Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Overland Park, KS - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
The Director of FP&A serves as the enterprise FP&A leader for ERAC a heritage GE company responsible for delivering forward looking financial insight integrated forecasting and decision support across the organization. This role partners closely with the CFO and senior leadership to translate business strategy into disciplined financial plans high frequency forecasts and clear executive narratives across GAAP STAT TAX and Cash bases.The Director leads the FP&A team owns the companys planning and forecasting architecture and plays a critical role in ERACs Finance Transformation by driving automation analytics maturity and operating discipline. Success in this role requires strong strategic thinking leadership presence technical finance expertise and the ability to operate in a complex system driven insurance/reinsurance environment.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CFO CEO and senior leadership team providing forwardlooking financial insights to support enterprise decisionmaking.
- Translate business strategy into clear financial implications scenarios and tradeoffs with an emphasis on capital efficiency profitability liquidity and risk.
- Lead enterpriselevel performance reviews pacing discussions and forecast updates with executiveready narratives and recommendations.
- Act as the primary finance partner to business leaders actuarial investments accounting and transformation teams.
- Own ERACs endtoend planning budgeting and rolling forecast processes across GAAP STAT TAX and Cash.
- Ensure forecasts are tightly integrated with authoritative source systems (policy claims reserves investments) rather than simplistic driverbased models consistent with ERACs FP&A operating model.
- Lead balance sheet income statement and cash flow forecasting with a focus on internal consistency auditability and decision usefulness.
- Design and maintain forecast governance timelines assumptions management and change control.
- Drive highquality variance analysis trend analysis and scenario modeling translating complex financial results into concise actionable insights.
- Own management reporting packages dashboards and executive materials ensuring clarity accuracy and consistency across reporting bases.
- Establish and monitor KPIs that align financial outcomes with strategic objectives and operational drivers.
- Leverage analytics visualization and automation tools to improve insight quality and speed.
- Lead develop and mentor the FP&A team fostering strong technical skills business acumen and executive communication capabilities.
- Set clear expectations delegate effectively and build a strong bench of FP&A talent to support succession and scalability.
- Promote a culture of accountability continuous improvement collaboration and results orientation.
- Play a leadership role in ERACs Finance Transformation initiatives particularly as they relate to FP&A process redesign systems modernization and analytics enablement.
- Partner with Accounting Actuarial IT and external vendors to implement futurestate FP&A capabilities.
- Drive greater automation standardization and control across planning forecasting and reporting processes.
- Ensure FP&A processes are scalable wellcontrolled and aligned with regulatory and audit expectations.
Qualifications/ Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field.
- 10 years of progressive FP&A finance or related experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterpriselevel forecasting planning and executive reporting.
- Strong understanding of GAAP financials; experience with STAT insurance or reinsurance strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and communicate complex financial concepts with executive presence.
Desired Characteristics:
- MBA CPA CFA or equivalent advanced credential.
- Experience in a highly regulated or financialservices environment.
- Handson experience supporting major finance transformation or systems initiatives.
- Advanced analytics modeling and data visualization skills.
Pay and Benefits:
- The base pay range for this position is$200000 - 250000. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factorsincluding the candidates experience education and skill position is also eligiblefor an annual discretionary bonus based on apercentage of your base salary/ commission based on the role is also equity-eligible. This posting isexpected to close on May 5th 2026.
- GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and along with programs like HealthAhead your physicalemotional financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to aHealth Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program which provides 24/7 confidential assessment counseling andreferral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan a 401(k) savings plan with company matchingcontributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits includetuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability insurance life insurance and paid time-off for vacation or illness. GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e. isa Sponsor). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time andfor any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsors welfare benefit plan or program. Thisdocument does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
Director