Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses worldwide across diverse markets including financial services, healthcare, automotive, and agribusiness. With a team of 25,200 people in 32 countries, Experian invests in its people and advanced technologies to unlock the power of data.

The Role: Director of FP&A (ECS)

Reporting to the SVP Finance, ECS, this senior finance leader will serve as a trusted partner to the ECS Finance and Leadership Team. You will deliver financial insight and decision support for a growth-focused consumer finance technology business, leading planning, forecasting, and performance management for the consolidated ECS portfolio. This is a remote role based in the Pacific Time Zone.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Decision Support

• Act as a key financial partner to the ECS CFO, providing insights into consolidated results, operating unit performance, growth, profitability, balance sheet health, and KPIs.
• Align financial projections with priorities by partnering with ECS Leadership and finance leads across operating units.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, executive-ready analyses and presentations.
• Support strategic and investment decisions through financial modeling, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis across the ECS portfolio.

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management

• Lead end-to-end planning and performance cycles, including the Strategic Plan, Operating Plan, forecasts, and executive reviews.
• Drive forecasting, reporting, and business review processes to deliver accurate insights into consolidated and operating unit performance.
• Strengthen financial discipline through risk/opportunity assessment and contingency planning.
• Partner with Corporate, Regional, and Global FP&A teams to maintain consistency and alignment across planning and reporting.

Performance & Growth Insight

• Build and maintain dashboards and KPIs that enhance visibility into ECS portfolio performance, innovation, productivity, and cost management.
• Identify trends, risks, and growth opportunities and translate them into actionable insights for ECS leadership.
• Provide clear, consistent visibility into financial and operational results to support accountability and data-driven decisions.

Collaboration Across the ECS Finance Organization

• Work with operating-unit finance leaders to ensure frameworks, shared insights, and alignment between unit execution and portfolio objectives.
• Promote collaboration, communication, and best-practice sharing across the ECS finance community.
• Support finance leadership in strengthening analytical rigor and financial insight across a diverse, expanding portfolio.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop an FP&A team, including two direct reports and extended global finance partners.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture focused on curiosity, growth, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with ECS and North America Finance leadership to support talent development and an engaging employee experience.

Process Improvement & Ways of Working

• Enhance FP&A processes to improve accuracy, efficiency, and insight.
• Advance FP&A capabilities through standardization, continuous improvement, and technology/AI adoption.
• Balance rigor and speed to support decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, including partnership with senior leaders.
• Experience supporting consumer, fintech, digital platform, subscription, marketplace, or data/technology-driven businesses.
• Experience connecting detailed financial analysis to clear, decision-ready insights.
• Experience leading teams and developing talent.
• Experience operating in a global, matrixed organization and supporting multi-operating-unit or portfolio-based models.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and challenging constructively.
• Experience with AI, automation, or advanced planning tools in FP&A.
• Experience across FP&A, commercial finance, or strategy finance.

Benefits & Perks

• Great compensation package and bonus plan.
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K.
• Flexible work environment: ability to work remote, hybrid, or in-office.
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick, and 12 paid holidays.
• Experian's people-first, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture is multi-award-winning (World’s Best Workplaces™ 2025, Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries).
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