The Director of FP&A leads enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, and strategic analysis to support the company's regulated and non-regulated businesses. Key responsibilities include oversight of long-range planning, rate case financial support, and capital investment analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Create strong partnerships with senior business leaders.
- Deliver actionable insights based on financial and/or industry analysis.
- Provide support for regulatory affairs for rate case planning purposes.
- Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations for management decisions.
- Develop and maintain a variety of corporate metrics and dashboards to optimize business operations.
- Provide support to high-growth business units for scenario evaluation of alternative investment strategies.
- Lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning including development of income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet forecasts.
- Provide operational analysis and reporting to enhance total company performance awareness and identify opportunities
- Develop scenario models to assess the financial impact of regulatory changes and capital investments.
- Partner with business units to evaluate operational performance and identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Identify performance issues across our businesses and risks and opportunities in the current plan or forecast.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial systems and planning processes.
- Deliver timely, accurate financial reports, dashboards, and KPIs to senior leadership and the Board.
- Analyze variances between actuals, budget, and forecasts; provide actionable insights and recommendations
- Support investor relations with earnings call preparation, SEC filings, and financial disclosures.
- Collaborate with operational leaders to assess performance and identify cost efficiencies.
- Deliver executive-level reporting and insights to support strategic decisions.
- Provide financial modeling and analysis to support regulatory filings, rate cases and capital projects.
- Collaborate with Treasury and Regulatory Affairs to align financial strategy with funding and compliance requirements.
- Manage and mentor a high-performing FP&A team.
- Serve as a key liaison between Finance, Operations, Regulatory and Investor Relations.
- Champion the adoption of advanced analytics, automation tools, and financial systems improvements.
Position Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field; MBA and/or CPA preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in Finance.
- 5+ years of progressive FP&A experience, preferably within the energy, utility, or infrastructure sectors.
- Strong analytical skills, with advanced financial modeling (including ability to build integrated three-statement models), Excel, and database expertise.
- Exceptional communication, executive presence, and the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
- Strong understanding of regulated utility economics, capital planning, GAAP, FERC accounting, and regulatory frameworks.
- Strong project management, planning, and organization skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to connect financial data to enterprise-wide strategy, regulatory trends, and long-term sustainability goals, including impact of capital investments, rate cases, and operational decisions on shareholder value and customer outcomes.
- Ability to evaluate multiple financial outcomes under varying regulatory, market, and operational conditions; ability to assess downstream impact of changes in assumptions, forecasts, or external factors (e.g., interest rates, inflation) on earnings, cash flow, and capital structure.
- Proven leadership and mentoring abilities, with a track record of building high-performing FP&A teams and fostering analytical rigor, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
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Vaco
$140,000.00 - $170,000.00 / yr
401(k), retirement plan
Dec 11, 2025