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IT Solutions lives its values: Client Success is Our Success, Hungry for the Journey, Ownership Thinking, Passionate Problem Solving, and Surrender the Ego. If your values align, we want you to be a part of a fast-growing Managed Service Provider specializing in providing high-end technology solutions to small and mid-market businesses. IT Solutions is a nationally recognized leader in the IT space, with over 25 years of experience and thousands of satisfied clients. Join and grow with us, as we continue to innovate new ways to help businesses Experience Excellence.\nJob Summary: The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis provides strategic leadership for the organization’s financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision-support capabilities. Reporting to the CFO, this role serves as a trusted financial partner to executive leadership and translates business strategy into measurable financial and operational plans. The Director leads the annual budget, long-range planning, and recurring forecasting processes; establishes scalable financial models and management reporting; and delivers forward-looking insights regarding growth, profitability, cash flow, capital allocation, and business performance. The position strengthens financial discipline across the organization, identifies emerging risks and opportunities, and enables leaders to make informed, data-driven decisions.\nThis role also builds and develops the FP&A function by establishing clear standards, strengthening business partnerships, improving systems and processes, and leading a high-performing team capable of supporting the organization’s continued growth.\nRequirements\nResponsibilities:\nFinancial Strategy and Executive Partnership\nServe as a strategic financial advisor to the CFO, executive leadership, and business leaders. \nTranslate organizational strategy into financial priorities, operating plans, performance measures, and resource-allocation recommendations. \nProvide objective financial perspectives on growth opportunities, operational investments, organizational capacity, and business risks. \nDevelop executive-level financial narratives that connect results, operating performance, assumptions, risks, and recommended actions. \nLead scenario planning and sensitivity analysis to evaluate alternative strategies and potential business outcomes. \nSupport leadership discussions concerning organic growth, new offerings, market expansion, pricing, investments, and other strategic initiatives. \nPresent financial analyses, forecasts, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership and other key stakeholders. \nEnterprise Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting\nOwn and continuously improve the organization’s annual budgeting, recurring forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes. \nEstablish planning calendars, methodologies, assumptions, templates, governance standards, and accountability across participating business units. \nPartner with functional leaders to develop financially sound operating plans aligned with organizational goals. \nConsolidate departmental plans into an integrated company forecast covering revenue, profitability, operating expenses, cash flow, and capital requirements. \nAssess forecast accuracy, identify significant deviations, and implement improvements to assumptions, methodologies, and planning practices. \nEnsure financial plans reflect operational drivers, workforce requirements, investment priorities, and anticipated business conditions. \nMaintain multiple financial scenarios that enable leadership to respond effectively to changing performance or market conditions. \nFinancial Analysis and Performance Management\nEstablish an enterprise performance-management framework that connects strategic priorities with financial and operational measures. \nLead monthly and quarterly analysis of actual performance compared with budget, forecast, prior periods, and strategic expectations. \nIdentify the underlying drivers of financial performance and convert findings into clear, actionable recommendations. \nOversee profitability and margin analysis by service, offering, client segment, business unit, or other relevant dimensions. \nEvaluate revenue performance, cost structure, operating leverage, working capital, cash flow, return on investment, and capital requirements. \nDevelop leading indicators and early-warning measures that identify emerging financial risks and opportunities. \nPartner with Finance and business leaders to define corrective actions when performance differs from plan. \nReporting, Analytics, and Business Intelligence\nLead the development of accurate, timely, and decision-oriented management reporting. \nEstablish consistent definitions, methodologies, and governance for financial and operational performance measures. \nDevelop executive dashboards and reporting packages that highlight results, trends, risks, opportunities, and required decisions. \nAdvance the use of automation, financial systems, analytical tools, and business intelligence within the FP&A function. \nReduce manual reporting and increase the team’s capacity for forward-looking analysis and strategic support. \nCollaborate with Accounting and other data owners to reconcile management reporting with underlying financial records. \nCapital Allocation, Investment, and Transaction Support\nDevelop financial frameworks for