maintains Enterprise-wide visibility and accountability driving cross-functional strategy, consolidating insights across multiple business units, and ensuring cohesive financial planning that supports FINRA’s overall strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience required.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, financial services, or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of people management experience required.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, analysis, and forecasting techniques.
• Advanced skills in Excel, including complex formula, data analysis, and financial modeling.
• Deep knowledge of GAAP accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Proven experience collaborating across multiple business units and finance teams, at all levels of leadership and staff.
• Extensive analytical and strategic thinking skills with the ability to distill and translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• High attention to detail and ability to balance strategic thinking and operational execution.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present financial information and data findings clearly for senior leadership.
• Proven ability to lead and oversee multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring quality and timeliness.
• Skilled people leader experienced in coaching and developing team members, providing timely feedback, and managing performance.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• High degree of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive financial information.
• Adaptability and continuous learning mindset to deepen subject matter expertise.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master's degree in Finance/Accounting preferred.
• CPA, CFA, or other relevant professional certification optional.
• Experience in financial services or regulated industry environment preferred.
• Proficiency in financial planning software (e.g., Hyperion, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Workday, Power BI) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver comprehensive Enterprise financial planning strategies and processes (across all business lines).
• Develop BU-specific annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial plans across business units, owning end-to-end infrastructure, processes, and communication of operating expenses, capital initiatives and revenues.
• Define procedures for FP&A team that align with organizational fiscal objectives and business goals.
• Oversee creation of executive-ready analyses, dashboards, and narratives for CFAO and senior leadership review.
• Monitor and report on financial KPIs and key business drivers; identify trends and areas for improvement; and provide recommendations to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness across the enterprise.
• Build and evolve decision-enabling financial tools and models, leveraging data visualizations, storytelling, and emerging technology to enhance efficiency, scalability, and stakeholder financial literacy.
• Drive advanced financial modeling and scenario analysis supporting strategic initiatives, resource allocation, capital projects, and business case development including cost/benefit analysis and risk assessment.
• Partner closely across FP&A teams to ensure the department’s operating plans align with Enterprise strategic priorities and that senior leadership has timely visibility into performance.
• Establish frameworks and standards that ensure consistency, accuracy and strategic alignment across all business units.
• Develop and maintain enterprise financial models that integrate revenue, expense and capital projections across all business units, enabling comprehensive what-if analysis and strategic trade-off decisions.
• Oversee and develop FP&A team, managing operational aspects of workflow, performance, and compliance.
• Partner closely with executive leadership in aligned businesses to provide financial insights, evaluate business performance, and guide data-driven decision-making to support budgets, forecasts and long-term growth
• Oversee monthly/quarterly management reporting and analysis for business segments to deliver insightful variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year with strategic, business-driven commentary to senior leadership.
• Oversee planning process for the business units, including annual budget and rolling forecasts; and initiatives to streamline budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes.
• Coach and develop team members, and conduct effective performance management and career development conversations.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstration of FINRA’s values.
• Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Benefits

• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law.
• As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance.
• Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.
• FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
• Time Off and Paid Leave FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year).
• Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule).
• Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment).
• Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director