Preferred Location: NYC, NJ, or Boston 

About Us 

Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services.  Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out amongst our peers.  Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER.  If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!! 
 

Position Summary 

Thrive is seeking a VP of FP&A to lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analytics in a high growth, acquisition driven environment. This leader will partner closely with the CFO and executive team to build a scalable FP&A function, deliver rigorous financial insights, and strengthen operational discipline across the business. The ideal candidate brings a builder mindset, deep operational finance expertise, and the ability to operate with speed, accuracy, and executive presence.
 

Primary Responsibilities 

• Be a key partner to the CFO and functional leaders in achieving financial results
• Provide insights that drive EBITDA growth, margin improvement, and cash optimization
• Deliver financial analysis that informs pricing, service mix, utilization, labor efficiency, and customer profitability
• Hold business leaders accountable for delivering on expected results, both financial and strategic. 
• Drive improvements in predictability of forecasts
• Help management and the board understand financial implications and trade-offs of key strategic decisions (e.g. headcount and capital investments, pricing, M&A, etc.)
• Supporting CFO/org is identifying and tracking big rock initiatives (leading KPI goal setting and reporting out on those goals monthly / quarterly)

• Own the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning
• Build and maintain driver-based financial models aligned to MSP economics (headcount, utilization, billable rates, contract terms, churn)
• Lead monthly and quarterly forecast cycles, including variance analysis and performance storytelling
• Partner with business leaders to ensure operational plans align with financial targets
• Lead decisions on capital planning and expenditures with data to support returns on investment

• Lead the development of a roadmap for Thrive's financial planning and visualization systems to drive improvements from the current reporting and forecasting environment, as well as ensure processes are in place to support scale globally
•  Guide system and tools decisions based on knowledge of MRP economics and business model.
•  Co-lead efforts to arrive at a single source of business reporting truth across the organization
•  Build out processes and systems to provide maximum scalability and clear visibility into financial performance, automating wherever possible
•  Champion an analytical, data-driven approach to decision making across the organization - encourage a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and excellence

• Partner with the M&A and Integrations teams as needed to support financial diligence, modeling, and valuation for acquisitions
• Provide FP&A perspective on synergy tracking, operational integration, and financial performance of acquired entities
• Ensure post acquisition reporting and KPIs are standardized and integrated into broader planning processes

• Roll up his/her sleeves to provide oversight and direct input in all functional areas and key decisions within FP&A. Strong bias toward action in all tasks; be as comfortable in the small details as in the big picture
• Build and maintain a team of A players. Take decisive actions on non-A players; remove C players quickly and appropriately. Coach/mentor B players or move them into roles where they can be A players
• Model, drive, and accelerate a cultural shift toward accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance throughout the finance organization

Basic Qualifications 

• 10+ years of progressive finance and FP&A leadership experience
• Proven experience building scalable FP&A processes and infrastructure
• A record of serving as a business partner in helping to influence key business decisions and track performance against key objectives
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
• Background in PE backed companies, managed services, or recurring revenue models highly desirable
• Experience supporting M&A, integrations, and PE reporting
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
• Demonstrated agility, resilience, and ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, change heavy environment
• Strong alignment with Thrive’s core values: People, Customers, Attitude, Ownership