Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

ERM is seeking a strategic, results‑driven Director, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to drive financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and actionable insights across the North American professional services business.

Why This Role Matters?

The Director of FP&A for North America will serve as a strategic finance leader and trusted business partner to regional and functional leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with deep experience in professional services, including revenue recognition, utilization, margin management, and capacity planning. This leader will translate complex financial data into clear narratives to support decision‑making, growth initiatives, and operational execution.

What Your Impact Is:

• Act as a strategic finance partner to North America executive leadership, providing insight and guidance on growth, profitability, and investment decisions

• Lead the North America budget, forecast, and monthly close analytics processes

• Own regional P&L analysis, including revenue, gross margin, utilization, pricing, and operating expenses

• Develop and maintain rolling forecasts and scenario analyses reflecting changes in demand, capacity, and market conditions

• Drive deep analysis of key professional services KPIs, including utilization, billable rates, realization, backlog, pipeline, and margin by client, service line, and BU

• Partner with NA Operational Leads to optimize capacity, staffing models, and project profitability

• Support pricing strategies, deal economics, and client profitability analysis

• Lead and mentor a team of FP&A professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement

• Strengthen FP&A processes, tools, and data quality to improve forecast accuracy and decision support

• Partner with Accounting, Revenue Operations, Sales, HR, and Operations to ensure alignment and end‑to‑end financial rigor

What You’ll Bring:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including significant FP&A leadership experience

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

• Strong Access and/or SQL skills

• Experience integrating data across multiple systems

• In‑depth understanding of relational databases

• Strong leadership, organizational, and analytical skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to senior and executive audiences

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations

• A hands‑on, self‑motivated leadership style with a high standard for accuracy and execution

Preferred

• MBA or other advanced degree

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all FP&A activities for the North America region, including data management, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting

• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of financial models, operating plans, and forecasting tools

• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators, identifying trends and root causes of variances

• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and ad‑hoc financial reporting for senior leadership

• Develop financial analyses to support strategic initiatives, acquisitions, and capital expenditure decisions

• Prepare and deliver board‑level, leadership, and investment presentations

• Partner with senior management and department leaders to provide in‑depth financial and business analysis

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of Financial Analysts

• Perform ad‑hoc analysis and reporting as business needs evolve

Who We Are:
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At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental