Vice President, FP&A

Catalant • Boston, MA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Catalant is entering its next phase of growth—deepening enterprise partnerships, expanding its product platforms, and launching new productized services. We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and operationally minded VP of FP&A to help drive financial discipline, operational rigor and efficiency, and scalable decision-making across the company.
Reporting to the CFO, partnering closely with the CEO and leaders across Product, Sales, Operations, Talent, and Client Success, this role will lead the company's financial planning and analysis function while also collaborating with financial operations that improve performance, efficiency, and execution. This role will partner closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure financial priorities are tightly aligned with company-wide strategic initiatives and operating rhythms.
This role will help shape how Catalant financially operates and scales. The VP of FP&A will enable timely reporting and scenario planning, stronger financial accountability for decision-making, and greater organizational effectiveness during a critical phase of scale.
This is a highly visible role that sits at the center of strategy, finance, and financial operations. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and analytical capabilities with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to solving business problems in a lean, fast-moving environment. The use and embedding of AI tools will also be an important part of the operations and deliverables of the FP&A function as it is initially designed and as it evolves.

Requirements

• 8-15+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or related fields.
• Experience in high-growth technology, marketplace, SaaS, or platform businesses.
• Track record of partnering with senior leadership to drive strategic decisions.
• Exceptional financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive operational improvements.
• Deep understanding of business performance metrics, operating models, and planning processes.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• Experience effectively managing planning processes, cross-functional collaboration, and utilizing and embedding AI tools for efficiency and speed in workflows.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning efforts across the organization.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate strategic priorities into financial plans, operating targets, and measurable KPIs.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support growth initiatives, investment decisions, and resource allocation.
• Provide proactive insights into business performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and operational trends.
• Analyze key drivers of working capital, revenue growth, margin performance, consultant utilization, and operating leverage.
• Provide reporting and analysis for Board meetings and presentations, and ad hoc financial projects
• Oversee financial operations including monthly forecast cadence, financial reporting, cash flow forecast management, and operational finance process improvements.
• Drive financial control frameworks in partnership with Accounting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across financial processes and reporting.
• Partner closely with the Chief of Staff to align financial operations with strategic priorities and company-wide performance management processes.
• Partner with department leaders to define and report financial and operational metrics, establish company-wide performance targets, and monitor progress against financial goals.
• Evolve, build and iterate scalable company-wide dashboards and reporting frameworks that provide visibility into company financial performance and strategic initiatives.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and implement financial operations best practices across the organization.
• Support cross-functional initiatives that improve financial efficiency, scalability, and customer outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the CFO and business leaders on strategic and operational decisions.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and investment priorities through data-driven financial analysis.
• Collaborate closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure financial plans and priorities are aligned with the company's strategic agenda and executive decision-making cadence.
• Support leadership in prioritizing initiatives and balancing growth investments with financial discipline.
• Help drive alignment between financial objectives and day-to-day business execution.
• Partner with operations and tech to improve FP&A tools, systems, and processes to enhance forecasting accuracy and decision-making speed.
• Partner with analytics and operations teams to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and business insights.
• Help establish scalable financial operations rhythms and governance processes to support continued growth.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Accounting, the Chief of Staff to coordinate cross-functional business rhythms, ensure organizational alignment, and optimize company-wide financial performance management.
• Collaborate with and strengthen the teamwork of the Finance team
• Operate as a hands-on leader who is comfortable moving between strategic thinking and executional detail.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• 13 company holidays + a week off from Christmas through New Years
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave regardless of how you choose to grow your family
• Generous health insurance coverage as well as optional vision and dental
• 401k to save for retirement
• Pre-tax commuter and flexible spending accounts
• A lifestyle spending account to be used towards cell phone, internet, commuting, and learning & development
• Wellness stipend for your mental, emotional, or physical wellbeing needs and support
• Work from Home stipend

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed