VP, Director of Expenses for the Branch Network and Central Operations Teams

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented FP&A Expense Director to lead an FP&A expense team in the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and expense management for our national branch network and central operation teams. This leader will manage a small team, own the end-to-end reporting and budgeting process for our 1,300 Branch Network and extensive Central Operations. They will serve as the primary partner to our operations leadership team, and provide business insights that drive operational efficiency, cost discipline, and strategic investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Branch and Operations leaders to develop short- and long-term strategies that assess cost drivers and identify key performance metrics  and opportunities to generate efficiencies

• Build business cases and cost optimization models for Branch and Central Operations initiatives to inform executive decisions and track performance of initiative going forward, driving accountability

• Drive ongoing process improvements across the team to increase efficiency and quality.

• Oversee annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning for Branch Network and Central Operations expense teams, ensuring alignment with corporate timelines, financial targets, and business priorities.

• Lead variance analysis and forecast updates, identifying key expense drivers, risks, opportunities, and trade-offs to improve forecast accuracy and support proactive decision-making.

• Develop scalable budgeting and forecasting processes, tools, and reporting routines that improve transparency, accountability, and consistency across Branch Network and Central Operations.

• Define KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness, efficiency, and progress against operational and financial goals.

• Deliver executive-level insights during monthly business reviews that clearly and concisely explain key business drivers.

• Build strong relationships across cross-functional teams to align priorities, improve collaboration, and drive business outcomes.

• Lead, coach, and develop team members responsible for expense planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis; set clear priorities, build capability, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Establish team operating routines, review standards, and development plans that improve FP&A team effectiveness, accountability, and ability to support senior business leaders.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, consulting, or business operations, with demonstrated ownership of annual budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and long-range planning processes.

• Strong experience building and managing budget and forecast models, expense driver analyses, and executive-level reporting packages that support business planning and resource allocation decisions.

• Proven ability tooperatein unstructured environments and drive outcomes

• Strong financial modeling and business case development capabilities.

• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions

• Strong management level communication and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated prior experience directly leading, managing, and developing FP&A teams, including coaching analysts and managers, setting team priorities, managing workloads, and raising the quality of financial planning deliverables.

• Experience building high-performing FP&A teams that partner effectively with business leaders, improve forecast discipline, and translate financial analysis into clear recommendations.

What Success Looks Like

• Actively manage our operations costs, identifying key expense drivers and areas for optimization

• Build a trusted relationship with operations senior leadership, supporting their execution of operational goals

• Operations costs are actively managed as investments, not just expenses

• Develop a high-performing team, that delivers accurate forecasts, clear business insights, and stronger decision support for senior leaders.

Why This Role

• Broad exposure across the company and leadership team

• Opportunity to shape how the businessutilized their resources and operates

• Dynamic scope that evolves with business priorities

• Ideal for someone who wants to own outcomes, not just reporting

Location:Baltimore, MD (Hybrid, Tues-Thurs in office)

Target base salary range is $160,000-$195,000 which is based on various factors including skills and work experience. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for bonuses or incentives that are based on individual and company performance.”