Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

Granicus•Remote,

8d•$167,000 - $197,000•Remote

About The Position

Granicus is seeking an energetic, entrepreneurial, and highly collaborative Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to join our Finance team, reporting to the VP of FP&A. This is a high-visibility finance leadership role with the opportunity to shape decisions across a significant portion of the business. The Director will serve as a strategic finance partner to senior leaders across various teams to help drive strategic and operational initiatives as the business continues to grow and scale.

Requirements

You have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or similar quantitative discipline
You have 8+ years of experience in financial planning, forecasting, and/or budgeting
You have outstanding problem solving skills
You take a highly collaborative team approach to work
You have a record of accomplishment and delivery against objectives
You have excellent systems skills/accounting software package proficiency
You are proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, and ideally Salesforce and Adaptive Insights
You are a detail-oriented team player with strong self-direction

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted strategic finance partner to senior leaders across various functions, translating business performance into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
Influence decisions on headcount, operating spend, resource allocation, investment priorities, and profitability by connecting financial results to operational drivers and business outcomes.
Lead the planning and forecasting processes for supported organizations, including annual operating planning, rolling forecasts, monthly outlook updates, and scenario analysis.
Manage and develop a high-performing FP&A team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, prioritization, and career development.
Establish clear operating rhythms, timelines, and accountability across planning, forecasting, and business-review processes; manage effectively through change and competing priorities.
Own hands-on financial modeling and help evolve Adaptive Insights, including planning models, reporting capabilities, process improvements, and user adoption.
Deliver timely, accurate, and decision-useful reporting and analysis for senior leadership, including budget-versus-actual reviews, key performance indicators, operating trends, and risks and opportunities.
Improve visibility into revenue and margin performance, including recurring and non-recurring revenue drivers, margin trends, and areas for operational improvement.
Partner with Finance, Accounting, and business leaders to strengthen data quality, reporting infrastructure, financial processes, and visualization of key performance insights.
Lead value-added analysis and financial decision support for strategic initiatives, including investment cases, profitability initiatives, and other cross-functional business priorities.
Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, tools, and ways of working to make the organization more efficient, scalable, and responsive.
Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.
Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.