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

Job Family : Finance Planning & Analysis Travel Required : Up to 25% Clearance Required : None What You Will Do:   The Head of 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. This highly visible leader will partner with the Chief Financial Officer, executive leadership, segment leaders, and functional stakeholders to translate business performance into actionable insights, strengthen financial discipline, and support profitable growth.   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. The successful candidate will bring strong professional services experience, fluency in both federal contracting and commercial business models, and the energy, collaboration skills, and performance orientation required to influence leaders across the organization. An appetite to innovate and leverage modern means and methods to accomplish desired outcomes is critical.   The ability to simultaneously manage the details and understand the big picture is a key requirement for success in the role.  Experience leading the function in a publicly traded company is required.  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.

Lead the company’s annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly outlook, and long-range planning processes across federal, commercial, corporate, and shared-service operations. Own executive, Board, and management reporting, delivering clear analysis of financial results, key performance drivers, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions. Partner with segment and functional leaders to translate operational plans, sales pipeline, backlog, staffing, utilization, pricing, and investment decisions into integrated financial forecasts. Provide strategic financial modeling, scenario analysis, and decision support for growth initiatives, acquisitions, integrations, investments, and cost optimization opportunities. Strengthen forecasting accuracy and accountability through driver-based planning, disciplined variance analysis, and consistent performance metrics. Oversee financial analysis for federal government contracting, including revenue recognition, indirect rates, project economics, backlog, funded and unfunded work, and relevant compliance considerations. Develop reporting and insights for commercial professional services operations, including bookings, pipeline conversion, pricing, utilization, realization, revenue, margin, and client profitability. Collaborate closely with Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Corporate Development, Human Capital, Operations, and business leadership to align planning assumptions and financial outcomes. Advance FP&A systems, dashboards, data governance, automation, and reporting processes to improve timeliness, accuracy, and decision usefulness. Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain a high-performing FP&A team with strong analytical, business-partnering, and communication capabilities.

Expectations:    Operate as a high-energy, hands-on leader who combines strategic perspective with a willingness to engage deeply in the details. Build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively with senior executives, business leaders, and cross-functional partners. Communicate complex financial information clearly and concisely, tailoring insights and recommendations for executive, Board, and operational audiences. Challenge assumptions constructively, influence decisions, and