Sr. Director, FP&A

Netgear

Full Time10+ yearsPosted 17 days ago

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Overview

Position Type

Full Time

Experience

10+ years

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Decision Support, Planning & Reporting

  • Enterprise Performance Management: Evolve FP&A from retrospective reporting into a forward-looking decision-support function, integrating financial, operational, commercial, customer, and market signals into enterprise planning and performance management.
  • Executive Decision Products: Create executive decision products, including rolling forecasts, business momentum indicators, exception-based reporting, prioritized action queues, and automated performance narratives, that reduce manual analysis and accelerate decision-making.
  • P&L Consolidation: Manage the comprehensive consolidation of the corporate P&L, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Executive & Board Support: Play a critical role in quarterly earnings preparation and the creation of Board of Directors presentations, delivering accurate data, compelling financial narratives, and strategic insights.
  • AOP Scenario Planning: Build out and analyze complex, multi-variable financial scenarios to support the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and long-range strategic planning.
  • In-Quarter Forecasting & Actuals: Oversee the in-quarter forecasting process to provide clear visibility into risks and opportunities and direct the timely delivery of actuals reporting with insightful variance analysis.

Process Innovation & Technology

  • Technology & AI Roadmap: Own the FP&A technology and innovation roadmap, including the responsible application of AI for analysis, summarization, explanation, and workflow automation, while maintaining human oversight for material financial and strategic decisions.
  • Workflow Optimization: Relentlessly drive continuous improvement and efficiencies across all Finance and FP&A processes, eliminating redundancies and manual interventions.

Project & Calendar Management

  • AOP Leadership: Own and manage the comprehensive AOP calendar and overarching timelines. Ensure strict adherence to deadlines and facilitate seamless cross-functional alignment throughout the planning cycle.

Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Modern FP&A Organization: Develop a modern FP&A organization with strong capabilities across finance, analytics, data modeling, systems, business partnership, and executive communication, supported by structured pilots, training, documentation, and adoption plans.
  • Organizational Influence: Act as a key influencer within the broader Finance organization. Partner collaboratively with accounting, operations, and business leaders to drive cohesive financial strategies and best practices.

Required Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. An MBA, CPA, or CMA is highly preferred.
  • Experience: 10–15+ years of progressive FP&A experience, with a proven track record of managing complex P&L consolidations at a senior leadership level, including direct exposure to board and earnings prep.
  • Technical Acumen: Strong fluency in modern financial systems (e.g., Oracle, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights). A demonstrated passion for and practical experience with implementing AI tools, automation, or advanced financial modeling technologies.
  • Leadership Skills: Exceptional ability to lead and develop talent. Strong executive presence with the ability to influence peers and senior leadership without direct authority.
  • Strategic Agility: Highly analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable business strategies. Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Required Skills

Performance ManagementExecutive Decision ProductsConsolidationExecutive SupportScenario PlanningIn Quarter Forecasting ActualsTechnology Ai RoadmapWorkforce OptimizationAi LeadershipModern Fp A OrganizationOrganizational InfluenceLeadership SkillsStrategic Agility

About the Company

Netgear

San José, United States

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