VP Corporate FP&A

Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

The Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis will lead Alight's enterprise FP&A function and serve as a strategic partner to the SVP Finance as well as the CFO, CEO and Executive Leadership Team. This role is responsible for shaping the company's financial planning, forecasting, internal and external reporting, and decision-support capabilities.

• Lead the Corporate FP&A function, including annual planning, quarterly forecasting, long-range planning, monthly financial performance reviews, and management reporting.
• Oversight of the preparation of internal and external financial reporting and analysis packages. Prepare Board of Director and Executive Leadership Team presentations highlighting key performance indicators.
• Partner closely with the SVP Finance as well as the CFO, CEO, and executive leaders to translate business strategy into financial plans, targets, and measurable outcomes.
• Build, coach, and retain a FP&A team with deep analytical capability, business judgment, and executive presence.
• Oversee investor relations and act as primary contact for our investor base. Provide oversight to our external IR vendor and responsible for IR calendar and all supporting information for earnings and analyst calls.
• Own the company-wide forecast process, ensuring timely, accurate, and actionable views of revenue, expenses, margin, cash flow, and key operating metrics.
• Serve as the finance leader to our CIO, overseeing the finance team responsible for the financials of our Technology including capital (purchased and internally developed)
• Develop clear executive reporting and scorecards that provide an honest view of business performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Manage the finance system team to ensure Alight's financial reporting and planning tools are maintained and optimized (Workday, Adaptive Insights). Improve the quality, usability, and consistency of financial data, reporting, and planning tools
• Build meaningful relationships with finance and business leaders across Commercial, Delivery, Solutions, Technology, Operations, and Corporate Functions to improve financial accountability and decision-making.
• Oversight of the financials for our corporate functions including HR, Legal/Risk, Corporate Leadership, Finance, and Corporate Strategy
• Lead financial modeling, scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and investment cases for major strategic decisions, growth initiatives, organization changes, pricing decisions, and cost actions.
• Establish consistent planning processes, calendar discipline, assumptions, templates, and governance across the enterprise. Seek to continually improve accuracy of forecast assumptions and process
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, and other Finance teams to ensure alignment between actual results, forecasts, external reporting, and business plans.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field. MBA, CPA, or other advanced credential preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility in FP&A, corporate finance, commercial finance, or business finance.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide planning and forecasting in a large, complex, multi-business or global organization.
• Proven understanding of financial statements, revenue models, margin drivers, cost structures, cash flow, and capital allocation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and translate complex financial information into clear business recommendations.
• Proven experience leading and building large-scale financial modeling, strategic planning, investment analysis, and business performance management.
• Proven people leadership skills, with a track record of developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, changing environment.
• Experience with planning and reporting systems, business intelligence tools, and data-driven decision-making.

• The company has a clear, credible, and consistent view of financial performance and outlook.
• Leaders have the insight needed to make faster, better decisions on growth, investment, cost, and resource allocation.
• Forecasts are accurate, timely, and understood across the business.
• Planning and performance-management processes are practical, disciplined, and connected to enterprise priorities.
• The FP&A team is viewed as a trusted business partner, not simply a reporting function.