Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, private equity-backed construction services firm based in the Washington, DC area. With strong sponsor support and an active growth agenda, the company is building a scalable finance function to support organic expansion, operational excellence, and strategic acquisitions.

Head of FP&A

Location: Washington DC

Schedule: Heavily remote with occasional onsite meetings

Compensation: $150,000-170,000 + bonus

Position Overview

The Director of FP&A will lead the company's strategic finance efforts under the guidance of the CFO. This leader will own budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting across a project-based business. They will act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, operations, and the PE sponsor. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of project-based finance and accounting and wants to build and scale an FP&A function in a high-growth, sponsor-backed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the annual budget, long-range plan, and rolling forecast processes, and drive accountability across business units and project teams.
• Build and maintain integrated financial models (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) that support growth planning, capital allocation, and value creation initiatives.
• Partner with the CFO on strategic initiatives, including M&A evaluation, integration planning, and new market or service line analysis.
• Lead analysis of project performance, including backlog, WIP, estimated costs to complete, margin fade/gain, and over/under billings.
• Work with operations and project management to improve estimate-at-completion (EAC) accuracy and project-level forecasting.
• Develop insights on bid profitability, labor utilization, and job cost trends to support better pricing and resource decisions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages for executive leadership, the Board, and the PE sponsor.
• Develop and track KPIs and dashboards covering revenue, backlog, gross margin, EBITDA, cash conversion, and working capital.
• Support lender reporting, covenant compliance, and quality of earnings or diligence requests as needed.
• Own the 13-week cash flow forecast and partner with accounting on billing, collections, and working capital optimization.
• Identify opportunities to improve cash conversion across the project lifecycle.
• Lead, develop, and grow a high-performing FP&A team.
• Improve FP&A systems, tools, and processes, including ERP, BI, and planning platforms, to increase scalability and reporting speed.
• Work closely with Accounting, Operations, Estimating, and Business Development leaders as a strategic finance partner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA and/or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience, including 3–5+ years leading or managing an FP&A function.
• Strong knowledge of project-based finance and accounting, including percentage-of-completion revenue recognition (ASC 606), WIP schedules, job costing, and backlog analysis.
• Experience in construction, engineering, government contracting, professional services, or another project-driven industry strongly preferred.
• Private equity-backed company experience strongly preferred, including sponsor reporting, value creation plans, and M&A support.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills. Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Viewpoint Vista, Sage 300 CRE, CMiC, or similar) and BI/planning tools (e.g., Power BI, Adaptive, Planful).
• Ability to turn complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for executive and non-financial audiences.
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial leader who does well in a fast-paced, evolving environment.