Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Talon Hiring Solutions has a client in the Hoover, AL area that is looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business analysis across our multi-office architecture and design firm. In this highly visible role, you'll partner with executive leadership, managing partners, project managers, and HR to provide meaningful financial insights that drive profitability, staffing decisions, and long-term growth. If you thrive in a project-based environment and enjoy collaborating with leaders across an organization, we'd love to hear from you.

What you will do:

• Lead the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting across multiple office locations.
• Develop rolling financial forecasts for revenue, labor utilization, project profitability, and cash flow.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, executive dashboards, and KPI analysis for firm leadership.
• Analyze budget-to-actual results, identify key variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Build financial models that support project pricing, staffing, and resource planning.
• Partner with HR on headcount planning, labor cost analysis, compensation planning, and bonus projections.
• Support long-range strategic planning, including growth initiatives, new office expansion, and service line development.
• Improve financial models, reporting tools, and planning processes to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial reporting and optimize Deltek Vantagepoint processes.
• Present financial findings and recommendations to executives, principals, and non-financial stakeholders.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• 3-5+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or accounting experience.
• Experience in a professional services, architecture, engineering, consulting, or project-based business is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-office or multi-entity organizations is a plus.
• CPA, CMA, or CFA designation is preferred but not required.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and complex formulas.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar business intelligence tools is a plus.
• Strong understanding of project accounting concepts such as WIP, utilization, unbilled revenue, and project profitability.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-financial leaders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for partnering across multiple offices and departments.