Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Director Of Financial Planning & Analysis (Fpa)

Consor Engineers is seeking a strategic Director of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to lead enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role will serve as a key business partner to executive leadership, driving insights that inform decision-making, optimize profitability, and support scalable growth in a project-based professional services environment.

The Director of FP&A will oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes. This individual will play a critical role in developing forward-looking insights tied to utilization, project performance, backlog, and revenue forecasting. The ideal candidate is an initiative-taking finance leader with strong analytical capabilities, deep understanding of services-based revenue models, and experience leveraging modern financial systems and AI-enabled tools to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.

This is a high-impact, highly visible role with the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, enhance financial processes, and shape how the organization plans for growth and success.

This can be a fully remote position for candidates in the Eastern Time Zone.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the company-wide annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial planning.
• Develop and maintain dynamic financial models utilizing AI-enabled platforms and techniques to support strategic initiatives, scenario planning, and resource allocation.
• Analyze financial performance, including revenue, margins, utilization, and project profitability, to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with business leaders to provide actionable insights and recommendations to drive operational and financial performance.
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to a professional services business (e.g., utilization, backlog, multiplier, realization rates).
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing financial insights to guide business decisions and strategic initiatives.
• Support pricing strategies, contract structuring, and margin optimization across projects and clients.
• Collaborate with Operations, Accounting, and Business Unit Leaders to align financial plans with operational goals.
• Support M&A activities, including financial modeling, due diligence, and post-acquisition integration planning.
• Oversee the preparation of monthly management reporting packages, including variance analysis and executive dashboards.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, concise insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Drive enhancements in reporting capabilities, including real-time dashboards and self-service analytics.
• Leverage financial systems such as Deltek (Vision/Vantagepoint) and BI tools to enhance planning and reporting capabilities.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and AI-driven tools to enhance forecasting, management reporting, and budgeting accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure integrity and consistency of financial data across systems and reports.
• Partner with Accounting to align actuals, forecasts, and reporting structures.
• Establish clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead or support enterprise initiatives such as system implementations, process redesigns, and financial transformation efforts.
• Enhance financial planning processes to support scalability and organizational growth.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field. MBA, CPA, or CFA (preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, including leadership experience.
• Strong expertise in: financial planning, forecasting, and modeling; project-based revenue recognition and profitability analysis; KPI development in a professional services environment.
• Experience in professional services, engineering, consulting, or project-based industries.
• Proven experience partnering with senior leadership and influencing strategic decisions.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate data into insights.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with ERP systems and reporting tools; Deltek Vision or Vantagepoint (preferred).
• Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Familiarity with AI tools, advanced analytics, or automation in finance (strongly preferred).
• Experience supporting M&A transactions and integrations (strongly preferred).
• Persuasive communication and presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Knowledge of government contracting / FAR compliance (preferred).
• While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee may include constantly sitting, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and occasional standing, moving, reaching, handling, grasping, feeling, and coordination. This job will rarely require lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What benefits you'll enjoy: we invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

• Career growth & development – tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.
• Work-life alignment – industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.
• Wellness – medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.
• Life – employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.
• Community – quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.

How your career will grow: we know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it's often dynamic. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow. Why you'll love Consor: you'll experience a culture where we share in our successes and support one another through challenges. Here, there are countless opportunities to explore your career path by working on projects that help you expand your potential and take your career to new heights! Join our diverse team of experts who live and work alongside client partners, providing thoughtful solutions to create inspiring communities together. Click here to learn more about Consor. Consor's commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace Consor fosters a workplace where teammates and job candidates are treated with dignity, and where different perspectives and life experiences are recognized as strengths. We are committed to fair employment practices that create access to meaningful opportunities for all, while upholding all applicable local, state, and federal laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Consor actively maintains an affirmative action program across our offices and worksites to support broader participation and representation. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact human resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Consor by using the Virginia relay service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). Call 711 for TTY/TDD. If any applicant believes they have been discriminated against or desires further information or assistance, contact us at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Notices: the above job description is intended to relay a general sense of the position's responsibilities and expectations. It does not describe all tasks that may be assigned. As business demands change, the essential functions of this position may also change. The position requires the successful completion of applicable pre-employment substance screening and background checks. At Consor, we're committed to recruiting teammates ready to expand their potential. To safeguard candidates, we use only legitimate recruitment practices. Initial outreach is conducted through official Consor email addresses or LinkedIn messaging; be suspicious of any inconsistencies. We do not request personal data, sensitive information or banking details during the application process. Interviews are conducted via phone, in person, or through Microsoft Teams—never through messaging apps or other calling services. All job offers are merit-based, delivered verbally, and followed up by written confirmation. If personal information is required to initiate the hiring process, it will be collected through secure, authorized channels. If ever in doubt, contact View email address on click.appcast.io.