Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

American College of Radiology•Reston, VA

13h•$152,900 - $214,000•Remote

About The Position

The American College of Radiology (ACR) seeks a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis to oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, analysis, and internal and external financial reporting, including Board reporting. The Director will lead the FP&A team and partner with senior program leaders to provide insights to executive audiences and influence business decisions. The role calls for a self-starting people leader who anticipates needs, advances priorities independently, develops team capabilities, and turns complex financial data into clear business insights. The Director will champion innovation, automation, and the responsible use of approved financial AI and data tools to improve the efficiency, accuracy, consistency, and forward-looking value of FP&A deliverables. This is a remote position within ACR’s flexible work environment, requiring effective virtual communication and collaboration, with opportunities to meet in person for strategic priorities and team events.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or greater in finance or a related business field.
At least 12 years of hands-on experience in financial planning, reporting and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, with increasing responsibility.
At least 7 years of management or supervisory experience, including success managing, coaching, and mentoring high-performing financial teams.
Strong critical-thinking, project-management, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience creating and owning complex financial models.
Ability to develop PowerPoint presentations and data visualizations that communicate financial information effectively to the intended audience.
Experience driving process improvement, technology enablement, and automation within FP&A or a comparable finance function.
Experience with financial AI and data tools, including evaluating use cases, developing effective workflows, validating outputs, and applying responsible data-handling practices.
Ability to operate as a proactive, independent leader, exercise sound strategic judgment, and collaborate across functions and organizational levels.

Nice To Haves

PMP and/or CMA certification.
Experience with SQL, Tableau, Power BI, data warehouses, project-management software, ERP systems such as Net Suite, budgeting and reporting tools, and HRIS systems.

Responsibilities

Lead financial planning for annual operating and capital budgets, three-year forecasts, and periodic rolling forecasts and outlooks.
Use data and trends to prepare what-if scenarios based on key drivers and financial levers across ACR programmatic and operational areas.
Conduct ad hoc analysis and financial modeling to provide value-added insights to program leaders and decision-makers.
Develop financial presentations for the ACR Board, Executive Team, and business partners.
Create data visualizations and dashboards, defining KPIs and metrics that provide insight and serve as leading performance indicators.
Oversee financial reporting and performance management; establish forecasting standards, review controls, and routines that improve forecast accuracy, variance quality, analytical consistency, and confidence in reported results.
Identify enterprise- and program-level financial risks and opportunities, surface emerging trends, and communicate recommendations and actions to leadership.
Translate complex financial analysis into concise, actionable guidance for non-financial stakeholders, connecting financial performance to operational drivers and strategic priorities.
Partner with the Senior Director on business cases, pricing, profitability, resource allocation, and product or program assessments using scenario, ROI, and sensitivity analysis.
Improve FP&A processes, technology, and automation by redesigning workflows, eliminating low-value manual work, and developing scalable reporting and planning solutions.
Apply approved AI tools, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, to research, modeling, variance analysis, forecast preparation, narrative development, and quality assurance; validate AI-assisted outputs and protect confidential information in accordance with ACR policy.
Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team by setting expectations, providing coaching and feedback, fostering accountability and constructive challenge, and coordinating dotted-line financial analysts.
Advance priorities independently, resolve issues, exercise sound judgment, and escalate material risks or decisions at the appropriate time.