Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Title: Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Remote (LATAM-based, US time zone alignment required)
Employment Type: Full-Time Contractor (40 hrs./week)

About the Role

We are seeking a senior FP&A professional based in Latin America to support financial planning, forecasting, and analysis for a US-based organization with international operations.

This role partners closely with executive leadership and accounting teams to deliver accurate financial insights, models, and reporting that support strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead company wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and reporting in partnership with the CFO.

• Develop annual budgets, rolling forecasts, long range plans, and scenario models that support strategic and operational decisions.

• Analyze consolidated monthly and quarterly P and L results across multiple entities and geographies. Identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.

• Present clear financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership to support data driven decision making.

• Design and maintain dashboards, KPIs, OKRs, and performance reporting to track results against strategic goals.

• Partner closely with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and budgets, including across international entities.

• Identify and lead initiatives to improve financial processes, automation, and reporting systems to support scale and international growth.

• Support ad hoc analysis such as pricing, enrollment or demand forecasts, ROI analysis, breakeven analysis, and evaluation of new initiatives.

• Act as a strategic finance advisor on new business opportunities, geographic expansion, and operational investments.

• Leverage advanced analytics or AI driven approaches to improve forecasting accuracy and financial insight, when applicable.

Must Have Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or a related field.

• 7 or more years of progressive experience in FP and A, corporate finance, or strategic finance.

• Strong accounting knowledge with a solid understanding of US GAAP.

• Proven experience supporting multi entity and international operations, including currency and regional reporting considerations.

• Advanced financial modeling skills and high proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence executive level stakeholders through clear financial analysis.

• Ability to work remotely and travel a few weeks per year as needed.

Nice to Have

• Experience in VC or PE backed or high growth environments.

• Exposure to education, travel, or international program based business models.

• Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, or similar financial planning and CRM systems.

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.