Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Join an innovative and rapidly growing national Design Engineering and Consulting firm! WSB is seeking a dedicated and highly skilled Director Finance to help support the growth of our dynamic and expanding team of over 1400 professionals across the nation.

As Director - Finance youll work closely with other members of the finance and accounting team as well as other groups across the company taking on a diverse range of responsibilities including budgeting and planning M&A support strategic analysis and investor reporting. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer youll play a critical role in managing financial activities and contributing to strategic decision-making that fuels the health and growth of our business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning and Budgeting
  • Lead the annual budgeting process in partnership with the CFO.
  • Update and maintain the annual forecast model throughout the year.
  • Update and maintain the 13-week cash flow model.
• M&A Support
  • In conjunction with the CFO and Companys financial sponsor:
    • Assist with financial underwriting and due diligence of potential M&A targets including review of financial performance synergy opportunities and key risks of potential targets.
    • Lead assessment of pro forma M&A financial implications including review of utilization overhead rate and customer-specific considerations.
    • Assist with post-acquisition support including integration activities and tracking financial performance of acquired companies.
• Strategic Analysis and Reporting
  • Provide accurate timely and insightful reporting to the Companys internal and external stakeholders including the Companys financial sponsor.
  • Analyze business performance against budgets and forecasts identifying key variance trends risks and opportunities to capitalize on growth opportunities.
  • Partner with leadership across functions to provide real-time feedback on overhead and operating expense spend and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Strategic Projects
  • Help lead strategic projects and track the financial impact realized. Potential projects include:
    • Areas of cost savings and optimization
    • Overhead rate tracking and projections
    • Acquisition integration synergies and cross-sell
• Process Improvement
  • Streamline and enhance FP&A processes tools and systems to improve efficiency of producing financial reports

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in finance accounting or a related field
• 8 years of progressive FP&A experience; the ideal candidate will have AEC industry experience
• Public accounting/M&A experience a plus
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated success in financial modeling and data-driven decision making
• Expertise in ERP systems and financial planning tools; proficiency in the Deltek Vantagepoint ERP system a plus
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely and work across functions in the organization
• Experience in process improvement automation and cost savings initiatives a plus

Who We Are: WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation Community Planning Environmental Energy Municipal and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package including medical insurance dental insurance vision insurance life insurance company paid short- and long-term disability 401K with match paid time off paid holidays tuition reimbursement and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity veteran or disability status.

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