Job Description

VP, FP&A

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Austin, TX

The VP, FP&A leads the Company’s financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision-support capabilities during a period of rapid expansion. This role is responsible for building scalable FP&A processes and systems, and delivering insights that drives financial performance. The VP, FP&A reports to the Chief Financial Officer and partners closely with the CEO and other corporate teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Company’s budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, including scenario planning to support growth, integration, and profitability targets.
• Build and maintain an integrated driver-based financial model (center volumes/throughput, labor, supplies, pricing/yield, overhead) to improve forecast accuracy and decision-making.
• Establish standardized reporting cadence (e.g., weekly, monthly), KPI dashboards, and variance analysis across donor centers and corporate functions; lead operating review rhythms with leaders.
• Partner with Operations and Center Leadership to improve center-level unit economics, productivity, and margin performance; identify and track profitability initiatives.
• Lead FP&A integration work for acquisitions (planning assumptions, reporting definitions, KPI alignment, synergy tracking, and go-forward forecasting).
• Provide investment and capital decision support for growth initiatives (new centers, expansions, equipment, technology), including ROI/payback and sensitivity analyses.
• Build scalable processes/tools to support growth.
• Prepare and present financial performance, risks, and recommendations to the CFO/CEO and Board/Investors as needed.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Expert-level FP&A leadership in high-growth, multi-site environments; ability to scale processes quickly without sacrificing rigor.
• Strong acquisition integration and change management capability; proven ability to standardize reporting across multiple entities.
• Advanced financial modeling and analytics skills (driver-based forecasting, scenario planning, ROI/payback, margin bridge).
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to influence senior operational leaders and drive accountability.
• Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable recommendations for executives and boards.
• High proficiency in Excel/PowerPoint; experience with FP&A and BI tools (e.g., Anaplan, Adaptive, Planful, Hyperion, NetSuite Planning, Tableau, Power BI) preferred.
• Ability to operate under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-changing environment.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA and/or CPA/CMA preferred.
• 10–15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A leadership.
• Experience in multi-site services or healthcare services (or similarly operations-driven environments) strongly preferred.
• M&A experience (diligence support and/or integration) required.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• This position is based at the Austin, Texas, Headquarters for Join Parachute.
• Limited travel may be required with advanced notice.

Why Join Parachute?

• Competitive pay + monthly bonus potential
• Significant career growth opportunities in a fast-scaling environment
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and company holidays