Interim VP Finance (Corporate)

Conexus is seeking an Interim VP, Corporate FP&A to lead and modernize the Corporate FP&A function at a diversified publicly traded holding company. This is a 6-month contract role based in Los Angeles, supporting enterprise-wide consolidation, planning, forecasting, and executive reporting for the CFO.

Role Overview

The Interim VP, Corporate FP&A will own core planning and analytics activities across multiple businesses, producing an enterprise-level view of performance, risks, and opportunities. The position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and operates hands-on within a small, lean Corporate FP&A team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Corporate FP&A, coordinating and consolidating the annual budget, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across multiple businesses.
• Consolidate inputs from individual operating companies to deliver an enterprise-level performance and outlook for the CFO and senior leadership.
• Challenge operating-company forecasts and underlying assumptions rather than aggregating submissions.
• Develop and deliver financial modeling, forecasting updates, scenario analysis, and executive-level presentations.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting/Controllership to maintain alignment between FP&A outputs and accounting in a public-company environment.
• Drive FP&A process improvement and modernization, including evaluating a transition from Excel to a more scalable enterprise planning platform.
• Engage regularly with the CFO, Controller, Treasurer, and senior operating-company executives to support planning and reporting needs.

Requirements

• Current or recent public-company FP&A experience.
• Meaningful Corporate FP&A experience, not limited to divisional, business-unit, or commercial finance.
• Experience operating at the corporate level of a company with multiple divisions, operating companies, reporting segments, or materially different lines of business.
• Experience coordinating and consolidating annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across multiple businesses.
• Strong understanding of the relationship between Corporate FP&A and Corporate Accounting/Controllership in a public-company environment.
• Strong knowledge of the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Strong modeling, forecasting, scenario analysis, and executive presentation skills.
• Demonstrated comfort challenging forecasts and assumptions.
• Interest in driving change, improving processes, and modernizing an FP&A organization.
• Executive presence and communication skills suitable for frequent interaction with senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Public accounting background and/or a strong accounting foundation.
• Experience in a diversified holding company or multi-segment public company.
• Experience implementing or materially upgrading an enterprise budgeting and planning platform (including Hyperion/Oracle EPM, OneStream, Anaplan, Adaptive, or equivalent).
• Experience moving a consolidated planning process out of Excel into a scalable FP&A platform.
• Exposure to Board reporting, quarterly earnings, Investor Relations, or external financial guidance.
• Experience supporting capital allocation, investments, acquisitions/divestitures, or portfolio-level decision-making.
• Experience working in a manual or less-automated environment.
• CPA, MBA, or CFA.

Technology Stack

• Excel
• Hyperion/Oracle EPM
• OneStream
• Anaplan
• Adaptive

Location, Schedule, and Work Setup

• Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid)
• Local requirement: Candidates must be local to Southern California and available for occasional in-person meetings (2+ times per month).
• Work location: Hybrid remote in Los Angeles, CA 90012
• Expected hours: No less than 40.0 hours per week

Compensation

• Pay: USD 110.00 - 130.00 per hour

Contract and Reporting

• Job type: Contract
• Engagement duration: 6-month interim role
• Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Questions

• In the last 5 years, have you worked in a high-level (Director or above) corporate finance role at a publicly-traded company? Divisional experience is not sufficient for this role.
• Do you currently reside in Los Angeles County or a neighboring county (Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, Kern, or Orange)?