Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">About Us</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">DriveWealth is on a mission to make investing easier. We believe that everyone should have the ability to control their financial future, and that access to financial markets should not be limited by geography, wealth, or legacy systems. We are a global B2B financial technology organization dedicated to democratizing access to financial independence around the world. Our mission is realized through an API-based platform, empowering our partners to offer seamless investing and trading experiences to clients worldwide, all from their mobile devices. Our technology provides partners with a modern, extensible toolkit, enabling traditional investment workflows and innovative techniques like fractional share ownership. DriveWealth has evolved into a global platform offering trading of US equities, mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">There’s never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Role</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will play a critical role in scaling DriveWealth's financial operations. The mandate includes establishing and maturing the FP&A function to support institutional-grade forecasting and achieving public company readiness. This director will be expected to own the development of comprehensive financial models, manage the annual budget process, and provide strategic insights into revenue drivers and cost structure. Success in this role means transforming complex brokerage economics into clear, actionable financial narratives for the Executive Team, ensuring transparency, predictability, and a "no-surprises" financial infrastructure. They will own critical decisions around financial planning processes, KPI definition, and the implementation of scalable finance technology. This is an opportunity to join a high-growth business at a pivotal moment, demanding disciplined execution and high integrity.</span></p>
<p><br><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Establish Foundational Processes: Design, implement, and manage the company's rolling forecast process, annual budget cycle, and long-range financial planning models to ensure alignment with strategic goals.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Drive IPO Readiness: Contribute significantly to building a public company-caliber FP&A function, focusing on institutionalizing reporting, and creating the "no-surprises" financial infrastructure required for a potential IPO.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Analyze Business Performance: Partner closely with cross-functional leaders to define and track key performance indicators (KPIs), deconstruct complex fintech and brokerage unit economics, and deliver actionable insights on margin expansion, capital allocation, and partner profitability.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Tech Stack Modernization: Participate in the implementation and deployment of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) tools to automate reporting and improve the efficiency and scalability of the finance tech stack.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support Executive Reporting: Prepare high-quality financial materials for the Executive Team and Board of Directors, effectively communicating the critical financial narrative and key operational metrics.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>You Bring</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">10+ years of progressive experience in strategic finance, corporate FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or financial strategy, preferably within a high-growth fintech or financial services organization.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Mandatory experience in a public company setting or direct involvement in taking a company through the IPO process.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Prior investment banking experience is highly preferred but not required.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Proven ownership of company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and comprehensive financial modeling.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Deep expertise in complex financial modeling, forecasting, scenario analysis, and deconstructing brokerage unit economics.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience building, implementing, and improving financial reporting systems and planning infrastructure (e.g., EPM/BI tools).</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Exceptional communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for executives, boards, and investors.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong leadership instincts with a track record of partnering with senior executives, developing teams, and instilling operational rigor across the organization.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a relevant field; a higher degree (e.g., MBA, CFA) is a plus.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A track record of ownership and disciplined execution in high-stakes environments.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The ability to prioritize ruthlessly, focusing on what’s critical versus important to drive work to completion.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strength in cross-functional partnership with the judgment to coordinate across multiple teams.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Impeccable high integrity, sound judgment, and a deep respect for risk, control, and operational excellence.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>New York, NY - Hybrid<br></strong>Please note: this role is expected to come into our office on a cadence set by the Hiring Manager/Team.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Pay Range</strong>: $250,000 USD - $275,000 USD</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Working at DriveWealth</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We do our best work when we’re in the same room. To maintain the speed our partners expect, our New York, Chicago, and Lithuania teams work in-office 4 days a week. We’ve found that being physically side-by-side is the only way to solve complex problems in real-time and stay truly accountable to the products we ship. When you’re here, you’re working directly with the people making the decisions. To support that work, we provide competitive compensation, equity, and a 401(k) match. We also offer full insurance coverage, a wellness reimbursement, a company-provided phone, and a personal development allowance. Finally, we value the time you spend away from the office with generous PTO, observed holidays, and extended leave.</span></p>
<p data-path-to-node="5"><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Work Authorization</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the country where the position is located at the time of application. DriveWealth requires all employees to provide original documentation verifying their work authorization on or before their first day of employment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. Driv
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