Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Experian • Costa Mesa, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the SVP Finance, ECS (Experian Consumer Services), the Director of FP&A is a senior finance leader and trusted partner to the ECS CFO and Leadership Team. You will deliver financial insight, analytical rigor, and decision support for a fast‑moving, growth‑focused consumer finance technology business. You will lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance management for the consolidated ECS portfolio, translating complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights that drive effective decision‑making.
You will partner closely with ECS finance leaders across operating units, along with regional and global FP&A teams, to align execution with portfolio priorities and enterprise objectives. The role contributes to financial strategy, assesses risks and opportunities, and helps build a high‑performing, business‑oriented FP&A organization capable of thriving in a high‑expectation environment. This is a remote role based in the Pacific Time Zone.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related disciplines, including experience partnering with senior leaders
• Demonstrated experience making decisions through data-driven insights
• Experience leading and developing teams or senior individual contributors
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and detailed levels
• Experience working within a large, matrixed, and/or global organization
• Experience supporting multi-operating-unit or portfolio-based business models
• A collaborative, inclusive approach to leadership and partnership
• Experience connecting detailed analysis to practical, decision-ready insights

Responsibilities

• Be an important financial partner to the ECS CFO, providing insight into consolidated results, operating unit performance, growth, profitability, balance sheet health, and key KPIs.
• Align financial projections with business 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.
• Lead and support 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.
• 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.
• Work closely with operating‑unit finance leaders to ensure consistent 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.
• 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.
• 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 effectively support decision‑making.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director