VP, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

About the Role

Reporting to the CFO, the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will serve as a strategic finance leader responsible for leading and scaling the FP&A function at Raptor as we continue to grow.

The VP of FP&A provides executive leadership with actionable financial insights that drive profitable growth, capital efficiency, and operational discipline. This leader will build scalable planning processes, enhance financial visibility across the organization, and ensure capital allocation aligns with the company's strategic priorities.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Finance Leadership & Executive Partnership

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CFO and executive leadership team on financial performance, risks, and growth opportunities
• Translate corporate strategy into financial frameworks, targets, and measurable performance metrics
• Provide leadership with insights on growth drivers, emerging risks, competitive positioning, and market opportunities
• Monitor global and domestic market trends, competitive dynamics, and macroeconomic indicators to inform strategic decisions
• Drive data-driven decision making across the organization through actionable analysis and financial storytelling
• Provide decision support across the organization through ROI modeling and financial evaluation of strategic initiatives

Enterprise Planning, Forecasting & Financial Modeling

• Lead the annual operating plan and rolling multi-year strategic plan for the organization
• Develop and maintain driver-based financial models to support scenario analysis, enterprise forecasting, and strategic planning
• Develop cost benchmarking and productivity metrics to guide resource allocation and operating efficiency (e.g. support volume, utilization, bill rates, sales capacity)
• Partner with business leaders across sales, marketing, product, and operations to align financial planning with operational objectives

Performance Management & SaaS Growth Analytics

• Conduct in-depth analysis of revenue drivers, customer behavior, and operational efficiencies to identify growth opportunities and optimization levers
• Provide proactive insights into revenue performance, margin expansion, cash flow, and cost drivers
• Develop executive dashboards and operational KPI frameworks to provide visibility into company performance
• Lead periodic business review meetings with executive leadership to measure performance against budget and strategic targets

Capital Allocation, Investment Governance & M&A

• Lead enterprise capital planning processes including prioritization, investment analysis, and ROI evaluation
• Implement governance frameworks for capital requests, approvals, and post-investment reviews
• Ensure capital deployment aligns with growth initiatives, return thresholds, and private equity value creation objectives
• Partner with operations, technology, and product leaders to optimize capital allocation
• Coordinate buy-side M&A activity in partnership with private equity sponsors
• Assist with due diligence, financial modeling, and post-acquisition integration management

Executive Reporting, Data Infrastructure & Team Leadership

• Lead preparation of executive reporting packages, board materials, and investor-ready financial analyses
• Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses and insights for the Board of Directors, CFO, and senior leadership
• Champion improvements in financial data management, data quality, and reporting infrastructure across the organization; incorporate AI where appropriate
• Provide leadership to the FP&A organization, developing high-performing teams, scalable processes, and modern financial systems
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and special projects that support the company's growth and operational maturity

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 12–15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant leadership in FP&A or corporate finance
• Proven experience leading enterprise financial planning processes in complex or high-growth organizations
• Experience in high-growth SaaS or recurring revenue business models, ideally within a private equity-backed environment
• Strong understanding of SaaS metrics such as ARR, NRR, CAC, LTV, churn, and unit economics
• Demonstrated experience supporting M&A transactions, due diligence, and integration
• Experience with large data sets and the ability to identify & communicate key insights
• Exceptional financial modeling skills and experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience with NetSuite and Adaptive Insights
• Strong ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus
• Experience utilizing AI to increase efficiency and effectiveness is strongly preferred

What's in it for you? 

• You join the gold standard in school safety software. 
• You will join a company where innovation and customer collaboration are part of what drives new product development to help keep kids safe. 
• You will work with diverse teams made up of some of the best minds in the industry.
• You will get exposure to strong mentorship and leadership that have supported a long history of career advancement opportunities for our employees. 
• You will have access to a robust benefits package that includes: 
• • Remote-first philosophy 
  • Flexible paid time off 
  • Paid parental leave 
  • 11 Paid holidays per year 
  • Workplace flexibility 
  • Affordable health coverage (medical, dental, vision), paid 100% for employee only medical 
  • 401(k) employer contribution to help you plan for the future 
  • Company paid life insurance, STD, and LTD