Leads the company’s budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, financial modeling, KPI reporting, variance analysis, and decision support. Partners with operations and executive leadership to improve unit economics, profitability, and capital allocation. Oversees FP&A integration for acquisitions, including KPI alignment, synergy tracking, and forecasting. Builds scalable processes and systems, presents financial performance and recommendations to executives and the board, and supports growth in a multi-site, operations-driven environment.
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
- Significant career growth opportunities in a fast-scaling environment
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and company holidays
About
Parachute is a new kind of plasma donation company that allows individuals to earn money while creating life-saving medicine.Plasma is used to create medicine that treats chronic illnesses, including immune disorders, liver disease, bleeding disorders, and cancer. Right now, there’s a severe plasma shortage, which is impacting patients’ access to these life-saving treatments.
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