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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning, while effectively leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior leadership decisions. Proficient in advanced financial modeling, performance management, and compliance within professional services environments.
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Financial Planning And AnalysisBudgeting And ForecastingStrategic Business PartneringAdvanced Financial ModelingTeam Leadership
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Hard Skills
BudgetingForecastingFinancial ModelingVariance AnalysisPerformance ManagementScenario ModelingData GovernanceFinancial ReportingCost AccountingRevenue Recognition
Soft Skills
Strategic JudgmentInfluencingCommunicationCoachingRelationship Building
Tools & Technologies
FP&A SystemsBusiness Intelligence ToolsReporting FrameworksPerformance ScorecardsDashboards
Certifications & Qualifications
CPACFACMA
Industry Keywords
Professional ServicesConsulting EconomicsHealthcareTechnologyGAAP Principles
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as a senior strategic finance leader and trusted advisor to executive and senior operational leadership
- Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range strategic planning, and capital allocation
- Provide senior-level leadership for financial planning and forecasting across multiple business units or portfolios
- Partner with Executive Operations, Accounting, and Corporate Finance on monthly and quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, strategic plans, and capital planning
- Build trusted relationships across executive and business leadership and align finance priorities with business goals
- Oversee variance analysis against forecasts, budgets, and prior-year results
- Identify performance drivers, enterprise risks, strategic opportunities, and corrective actions
- Provide executive oversight of general ledger and financial result analysis
- Partner with Accounting on accruals, adjustments, reclassifications, and policy interpretation
- Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews and communicate financial performance, trends, risks, and strategic implications
- Direct analysis of financial and operational trends using utilization, billable rates, backlog, project margins, contribution margin, and EBITDA metrics
- Oversee management reporting, performance scorecards, dashboards, operating reviews, and initiative tracking
- Sponsor and review analyses covering pricing strategy, profitability, scenario modeling, investment returns, capacity, workforce planning, and segment performance
- Advise senior operational leaders on staffing strategy, utilization optimization, margin improvement, and delivery risks
- Provide strategic oversight of FP&A systems, tools, data governance, assumptions, mappings, and methodologies
- Drive continuous improvement in forecasting accuracy, planning discipline, analytical rigor, reporting efficiency, and financial transparency
- Guide decision-making amid complex interdependencies and evolving business conditions
- Lead, develop, coach, and inspire a high-performing FP&A team
- Contribute to enterprise FP&A objectives, cross-segment initiatives, strategic planning, and executive requests
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- CPA, CFA, or CMA preferred
- Extensive progressive experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning in complex, project-based or professional services environments
- Advanced business intelligence, analytics, and executive reporting experience
- Senior-level experience in consulting, professional services, healthcare, or technology environments preferred
- Experience leading or influencing teams and cross-functional stakeholders at a senior level
- Enterprise-level knowledge of integrated financial planning, rolling forecasts, long-range strategic planning, and advanced scenario modeling
- Knowledge of portfolio-level variance analysis, performance management, and decision support
- Knowledge of professional services and consulting economics, including utilization, pricing, margins, backlog, and EBITDA
- Knowledge of project, engagement, and portfolio profitability analysis and workforce planning
- Advanced financial modeling techniques and forecasting methodologies
- Knowledge of executive KPI frameworks, performance scorecards, and financial storytelling
- Strategic business partnering, executive decision support, and team leadership experience
- Knowledge of FP&A systems architecture, planning tools, reporting frameworks, and data governance
- Knowledge of GAAP principles as applied to management reporting and financial analysis
- Knowledge of financial statements, general ledger structure, close processes, and forecast-to-actual reconciliation
- Knowledge of revenue recognition, cost accounting, and project accounting for professional services
- Knowledge of internal controls, financial governance, audit readiness, and compliance considerations
- Knowledge of people leadership practices and basic employment law involved in day-to-day management of staff
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- Ability to operate effectively and decisively in a remote, executive-facing environment
- Strong strategic and analytical judgment amid ambiguity and change
- Ability to engage, influence, and constructively challenge senior leaders
Benefits
Comp & perks- Multiple health and dental plans with nationally recognized networks
- Vision benefits
- Total wellness program
- Employee assistance program for employees and their families
- Retirement savings plans
- Company-paid disability and life insurance
- Pre-tax savings opportunities (HSA and/or FSA)
- Professional development offerings
- Remote work opportunities
- Generous paid-time-off program
- Flexible schedule accommodations