Job Description

Finance Director / Director, FP&A - Complex Mission-Driven Organization

A large, mission-driven organization is seeking a Finance Director / Director of FP&A to report directly to the CFO and serve as a key finance partner across the organization.

This is a senior finance leadership role focused on budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, reporting, financial analysis, and executive-level decision support. The role will partner closely with senior leadership and operational teams to improve financial visibility, strengthen planning processes, and support disciplined resource allocation across a complex organization.

The ideal candidate will bring strong FP&A experience, excellent financial modeling and reporting skills, and the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for both finance and non-finance leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes
• Build and maintain financial models, forecasts, and scenario planning tools
• Develop reporting and analysis to support executive decision-making
• Analyze financial trends, budget variances, KPIs, and key business drivers
• Create dashboards, reporting packages, and management presentations
• Partner with senior leadership and operational teams to improve financial visibility and accountability
• Support planning and analysis for new initiatives, investments, and organizational priorities
• Improve reporting automation, forecasting tools, and financial planning processes
• Help strengthen financial management practices across a complex operating environment
• Lead, mentor, and develop members of the finance team

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 8+ years of progressive FP&A, finance, or financial planning experience
• Prior experience leading or developing finance team members
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting skills
• Ability to turn data into clear insights and practical recommendations
• Experience supporting a large, complex organization with multiple departments, programs, business units, or funding streams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with non-finance stakeholders
• Hands-on, analytical, organized, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Process-improvement mindset with experience enhancing reporting, planning, or analytical tools

Preferred Background

• CPA, MBA, or advanced finance/accounting background preferred
• Experience in complex service-oriented, mission-driven, or publicly funded environments
• Exposure to restricted or program-specific funding structures
• Experience with enterprise-level planning, ERP, BI, dashboarding, or reporting tools

Why This Role

• Report directly to the CFO
• Serve as a senior finance partner to executive and operational leadership
• High-impact role focused on planning, analysis, and decision support
• Opportunity to improve financial visibility, reporting, and forecasting across a large organization
• Stable, mission-driven environment with strong benefits

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