Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis, Thrive
$225-240k
Office located in Paramus, NJ
NextGen technology outsourcing provider
Open for applications
NextGen technology outsourcing provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$225-240k
Office located in Paramus, NJ
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be recognized as the leading technology service provider to the Mid-Market and sophisticated SMB clientele around the world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate brings a builder mindset, deep operational finance expertise, and the ability to operate with speed, accuracy, and executive presence
- 10+ years of progressive finance and FP&A leadership experience
- Proven experience building scalable FP&A processes and infrastructure
- A record of serving as a business partner in helping to influence key business decisions and track performance against key objectives
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills
- Background in PE backed companies, managed services, or recurring revenue models highly desirable
- Experience supporting M&A, integrations, and PE reporting
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
- Demonstrated agility, resilience, and ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, change heavy environment
- Strong alignment with Thrive’s core values: People, Customers, Attitude, Ownership
What the job involves
- Thrive is seeking a VP of FP&A to lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analytics in a high growth, acquisition driven environment
- This leader will partner closely with the CFO and executive team to build a scalable FP&A function, deliver rigorous financial insights, and strengthen operational discipline across the business
- Be a key partner to the CFO and functional leaders in achieving financial results
- Provide insights that drive EBITDA growth, margin improvement, and cash optimization
- Deliver financial analysis that informs pricing, service mix, utilization, labor efficiency, and customer profitability
- Hold business leaders accountable for delivering on expected results, both financial and strategic
- Drive improvements in predictability of forecasts
- Help management and the board understand financial implications and trade-offs of key strategic decisions (e.g. headcount and capital investments, pricing, M&A, etc.)
- Supporting CFO/org is identifying and tracking big rock initiatives (leading KPI goal setting and reporting out on those goals monthly / quarterly)
- Own the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning
- Build and maintain driver-based financial models aligned to MSP economics (headcount, utilization, billable rates, contract terms, churn)
- Lead monthly and quarterly forecast cycles, including variance analysis and performance storytelling
- Partner with business leaders to ensure operational plans align with financial targets
- Lead decisions on capital planning and expenditures with data to support returns on investment
- Lead the development of a roadmap for Thrive's financial planning and visualization systems to drive improvements from the current reporting and forecasting environment, as well as ensure processes are in place to support scale globally
- Guide system and tools decisions based on knowledge of MRP economics and business model
- Co-lead efforts to arrive at a single source of business reporting truth across the organization
- Build out processes and systems to provide maximum scalability and clear visibility into financial performance, automating wherever possible
- Champion an analytical, data-driven approach to decision making across the organization - encourage a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and excellence
- Partner with the M&A and Integrations teams as needed to support financial diligence, modeling, and valuation for acquisitions
- Provide FP&A perspective on synergy tracking, operational integration, and financial performance of acquired entities
- Ensure post acquisition reporting and KPIs are standardized and integrated into broader planning processes
- Roll up his/her sleeves to provide oversight and direct input in all functional areas and key decisions within FP&A. Strong bias toward action in all tasks; be as comfortable in the small details as in the big picture
- Build and maintain a team of A players. Take decisive actions on non-A players; remove C players quickly and appropriately. Coach/mentor B players or move them into roles where they can be A players
- Model, drive, and accelerate a cultural shift toward accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance throughout the finance organization
Our take
Founded in 2001 as an IT service, Thrive has grown into an end-to-end solution for cybersecurity and Cloud offerings, helping businesses to evolve digitally and securely. Its services are used by the aerospace, social housing, education, retail and other industries.
Thrive has expanded its operations across North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe through more than 20 strategic acquisitions. Although it operates in a crowded field of customer experience and digital transformation companies, its numerous awards and robust portfolio have sustained its success for over two decades.
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Company benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Paid Annual Leave and Holidays
- 401K and Company Match
- A Learning Company
- Smart and Diverse Environment
- Annual Company Events
- Flexible Schedules
- New Employee Referral Program
Company HQ
Foxborough, MA
Leadership
Bill McLaughlin
(CEO & Board Member)Bill previously co-founded The Jillian Fund where he served as the Chairman of the Board for 11 years. He also served as a Senior VP of Strategic & Major Accounts at Kaseya and as EVP & CTO of Managed Services at Atlantic Tomorrow's Office.
Scott Steele
(COO)Prior to joining Thrive in 2024, Scott spent 9 years at HP as VP & Head of Systems & Infrastructure, Contractual Systems, and Managed Services Systems, Digital & Transformation Organization. Before that he spent over 2 years at Hewlett-Packard as a Senior Director of Managed Services, WW Service Deliver & Infrastructure.
Michael Gray
(CTO & VP of Technology)Michael joined Thrive in 2007 as a Director of Network Operations, moving into the role of VP of Technology in 2016 before adding CTO to his title in 2017.
Joe Waleck
(CRO)Joe joined Thrive in 2023 as CCO, moving into the role of CSO in 2024 and CRO in 2025. Prior to this, he spent nearly 16 years at Presidio as the VP of Sales, 2 years at Cisco Systems as a Key Account Manager, and nearly 5 years at AT&T as a Client Business Manager.
Kristina O'Connell
(CMO)Kristina joined Thrive in 2023 as an EVP of Marketing before moving into the role of CMO in 2024. Previously, she founded acorn and served as a VP of Corporate Affairs & Marketing at Dascena.
Kimberly Saturley
(CPO)Prior to joining Thrive in 2025, Kimberly spent 4 years at Aqua Security as the Head of Americas & Global GTM HR, VP of People (American & Global GTM), and Chief HR Officer. She also served as the CPO at Medicus Healthcare Solutions and as Director of HR at Zerto.
Prior to joining Thrive in 2025, Nicholas was the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary at Transfix, VP & Deputy General Counsel at Advance and Counsel, Corporate Department at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
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