Interim Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Position Title: Interim Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Location: Remote

Duration & Type: Initial 6-Month Contract with possible extensions

Compensation: Competitive hourly rate, Access to Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plan of Choice, and 401K plan

Chamberlain Advisors is currently seeking an Interim Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for our direct client in the construction management industry. In this position you will be an instrumental individual contributor reporting directly to the COO. This position will have a key role with high visibility to the executive management team while providing leadership and coordination in support of standing up and elevating strategic financial planning, and budget management processes. You will help set the strategic financial vision, establish FP&A processes: budgeting, forecasting, modeling, benchmarking, and management reporting for the company. In addition, this position will perform key analyses related to profitability, capital deployment, debt reporting, and operational cost trends. The ideal candidate:

• Enjoys being an expert and advisor to businesses that seek to stand-up new or elevate existing FP&A function capabilities and processes that drive growth.
• Thrives in an individual contributor, hands on, and roll-up-your-sleeves environment and will create operational leverage for the executive leadership team.
• Should be someone that enjoys “owning the model”, there is a balance, but you will be expected to crunch the numbers yourself, looking at the outputs, and describing them.
• Is a strategic thinker; helps the organization see around corners and anticipate what is next by connecting disparate ideas.
  
  

Core profile: alignment with the below is required to get you in the conversation.

• Budgeting & Planning: Lead the annual budgeting process, collaborating with department heads to ensure alignment with strategic objectives. Delivers a dynamic budgeting model template that incorporates Bottoms-up, headcount, and driver-based approaches. Budget model must be dynamic and flexible allowing for variable modifications, assumptions, and scenario analysis.
• Forecasting & Modeling: Create and update financial forecasts and models to support business decisions and strategic planning. Develops models that can provide quick answers to complex questions.
• Performance Reporting: Develop and maintain management reporting frameworks to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide actionable insights.
• Management Reporting: Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for senior management.
• Data Analysis: Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assumptions & Scenario Analysis: Develop and test financial assumptions, including headcount and other key variables, to support scenario planning and decision-making.
• Support Strategic Initiatives: Provide analytical support for strategic projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with financial goals.
  
  

Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead the preparation of annual operating budgets, working closely with functional leaders to ensure budgets are reflective of “best thinking” evaluation and assessment.
• Develop monthly and quarterly projections based on past results, current trends and market factors.
• Develop financial models to support analysis of long-term financial business planning (LRP and strategic reviews).
• Business growth and “what-if” analysis by reviewing past and current financial performance against budgeted estimates and developing models that assist management in understanding the financial impact of business decisions.
• Strategic Planning/Five-Year Plan implementation by analyzing business operations efficiency, SG&A spending, and continuously improving the reporting for product, product line, and customer profitability, new product analyses, and business line extensions.
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance.
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.
• Organize presentation of financial forecast information to corporate executive management teams.
• Creating executive and management dashboards and reports, building, and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and providing financial evaluation analysis and business insight for all capital projects.
• Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Planning and Modeling tools.
• Exhibit a strong service orientation and high level of engagement with business partners.
  
  

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or business is required. An MBA with a finance or strategy concentration is preferred strongly.
• Other professional certifications such as CPA, CFA, CIMA, or Association of Financial Professionals (AFP) FP&A certifications are valuable for this position.
• Prior experience in investment banking is a plus, with a demonstrated ability to model and analyze financial data quickly and accurately.
• Typically, 10 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, with a strong background in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Minimum of 5 – 7 years’ experience in FP&A, financial analysis and financial management experience.
• Excellent skills and experience with Excel modeling concepts, which can include but is not limited to Operational Activity Models, Cash Funding Model, Detailed History Model, Detailed Forecast Model, Target Setting Model, Strategy Improvement Model, and Scenario Optimization Models.
• Previous working knowledge using an enterprise level ERP / Finance & Accounting software such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage; or any ERP based budgeting software will be considered an advantage.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Ability to manage upwards and’ see around the corners to add value to the business.
  
  

Why Work with Chamberlain?

Chamberlain Advisors is a veteran-owned business that provides human capital solutions across a wide range of industries and engagement types. Chamberlain candidates benefit from our unique hiring and interviewing process which has been designed to increase the likelihood that they will be successful in their job searches. This is achieved through our 5-step recruitment process, ensuring a top-of-the-line candidate experience. Find out what makes us different; apply to Chamberlain today.

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