Director, FP&A

Title: Director of FP&A
Location: Roswell, GA – onsite, 5 days/week


Direct Reports: FP&A Manager; will build team starting with an Analyst once the director is hired.

Role Overview:
The Director of FP&A is responsible for leading the organization’s financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical functions. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution and serves as a key advisor to the CFO. The Director will work closely with the FP&A Manager to enhance reporting functionality, improve forecasting accuracy, and drive scalable financial processes.

Key Requirements:

• Seasoned FP&A professional with experience building and scaling an FP&A function.
• Comfortable hands-on execution while leading the team and partnering with leadership.
• Will support monthly reporting, investor/board presentations, and acquisitional components.
• Technical acumen: understands the end-to-end reporting picture, not just spreadsheets.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead annual budgeting, long-range planning, and rolling forecast cycles.
• Develop and maintain financial models for forecasting, scenario analysis, and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor performance against budgets/forecasts; identify risks and opportunities.
• Improve forecasting accuracy through enhanced processes, tools, and collaboration.

Strategic Analysis & Business Partnership

• Provide insights and recommendations to executive leadership and business unit leaders.
• Analyze profitability, cost drivers, pricing, and capital investments to support decision-making.
• Strategic partner for segment and sales leaders on profitability and growth.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, and integrations through financial analysis.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs to track performance.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Lead and develop the FP&A team, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Oversee management reporting and executive presentations.
• Partner with Accounting for alignment between financial reporting and management analysis.
• Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, data quality, and scalability.

Education & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA preferred.
• 5–8 years progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or transaction advisory services.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing finance teams.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Experience supporting M&A preferred.
• Proficiency with ERP and BI systems (NetSuite, Power BI, or similar).
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis tool proficiency.
• Manufacturing, distribution, or chemical industry background preferred.

Skills & Attributes

• Strategic mindset and strong business acumen.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and partner with senior leadership.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, non-9–5 environment.

Additional Notes from HM:

• FP&A Manager currently overextended; this role will help push items “over the 5-yard line.”
• Candidate should have experience designing reporting for leadership/board review.
• Role will leverage NetSuite, Excel, Power BI, and integration with Impact Point consulting.
• PE-backed environment for 3+ years; director may move into VP of FP&A role in 12–24 months.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 160000.00/Yearly.