Director, FP&A - Hybrid

IPG • Sarasota, FL

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as the primary FP&A partner to commercial and senior leadership, delivering strategic financial insights that drive revenue growth, margin expansion, and profitability. The Director owns P&L reporting for business areas, leads critical planning processes, and provides clear, actionable analysis to support executive decision-making. This is a highly visible role with regular exposure to the executive leadership team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience
• 5 years of FP&A and business-partnering responsibility
• Deep understanding of financial operations, including financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to translate data into clear strategic recommendations.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and driving decisions through insight rather than authority.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
• Strong proficiency in Excel and financial systems.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead through influence, prioritize competing demands, and operate effectively under tight timelines.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience driving process and reporting enhancements.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling the development of confidence and trust among stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred
• Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic finance thought partner to senior leadership, shaping enterprise decisions through sharp financial insight, disciplined analytics, and forward-looking perspectives focused on the commercial team.
• Own monthly distribution of business segment financial results, including executive-level variance analysis, bridge explanations, and interpretation of key performance drivers (price, volume, mix, cost) helping the business prioritize actions that drive sustainable value creation.
• Develop and deliver executive-level financial storytelling, synthesizing data into compelling insights that influence strategic direction and leadership decisions.
• Partner with executive leadership to evaluate growth opportunities, portfolio optimization, and capital allocation decisions, assessing risk/reward tradeoffs through scenario analysis and strategic modeling.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, and Finance leaders to ensure alignment between strategic objectives, operational execution, and financial outcomes.
• Support M&A, corporate strategy, and transformation initiatives through robust financial analysis, scenario modeling, due diligence support, and strategic insight for executive decision-making.
• Mentor and review the work of FP&A team members, raising the bar on analytical rigor, strategic thinking, and executive presence.

What This Job Offers

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