The company is a fast-growing, profitable, $300MM, professional services business with an established and growing customer base, strong services offerings, and recent growth capital through one of the largest and well-regarded, middle market, private equity funds. The business is well positioned to continue to scale quickly and looking to bring on board a strong, hands-on Director / Head of FP&A to report to the CFO.
This role will have high visibility and will be critical in providing strategic insights, supporting executive decision-making, and helping drive profitable growth. The ideal candidate will bring a strong blend of operational finance expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution
Responsibilities:
- Direct the company’s financial planning process, including strategic plan financial models, operating plans, rolling forecasts and short-term estimates. Integrate financial plans with performance measurement tools and metrics. Continually strive to improve the quality of insights and efficiency of underlying processes.
- Develop financial models to support strategic plans, budgets, forecasts and business plans.
- Lead or collaborate in streamlining internal processes, enhancing coordination and developing efficiencies in FP&A processes.
- Lead or initiate efforts to scale FP&A processes through system implementation or enhanced utilization of current systems and tools.
- Lead the development of the financial portions of board and management presentations, including strategic plans, budgets, operating reviews and topical quarterly presentations.
- Develop and provide financial reports and analyses for key stakeholders, including lenders.
- Interpret and analyze actual financial performance versus plan or forecast, providing variance analyses and actively researching root causes of variances. Work with business leaders to ensure the company achieves its financial commitments.
- Develop and deliver efficient and insightful daily and weekly sales reports.
- Help the business improve its resource allocations and operating performance by proactively providing timely and relevant information and analytical insights.
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
- 10 years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 3 years in an FP&A leadership role and 4+ years with direct reports.
- Strong command of financial modeling, forecasting, and business case development. ERP and financial systems expertise (e.g., SAP, NetSuite, DOMO).
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to interact credibly with senior executives.
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Industry 1: Financial Services
Industry 2: Market Research
Industry 3: Management Consulting
Job ID: 40847727202
Category: Accounting & Finance
Location: Peabody, MA