Hiring: Director, FP&A - Planning, Governance & Modernization Company: Acrisure Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:20:54 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Capital Markets, Financial Planning, Program Management, Vendor Management About the job Experience: •10+ years of progressive finance experience, with a demonstrated track record in FP&A transformation, operating model redesign, or enterprise finance modernization. •Prior experience in a Big 4 public accounting or advisory firm, with direct exposure to finance function transformation, process improvement, or EPM/FP&A advisory engagements. •Candidates should be comfortable with an on-site presence to support collaboration, team leadership, and cross-functional partnership. Required Skills: •Director, FP&A – Planning, Governance & Modernization •In the last twelve years, Acrisure has grown in revenue from $38 million to almost $5 billion and employs over 19,000 colleagues in more than 20 countries. Acrisure was built on entrepreneurial spirit. Prioritizing leadership, accountability, and collaboration, we equip our teams to work at the highest levels possible. •Acrisure's Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) organization is executing a deliberate modernization agenda designed to support a public company at scale. We are seeking a highly experienced, organizationally savvy finance professional to serve as the internal operating backbone of that effort. •Own and orchestrate the end-to-end annual budget and rolling forecast processes, including calendar design, milestone accountability, and cross-functional coordination across the Revenue, Expense, Management Reporting, and Strategic Finance functions. •Design and maintain the enterprise planning playbook — governance documentation, submission standards, review cadences, and escalation protocols — ensuring consistency and quality across all FP&A planning cycles. •Partner with FP&A Center of Excellence leaders and Strategic Finance Business Partners to integrate functional inputs into a consolidated enterprise view. •Serve as the primary point of accountability for planning process quality, calendar adherence, and cross-functional readiness for executive and Board-level financial reviews. •Design and maintain the Certified Assumption Owner (CAO) registry — the authoritative record of who owns each forecast assumption (e.g., retention rates by line of business, new business growth rates, headcount commitments, capital market rates) and the associated review and sign-off cadence. Qualifications: •Proven ability to lead complex, multi-workstream projects or consulting engagements — including vendor management, milestone tracking, and executive reporting — in a fast-paced environment with little oversight. •Strong command of financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, with the ability to design and document enterprise-grade process frameworks. •Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in matrixed organizations, building credibility and driving accountability without direct line authority. •Excellent executive communication and presentation skills; comfortable synthesizing complex workstreams into clear status updates, decision documents, and leadership-ready narratives. •Exposure to IPO readiness, public company reporting, or investor-facing finance processes. •Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Compensation: •The base compensation range for this position is $175,000 - $250,000. This range reflects Acrisure's good faith estimate at the time of this posting. Placement within the range will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, qualifications, location, and internal equity. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!