Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis - M&D

Overview

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Position Summary

The Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a hands-on finance leader responsible for leading financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision support within a Fortune 500 publicly traded environment. This role bridges enterprise-level financial leadership with the operational realities of a service-based, multi-location business.

Partnering closely with business unit and operational leaders, the CFO team, executive leadership, Investor Relations, and Accounting, the Senior Director drives financial performance, protects and expands margins, supports strategic and growth initiatives, and delivers insights that influence decision-making at every level, from the boardroom to the field.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Planning, Forecasting & Decision Support

• Lead enterprise and segment budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, integrating top-down financial targets with bottom-up, project-level detail.
• Lead monthly and annual forecasting cycles with a focus on project-level profitability, pipeline health, cash flow, and risk mitigation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Industry Group President, CFO team, and executive leadership, translating financial performance into clear, actionable guidance for both financial and non-financial audiences.

Business Performance Management & Analytics

• Drive performance management, KPI reporting, and business analytics that identify trends, opportunities, and risks across the segment.
• Develop and refine reporting tools that give operational leaders better insight into controllable profitability, labor productivity, and overhead efficiency.
• Review and validate project financials, including revenue recognition, job cost reporting, and cash flow forecasting, to ensure accurate and timely insights for decision-making.
• Partner with operations and estimating teams on contract pricing, change orders, and cost recovery strategies to protect and expand margins.

Controls, Process Improvement & ERP Transformation

• Support the segment's adherence to U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies, identifying opportunities to streamline reporting and reduce controllership risk.
• Play a key leadership role in ERP transformation initiatives, ensuring financial processes are standardized, automated, and aligned with project execution needs.
• Drive FP&A process improvements and automation efforts, shortening month-end cycle times and enhancing forecast accuracy.

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead the team through the adoption of AI and advanced analytics tools, championing their use to shorten the close cycle, accelerate insight delivery, and analyze large, complex data sets at speed and scale.
• Build team fluency and a culture of responsible, value-driven AI adoption by identifying high-impact opportunities to automate manual work and embedding new tools into forecasting, reporting, and month-end processes.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing finance team, instilling a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Actively participate in leadership meetings and business reviews, helping set performance goals and drive accountability throughout the organization.
• Promote close collaboration between Finance, Accounting, and Field Operations to ensure financial alignment across the business.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A leadership responsibilities.
• 7+ years of experience leading teams in a complex public company environment.
• Demonstrated experience with project-based or contract-driven financials (e.g., construction, electrical, engineering, facilities services, or similar industries).

Preferred

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional credential.
• Fortune 500 experience, including support of earnings cycles and Investor Relations activities.
• Experience leading or supporting a large-scale ERP transformation.

Leadership Competencies & Attributes

Enterprise Leadership • Strategic Thinking • Executive Presence • Financial Acumen • Business Partnership • Organizational Influence • Change Leadership • Talent Development • Data-Driven Decision Making • Effective Communication • Agility • Accountability • Results Orientation • Client Focus • AI & Digital Fluency • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Enterprise Labor Strategy & Workforce Optimization • Stakeholder Management

Key Attributes

• Hands-On: Balances enterprise strategy with operational execution and is comfortable working in fast-moving, project-oriented environments.
• Proactive: Identifies risks early and drives corrective action before they impact results.
• Clear Communicator: Explains financial performance effectively to both executive and non-financial audiences.
• Collaborative, Accountable, and Results-Driven: Leads through influence and follows through to outcomes.

Success Measures

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Forecast accuracy
• Earnings performance
• Revenue and margin growth
• Project-level profitability
• Accounts receivable, collections, and cash flow performance
• Return on invested capital (ROIC) improvement
• Quality of executive and operational reporting
• Close-cycle time reduction
• Adoption and utilization of AI and automation tools
• Successful execution of strategic initiatives and ERP transformation efforts
• Talent development and overall team performance