Senior Manager, Finance*

[*potential flex on title depending on experience]

Location: Downtown LA [Hybrid schedule]
Industry: Professional Services

About the Company:
Our client is a highly regarded professional services firm known for its commitment to excellence, client-first mindset, and collaborative culture. With a strong reputation in the industry, they provide strategic advisory and operational support to a diverse and sophisticated client base.

Position Summary:
We are seeking a strategic and analytical finance leader to join our client’s growing team. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), pricing strategy, and financial modeling within a client services environment. This role will work closely with senior leadership across departments to drive financial performance, improve decision-making, and support long-term strategic growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across business units

• Partner with leadership on pricing strategy and client proposals to ensure profitability and competitiveness

• Develop and maintain complex financial models to support business planning, new service lines, client engagements, and M&A activities

• Deliver insightful financial analysis to support strategic decisions and improve operational efficiency

• Support client services teams with financial insights and customized reporting for client accounts

• Evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) and create dashboards that track performance and align with business goals

• Collaborate cross-functionally with client services, sales, operations, and executive leadership to align financial planning with business strategy

• Prepare presentations and reports for executive and board-level meetings

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field; MBA or CPA preferred

• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally in a professional services, financial services or consulting environment; 5+ in a leadership role 

• Proven experience in FP&A, pricing, strategic finance, and financial modeling; RFP helpful 

• Strong business acumen and ability to influence non-finance stakeholders

• Excellent Excel and financial modeling skills; experience with BI tools a plus (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Adaptive Insights)

• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal

• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and client service–focused

Why This Opportunity?

• Work with a high-performing, collaborative leadership team

• Play a key role in shaping financial strategy and client growth

• Opportunity for career advancement based on performance and contribution

• Competitive compensation package and flexible title depending on experience