Executive Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Role Overview

The Executive Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will lead enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and strategic decision support for a complex professional services organization serving both federal and commercial markets.

What You Will Do

The Head of FP&A will build and lead a high-performing team, establish scalable planning and reporting processes, and provide forward-looking analysis across revenue, backlog, pipeline, labor, utilization, indirect costs, margins, cash flow, and capital allocation.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Guidehouse is seeking a high-energy, hardworking leader who is deeply committed to and passionate about our mission, approaches colleagues and clients with humility and integrity, and thrives in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate planning, or a closely related function.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise or large business-unit budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, and performance management.
• Required experience in professional services, consulting, government contracting, managed services, or another people-based, project-driven services business.
• Strong understanding of both federal and commercial environments, including their distinct revenue models, contracting structures, pricing dynamics, performance drivers, and risk profiles.
• Expertise in services-industry economics, including backlog, pipeline, bookings, headcount, labor mix, utilization, realization, indirect costs, project margins, and client profitability.
• Advanced financial modeling, scenario planning, data analysis, and executive presentation skills.
• Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing finance team while building strong partnerships across the business.
• Experience improving FP&A processes, systems, reporting, data quality, governance, and forecasting accuracy.
• Exceptional business acumen, executive presence, communication, influence, and change leadership skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

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