evaluating capital deployment, strategic investments, business cases, and competing resource priorities. \nLead financial modeling and due diligence support for potential acquisitions, integrations, investments, and partnerships. \nEvaluate expected returns, cash requirements, financial risks, sensitivities, and strategic alignment. \nMonitor the performance of approved investments against the original business case and recommend corrective actions as needed. \nSupport post-transaction planning and performance tracking, as applicable. \nFinancial Governance and Risk Management\nEstablish and maintain appropriate FP&A policies, controls, documentation, and review practices. \nEnsure financial models, forecasts, and management reports use consistent assumptions and reliable source information. \nIdentify financial, operational, and market risks and develop mitigation recommendations for executive consideration. \nPartner with Accounting to support alignment with GAAP, financial reporting requirements, and internal control expectations. \nMaintain appropriate confidentiality over financial, employee, client, and transaction-related information. \nCross-Functional Leadership\nBuild strong partnerships with leaders across the organization and serve as the primary FP&A point of contact for strategic financial planning. \nIncrease financial understanding and accountability by helping leaders interpret performance and evaluate trade-offs. \nFacilitate planning and performance discussions that generate clear decisions, owners, and follow-through. \nConstructively challenge assumptions while maintaining productive, solutions-oriented relationships. \nCoordinate with Accounting, Operations, Sales, Human Resources, and other teams so plans and forecasts reflect current business conditions. \nPeople Leadership and Functional Development\nLead, coach, and develop the FP&A team, establishing clear expectations for performance, quality, responsiveness, and business partnership. \nDetermine team priorities, allocate resources, and balance recurring deliverables with strategic projects. \nBuild team capabilities in financial modeling, forecasting, analytics, executive communication, and business partnership. \nProvide meaningful feedback, professional development, and career-growth opportunities. \nEstablish succession and capability plans that support the long-term needs of the FP&A function. \nFoster a culture of accountability, curiosity, continuous improvement, collaboration, and ownership thinking. \n\nExperience\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\nAdvanced knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and corporate finance. \nStrong understanding of financial statements, working capital, GAAP, key financial ratios, and performance measures. \nDemonstrated ability to connect financial analysis with business strategy and operational execution. \nExecutive-level communication, presentation, and influencing capabilities, both in person and virtually using Microsoft Teams. \nAbility to convert complex financial information into focused insights and actionable recommendations. \nStrong business partnership skills, including the ability to constructively challenge assumptions and facilitate decisions. \nStrong understanding of profitability, pricing, scenario modeling, investment analysis, and capital allocation. \nExperience improving financial systems, reporting tools, automation, and data quality. \nAbility to lead through change, ambiguity, growth, and competing priorities. \nDemonstrated people-leadership, coaching, performance-management, and talent-development capabilities. \nHigh standards for accuracy, integrity, confidentiality, and accountability. \nExperience:\nBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience \n8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance \n3+ years of formal people-leadership experience, preferably leading financial analysts or an FP&A function \nDemonstrated experience owning enterprise budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and long-range planning \nExperience partnering directly with executive leaders and presenting financial recommendations to senior stakeholders \nExperience improving financial processes, reporting, systems, automation, or business intelligence capabilities \nPreferred: experience in a growing, multi-entity, or acquisitive organization, ideally in technology services or a Managed Service Provider environment \nPreferred: experience supporting acquisitions, due diligence, integration planning, or investment evaluation \nCertificates, Licenses, Registrations:\nCPA, CMA, CFA, ACA/ACCA/CIMA, or equivalent professional finance or accounting qualification preferred \nMBA or other relevant graduate degree preferred \nCompensation Package\nITS offers a full benefits package, including:\nRich Medical and prescription plans \nDental & Vision \nPaid Holidays and Flexible Paid Time Off \n401K/401K Roth with Safe Harbor matching \nStock Appreciation Rights \nCompany-paid life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance \nCompany-paid mental health support & financial wellness services \nFSA for medical and dependent care \nHSA option with compatible medical plan \nCompany-paid training, materials, and exams \nPerformance-based bonuses \nIT Solutions is an equal employment opportunity employer that provides opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender 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