VP, Financial Planning & Analysis; FP&A

About Us

Raptor was founded in 2002 with the mission to protect every child, every school, every day. Today, Raptor is a school safety partner for 60,000 schools in 55 countries, providing SaaS and mobile technology as well as comprehensive training and consultation solutions across the entire school safety life cycle, ranging from crisis prevention and preparation to emergency response and recovery. Raptor's globally integrated product portfolio supports a school's foundation of safety and wellbeing, including Emergency Management, Campus Movement, Student Wellbeing and Safety Training and Compliance.

Reporting to the CFO, the VP, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will serve as a strategic finance leader responsible for leading and scaling the FP&A function at Raptor as we continue to grow. The VP of FP&A provides executive leadership with actionable financial insights that drive profitable growth, capital efficiency, and operational discipline. This leader will build scalable planning processes, enhance financial visibility across the organization, and ensure capital allocation aligns with the company's strategic priorities.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CFO and executive leadership team on financial performance, risks, and growth opportunities
• Translate corporate strategy into financial frameworks, targets, and measurable performance metrics
• Provide leadership with insights on growth drivers, emerging risks, competitive positioning, and market opportunities
• Monitor global and domestic market trends, competitive dynamics, and macroeconomic indicators to inform strategic decisions
• Drive data‑driven decision making across the organization through actionable analysis and financial storytelling
• Provide decision support across the organization through ROI modeling and financial evaluation of strategic initiatives

• Lead the annual operating plan and rolling multi‑year strategic plan for the organization
• Develop and maintain driver‑based financial models to support scenario analysis, enterprise forecasting, and strategic planning
• Develop cost benchmarking, productivity metrics, and financial frameworks to guide resource allocation and operating efficiency
• Partner with business leaders across sales, marketing, product, and operations to align financial planning with operational objectives

• Conduct in‑depth analysis of revenue drivers, customer behavior, and operational efficiencies to identify growth opportunities and optimization levers
• Provide proactive insights into revenue performance, margin expansion, cash flow, and cost drivers
• Develop executive dashboards and operational KPI frameworks to provide visibility into company performance
• Lead periodic business review meetings with executive leadership to measure performance against budget and strategic targets

• Lead enterprise capital planning processes including prioritization, investment analysis, and ROI evaluation
• Implement governance frameworks for capital requests, approvals, and post‑investment reviews
• Ensure capital deployment aligns with growth initiatives, return thresholds, and private equity value creation objectives
• Partner with operations, technology, and product leaders to optimize capital allocation
• Coordinate buy‑side M&A activity in partnership with private equity sponsors
• Assist with due diligence, financial modeling, and post‑acquisition integration management

• Lead preparation of executive reporting packages, board materials, and investor‑ready financial analyses
• Prepare ad‑hoc financial analyses and insights for the Board of Directors, CFO, and senior leadership
• Champion improvements in financial data management, data quality, and reporting infrastructure across the organization; incorporate AI where appropriate
• Provide leadership to the FP&A organization, developing high‑performing teams, scalable processes, and modern financial systems
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives and…