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Strada

Director, FP&A – Professional Services

Strada

. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for assigned areas of the business .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling, while effectively communicating complex financial concepts to diverse audiences. Proven ability to partner with senior leaders to drive strategic decision-making and improve financial performance across multiple business units.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)Budgeting And ForecastingFinancial ModelingAdvanced Excel SkillsStrategic Decision-Making

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Hard Skills
Financial AnalysisProject EconomicsProfitability ManagementUtilization ManagementCapacity ManagementRevenue RecognitionData AnalysisBusiness PlanningFinancial ReportingResource Requirements Analysis
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsInfluencing SkillsMentoring Skills
Tools & Technologies
WorkdayAdaptive PlanningPower BIOracleSAP
Certifications & Qualifications
MBACPACFACMAPMP
Industry Keywords
Professional ServicesConsultingSaaSTechnologyHCMPayrollRecurring-Revenue Business ModelsProject Accounting

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
OraclePMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning for assigned areas of the business
  • Develop financial models and analyze financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business drivers
  • Partner with business and operational leaders to improve financial performance and support strategic decision-making
  • Analyze project and service economics, including revenue, profitability, utilization, capacity, margins, and resource requirements
  • Evaluate pricing, project structures, investments, and workforce decisions from a financial perspective
  • Provide visibility into professional services performance and identify opportunities to improve profitability and resource utilization
  • Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior leaders, challenging assumptions and translating complex analysis into clear recommendations
  • Support strategic planning across multiple geographies and business units
  • Develop executive-level reporting and presentations that communicate financial performance and recommendations
  • Partner with global finance and business teams, including offshore and shared-services organizations
  • Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, data quality, and decision-making

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or a related discipline
  • Experience at the Senior Manager level or demonstrated readiness to take on Director-level responsibility
  • Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and business planning
  • Experience in professional services, consulting, SaaS, technology, HCM, payroll, or another services-based business
  • Understanding of project economics, profitability, utilization, capacity, revenue, and/or margin management
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including experience working with large datasets and translating analysis into actionable insights
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with senior leaders and influence business decisions through financial analysis
  • Experience working in a multinational or globally distributed organization
  • Advanced Excel and strong financial modeling skills
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial audiences
  • Current and future work authorization in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by Strada
  • Preferred: MBA, CPA, CFA, CMA, PMP, or other relevant certification
  • Preferred: Experience with SaaS or recurring-revenue business models
  • Preferred: Experience with project accounting, revenue recognition, or professional services financial management
  • Preferred: Experience with Workday, Adaptive Planning, Power BI, Oracle, SAP, or similar systems
  • Preferred: Experience leading or mentoring finance professionals or cross-functional teams
  • Successful completion of applicable background checks

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health coverage
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Paid leave (vacation, sick, parental)
  • Retirement plans
  • Learning opportunities
  • Continuing education and training
  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Potential with a growing worldwide organization