The Director, FP&A serves as a corporate finance partner responsible for planning, forecasting, and performance management across LaunchPad's portfolio. This role works cross-functionally to translate brand-level activity into clear, enterprise-wide insights, helping leadership understand performance and make informed decisions.
This position is designed as a growth opportunity, with the long-term goal of developing into a future CFO. The role offers regular exposure to the CFO, executive leadership team, and private equity partners, providing meaningful visibility and impact across the organization.
Key ResponsibilitiesPlanning, Budgeting & Forecasting- Own the annual budget and rolling forecast process across all brands in partnership with Accounting and Ops
- Consolidate brand-level inputs into a clear enterprise forecast that leadership can rely on
- Maintain headcount, revenue, and margin models tied to operational drivers (inspectors, sales reps, capacity, conversion, pricing)
- Support long-range planning and scenario modeling tied to growth initiatives and acquisitions
Monthly Reporting & Performance Management- Prepare monthly FP&A operational reviews for leadership and stakeholders
- Analyze actuals vs. budget and forecast, with a focus on actionable drivers, not surface-level variance explanations
- Track and report KPIs by brand, including revenue, margin, labor efficiency, and growth metrics
- Partner closely with Accounting to ensure alignment between financial results and forecasts
Brand & Functional Business Partnering- Serve as the finance partner to brand leaders and functional heads (Ops, Sales, Marketing, HR)
- Help leaders understand performance, trade-offs, and financial impact of decisions
- Provide ad hoc analysis for leadership questions and time-sensitive decisions
M&A and Integration Support- Build and maintain acquisition pro formas and return models
- Support post-acquisition integration through forecasting, synergy tracking, and performance monitoring
- Help bring newly acquired brands into LaunchPad's financial cadence and reporting standards
Debt Reporting/Management - Manage debt principal, interest payments forecast
- Prepare covenant reporting and forecasting
Brand & Functional Business Partnering- Serve as the finance partner to brand leaders and functional heads (Ops, Sales, Marketing, HR)
- Help leaders understand performance, trade-offs, and the financial impact of decisions
- Provide ad hoc analysis for leadership questions and time-sensitive decisions
M&A and Integration Support - Build and maintain acquisition pro formas and return models
- Perform asset purchase accounting on acquisitions
- Support post-acquisition integration through forecasting, synergy tracking, and performance monitoring
- Help bring newly acquired brands into LaunchPad's financial cadence and reporting standards
Process, Tools & Scale - Build and design FP&A processes as LaunchPad grows, with an emphasis on clarity, consistency, and speed
- Improve forecasting accuracy and reporting efficiency as the number of brands increases and markets expand
- Partner with Finance leadership on tooling, dashboards, and standardization efforts
- Establish repeatable rhythms between Accounting, FP&A, and brand leaders
Skills & Experience- 7+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance
- AI understanding and utilization required
- Experience in a PE-backed, multi-entity, or roll-up environment strongly preferred
- Acquisition modeling and integration work strongly preferred
- Combination of strategic thinking/presentation and detailed analysis
- Strong financial modeling and forecasting skills
- Advanced Excel required; experience with ERPs, BI tools, or financial planning systems preferred
- Ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights for non-finance leaders
- Comfortable operating in a growing, evolving environment
- Confident communicator who can engage with senior leaders
- Detail-oriented, accountable, and organized
- Comfortable owning outcomes without rigid guardrails
Why Join LaunchPad- High-impact role with visibility across leadership and brands
- Detailed experience with a Private Equity firm
- Opportunity to help shape the finance strategy in a growing platform
- Collaborative culture that values thoughtful growth and strong partnerships
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and long-term growth opportunity
If you are a results-driven professional passionate about acquisitions and business growth, we want to hear from you! Apply today to join our team
