Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Mizuho•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mizuho Americas is seeking an experienced Vice President to join its Financial Planning & Analysis organization. The VP will serve as a finance partner to business leaders and corporate functions, providing financial insight and analytical support to inform decision-making and strengthen financial performance. The role has significant responsibility for financial planning and forecasting, management reporting, expense and workforce analysis, cost allocations, and performance analytics. The successful candidate will combine strong financial and analytical capabilities with experience using AI, data visualization, dashboards, and modern financial technologies to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of financial insights. The role contributes to the transformation of FP&A through process standardization, automation, enhanced analytics, and adoption of OneStream and related financial tools. In-office attendance is an essential function. The current requirement is to be in the office at least 50% of the time, or five out of every 10 business days. Specific requirements will be communicated during recruitment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
10–15 years of progressive experience in FP&A, business or divisional finance, management reporting, or a related finance discipline.
Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, management reporting, and executive presentations.
Strong understanding of financial statements and the drivers of business and financial performance.
Ability to translate complex financial information into clear conclusions, compelling visualizations, and actionable recommendations.
Strong business-partnering and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and constructively challenge assumptions.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA, CFA, or similar qualification.
Experience developing or using management dashboards and business-intelligence tools such as Power BI; familiarity with data visualization and self-service analytics.
Interest or experience using AI, generative AI, automation, or advanced analytics within Finance to improve analysis, reporting, forecasting, or productivity.
Experience with OneStream, Hyperion, or comparable EPM platforms.
Experience in banking, financial services, or another complex, multi-business environment.
Experience with expense management, workforce or headcount planning, cost allocations, or profitability analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead components of annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting, partnering with business and functional stakeholders to develop and challenge financial assumptions.
Analyze actual and forecast financial performance, identify drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
Develop management reports, dashboards, and executive presentations that provide visibility into financial and operational performance.
Analyze personnel and non-personnel expenses, including headcount, workforce trends, consulting spend, hiring plans, and other resource considerations.
Support cost allocation and profitability analysis, including evaluating allocation methodologies, drivers, and financial impacts across businesses and entities.
Partner with business and corporate functions, providing financial guidance and constructively challenging assumptions.
Perform financial modeling and scenario analysis to assess business decisions, resource requirements, and changes to the financial outlook.
Use AI and emerging technologies to enhance financial analysis, identify trends and anomalies, streamline recurring processes, and improve management insights.
Drive adoption of dashboarding and data-visualization capabilities, including Power BI, to provide intuitive and actionable views of financial performance.
Partner across Finance and other functions to improve the accuracy, consistency, transparency, and automation of financial reporting and planning.
Contribute to FP&A transformation through process standardization, automation, enhanced analytics, and adoption of OneStream and related financial tools.