Director of FP&A

Location: Dallas City

Director of FP&A Dallas, TX –

4 days onsite

Vaco has partnered with a PE-backed distribution client to hire a Finance Director to support the sales team with KPI’s, headcount analysis and consultative leadership.

The role will involve heavy Excel, building models from the ground up, dashboarding via Tableau, and working through large data sets to provide actionable analysis for internal customers.

This will be on a leaner team that rolls up directly to a fantastic CFO that we have worked with for many years – she is known for building a strong organizational culture and people love working with her.

The company has doubled in size via acquisition and there are lots of promotional opportunities to build a career here.

Compensation: $160-185K + bonus

Day-to-Day

Act as the primary finance business partner to Sales leadership.

Support sales strategy with data-driven insights on pricing, deal structure, discounts, and customer profitability.

Partner with Sales and Rev Ops to evaluate go-to-market initiatives, territory planning, and quota setting.

Provide financial guidance on new products, markets, and sales motions.

Lead revenue forecasting, pipeline analysis, and scenario modeling in collaboration with Sales and Rev Ops.

Own sales-related budgeting, including headcount planning, commissions, and incentive compensation.

Develop short- and long-term financial plans aligned with sales growth objectives.

Assess forecast accuracy and continuously improve forecasting processes.

Design and deliver dashboards and reports tracking key sales metrics (e.g., ARR, bookings, pipeline coverage, win rates, churn, CAC).

Analyze variances between actuals, forecast, and plan; clearly communicate drivers to leadership.

Identify risks and opportunities within sales performance and recommend corrective actions. Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA or CPA/CFA preferred).

8–12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, with significant exposure to Sales or Revenue-focused finance.

Strong understanding of sales metrics, revenue recognition concepts, and incentive compensation structures. Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search, managed services, and strategic staffing solutions for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business.

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