**Talon Hiring Solutions has a client in the Hoover, AL area that is looking for a Financial Planning & Analysis to lead budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, business analysis and serve as a trusted business advisor. **In this highly visible role, you'll partner with executive leadership, and the field to provide 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:
- Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, executive dashboards, and KPI analysis for field 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.
What you will bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA preferred).
- 1-2 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.
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and complex formulas.
- Experience with large ERP systems
- 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.