Director Financial Planning & Analysis

Company : Guidehouse
Location : Chicago, IL, 60601
Posted Date : 12 October 2025
Job Type : Other
Category : Management
Occupation : Director
Job Details
Director Financial Planning & Analysis
The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis will manage all financial planning including budgeting and forecasting for the business in addition to monthly reporting and analysis of the financial operations of the business. The individual will be responsible for the development and/or improvement of financial planning and reporting systems, will prepare financial and management reports, and present findings and specific recommendations to senior management. As a senior member of the Accounting and Finance Departments, this position reports directly to the Partner, Finance and regularly engages with Executive Leadership. We are seeking candidates with strong financial backgrounds in addition to very strong reporting tool systems experience. Experience in cost accounting for federal government contracts, and familiarity with government contract compliance is required.
What You Will Need:
- Minimum of 12 Years of Experience: Direct and proven experience in a similarly structured role; more than 8 years leadership experience is preferred
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, Prefer MBA
- Experience managing and supervising staff
- Experience in systems implementations
What Would Be Nice To Have:
Knowledge Preferred:
- Oversee the month end financial reporting process including the monthly financial reporting package
- Support the annual and long-range financial planning processes, quarterly forecasting, and annual budgeting processes
- Work with the Project Finance Team to ensure tools are available to manage EAC process and forecasting process
- Enable Strategic Decision-Making Provide financial modeling, scenario analysis, and data-driven insights
- Prepare Board and Banking packages as required.
- Assist the Finance and Accounting team in ad hoc reporting requests
- Manage the finance portion of the dashboards to ensure reporting accuracy
- Manage the financial planning and analysis migration and integration of acquisitions.
- Financial modeling, maintaining complex spreadsheets, and ease with multiple financial systems
- Working with equity partners on ad hoc analysis
Skills Preferred:
- Strong analytical mindset.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Supervise analyst staff on all financial analysis functions; mentor and coach the staff.
- Provide financial reporting guidance and train all accounting and finance staff on proper accounting controls.
- Proficiency at MS Office suite. software tools and highly skilled at Excel
- Expertise of Deltek (Costpoint and Deltek Time & Expense) and Financial Reporting tools such as Cognos, Power BI, and TM1. Knowledge of AI tools and use in FP&A preferred.
- Some Peoplesoft experience is preferred.
The annual salary range for this position is $171,000.00-$285,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.
- 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
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity EmployerProtected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.
If any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse's Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies.
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