About Catalant:
As the pioneer of Consulting 2.0, Catalant gives the world’s leading companies on-demand access to a community of highly vetted independent consultants and former operators. Together, we deliver strategic solutions that solve our clients’ most important challenges through flexible and fit-to-purpose consulting engagements. Growing rapidly over the last 10 years, our client base now includes more than 30% of the Fortune 500, top private equity firms, and a range of other organizations seeking independent, external perspectives and professional expertise to help their businesses grow and succeed.
We’ve reimagined consulting for today’s world: it’s digitally enabled and powered by the insights and capabilities of over 100,000 seasoned professionals drawn from leading consultancies and global businesses Our consultants offer clients a competitive edge: actionable insights and hands-on support from leaders who have successfully solved similar problems before. Our business is lean, agile, and optimized to deliver best-in-class value in a way that disrupts how executives think about consulting.
Backed by world-class venture investors, we’re building the team that will take Catalant and the future of consulting to the next level.
Role Overview
Catalant is entering its next phase of growth—deepening enterprise partnerships, expanding its product platforms, and launching new productized services. We are seeking a strategic, analytical, and operationally minded VP of FP&A to help drive financial discipline, operational rigor and efficiency, and scalable decision-making across the company.
Reporting to the CFO, partnering closely with the CEO and leaders across Product, Sales, Operations, Talent, and Client Success, this role will lead the company's financial planning and analysis function while also collaborating with financial operations that improve performance, efficiency, and execution. This role will partner closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure financial priorities are tightly aligned with company-wide strategic initiatives and operating rhythms.
This role will help shape how Catalant financially operates and scales. The VP of FP&A will enable timely reporting and scenario planning, stronger financial accountability for decision-making, and greater organizational effectiveness during a critical phase of scale.
This is a highly visible role that sits at the center of strategy, finance, and financial operations. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and analytical capabilities with a pragmatic, hands-on approach to solving business problems in a lean, fast-moving environment. The use and embedding of AI tools will also be an important part of the operations and deliverables of the FP&A function as it is initially designed and as it evolves.
What you'll do
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Lead the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning efforts across the organization.
- Partner with executive leadership to translate strategic priorities into financial plans, operating targets, and measurable KPIs.
- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support growth initiatives, investment decisions, and resource allocation.
- Provide proactive insights into business performance, identifying risks, opportunities, and operational trends.
- Analyze key drivers of working capital, revenue growth, margin performance, consultant utilization, and operating leverage.
- Provide reporting and analysis for Board meetings and presentations, and ad hoc financial projects
Financial Operations & Financial Performance Management
- Oversee financial operations including monthly forecast cadence, financial reporting, cash flow forecast management, and operational finance process improvements.
- Drive financial control frameworks in partnership with Accounting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance across financial processes and reporting.
- Partner closely with the Chief of Staff to align financial operations with strategic priorities and company-wide performance management processes.
- Partner with department leaders to define and report financial and operational metrics, establish company-wide performance targets, and monitor progress against financial goals.
- Evolve, build and iterate scalable company-wide dashboards and reporting frameworks that provide visibility into company financial performance and strategic initiatives.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and implement financial operations best practices across the organization.
- Support cross-functional initiatives that improve financial efficiency, scalability, and customer outcomes.
Strategic Decision Support
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to the CFO and business leaders on strategic and operational decisions.
- Evaluate new business opportunities, pricing strategies, and investment priorities through data-driven financial analysis.
- Collaborate closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure financial plans and priorities are aligned with the company's strategic agenda and executive decision-making cadence.
- Support leadership in prioritizing initiatives and balancing growth investments with financial discipline.
- Help drive alignment between financial objectives and day-to-day business execution.
Systems, Data & Financial Infrastructure
- Partner with operations and tech to improve FP&A tools, systems, and processes to enhance forecasting accuracy and decision-making speed.
- Partner with analytics and operations teams to improve data quality, reporting consistency, and business insights.
- Help establish scalable financial operations rhythms and governance processes to support continued growth.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Build strong cross-functional relationships and foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with Accounting, the Chief of Staff to coordinate cross-functional business rhythms, ensure organizational alignment, and optimize company-wide financial performance management.
- Collaborate with and strengthen the teamwork of the Finance team
- Operate as a hands-on leader who is comfortable moving between strategic thinking and executional detail.
What you'll bring
Experience
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8-15+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment banking, consulting, or related fields.
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Experience in high-growth technology, marketplace, SaaS, or platform businesses.
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Track record of partnering with senior leadership to drive strategic decisions.
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MBA or equivalent experience preferred, but not required.
Skills
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Exceptional financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
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Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive operational improvements.
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Deep understanding of business performance metrics, operating models, and planning processes.
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Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations.
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Ability to translate complex data into clear business insights.
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Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
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Experience effectively managing planning processes, cross-functional collaboration, and utilizing and embedding AI tools for efficiency and speed in workflows.
Benefits
At Catalant, we strive to offer a work environment where employees can bring however much of their full, authentic self as they desire. With this in mind, we are happy to offer our employees:
- Flexible paid time off
- 13 company holidays + a week off from Christmas through New Years
- Twelve weeks of paid parental leave regardless of how you choose to grow your family
- Generous health insurance coverage as well as optional vision and dental
- 401k to save for retirement
- Pre-tax commuter and flexible spending accounts
- A lifestyle spending account to be used towards cell phone, internet, commuting, and learning & development
- Wellness stipend for your mental, emotional, or physical wellbeing needs and support
- Work from Home stipend
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Catalant is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Catalant makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business objectives and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, qualified physical or mental disability, genetic condition or predisposition, or any other status protected by law. All Catalant employees are prohibited from engaging in any form of discrimination.
Our Flexible Work Model
We align our work environment with both the requirements of the role and the needs of our people. For positions local to our Boston headquarters, we utilize a flexible hybrid model to support team collaboration. Other roles are designed for full remote work.
The Interview & Onboarding Experience
We aim for a hiring process that is both rigorous and respectful of your time. Interviews and onboarding are conducted either virtually or in person, determined by the nature of the role and the individual circumstances of the candidate. Our People Team is here to coordinate the best path forward for you.
