Position Overview:

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:

Strategic Finance & Executive Partnership  

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) 

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting 

• 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. 

FP&A Foundation & Infrastructure Build-Out 

• 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.  

M&A and Integration Support 

• 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. 

Team Development 

• 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. 

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.