Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis

Great Hearts Academies • Phoenix, AZ

7d • $165,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis leads enterprise planning, forecasting, management reporting, financial analysis, and finance business partnership. The VP converts financial and operational data into insight, creates common planning standards across Great Hearts, and leads the finance partners serving Home Office, Online, Arizona, and new regions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a related field required
• At least 10 years of progressive finance experience, including leadership of budgeting, forecasting, modeling, management reporting, and finance business partnership in a complex organization.
• Expert financial modeling and advanced Excel skills
• Ability to create structure around ambiguity and translate complex analysis into crisp recommendations.
• Demonstrated success leading through influence across multiple entities, regions, and executive stakeholders.
• Commitment to the mission and philosophy of Great Hearts and to responsible stewardship of resources in service to students and schools.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial or systems information for non-finance audiences.
• Sound judgment, discretion, attention to detail, and a high standard of accuracy and follow-through.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, multi-entity and multi-state environment.
• Service orientation, collaborative problem solving, and the ability to build trust across schools, regions, and functional teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365; advanced Excel capability is expected for finance leadership and analytical roles.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CPA, or relevant advanced degree preferred
• experience with enterprise planning and reporting tools strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, multi-year plan, rolling forecast, scenario planning, and enterprise risk and opportunity processes.
• Develop common assumptions, calendars, templates, metrics, and review routines that support consistent and transparent planning across entities and departments.
• Produce consolidated management reporting, forecasts, variance analysis, executive commentary, board materials, and decision-support analyses.
• Drive robust cash flow forecasting and scenario planning to ensure optimal liquidity, mitigate financial risk, and support corporate capital allocation decisions.
• Lead and develop the senior finance team members across multiple business channels and geographic regions.
• Ensure finance partners provide responsive, high-quality support to regional and functional leaders while applying common enterprise standards.
• Create financial models for growth, new schools and regions, online programs, compensation, staffing, strategic initiatives, and changes in funding or enrollment.
• Partner with Accounting and Finance Systems to reconcile management reporting to the general ledger and improve data quality, reporting tools, and close-to-report processes.
• Partner with Shared Services to identify transaction trends, service issues, working-capital needs, and process improvements affecting forecasts and customers.
• Present financial results, risks, choices, and recommendations to the CFO, senior leadership, and boards as assigned.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution.
• A competitive 401(k) with employer match.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

What This Job Offers

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