14289 – Sr Director Financial Analysis

Kelly; Michigan; On-site; USD 156,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly is seeking a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to lead the SETT FP&A function across Workday and PeopleSoft. You will own budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, driving financial intelligence and strategic partnerships with SETT leadership.

You will manage a team, drive process standardization, and implement AI-enhanced analyses while partnering with IT and Finance Transformation. The role requires strong modeling, governance, and change management in a matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field; MBA or CPA a plus.
• 10 years of progressive FP&A or finance experience, including ownership of planning and forecasting cycles.
• Hands-on experience with Workday Financial Management.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and leverage AI tools in financial workflows.
• Proven change management capability with process redesign or system transitions.
• Experience driving process consistency across teams or business units with different norms.
• Strong understanding of net vs. gross revenue recognition and project-based billing.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks for SETT segments.
• Oversee close alignment with Record to Report and deliver timely analysis.
• Develop KPI and analytics reporting; drive monthly scorecard reviews.
• Drive AI adoption within FP&A workflows and automate analyses.
• Build and maintain scalable FP&A processes across two environments (Workday and PeopleSoft).
• Lead and develop the SETT FP&A team with clear expectations and accountability.

Skills

Financial modeling

AI in finance

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Communicator

Matrix org

Financial leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics

MBA or CPA

Tools

Workday Financial Management

PeopleSoft

Workday Adaptive Planning

AI tools in workflows

Job description

Description

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No matter where you are in your career journey you can apply your knowledge and passion to move people, organizations, and communities forward. You’ll have opportunities to grow your expertise and capabilities, both professionally and personally. As a team we celebrate inclusion, caring and collaboration. As a company we value your contribution, we work with integrity, and we always put people first — so your impact really will change lives.

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis is the senior FP&A leader for the SETT business unit, reporting to the VP Finance Business Partner. You will own the end-to-end planning and forecasting process, lead the SETT FP&A team, and drive the reporting, analytics, and technology work that makes financial planning credible and useful to the business.

This role is the operational execution engine of the SETT finance function — enabling the VP Finance Business Partner to focus on strategic business partnership with SETT leadership by ensuring the processes, models, and team performance that produce reliable financial intelligence are running well.

You will work across two technology environments — Workday and PeopleSoft — while building toward the next phase of Kelly’s planning platform evolution. You will bring both the analytical depth to explain what the numbers mean and the change management capability to improve how they get built.

Our Financial Director is accountable for:

Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly outlooks for assigned SETT segments
• Own forecast inputs, model integrity, variance analysis, and cycle delivery
• Establish and enhance dynamic scenario planning models that leverage real-time data and reflect how the business operates
• Engage segment leaders as active participants in the planning process — not just recipients of output
• Monitor pipeline activity, revenue performance, cost trends, and other key inputs to maintain forecast accuracy and accountability

Management Reporting & Decision Support

• Oversee close alignment with the Record to Report team; ensure month-end results and analysis are delivered accurately and on time
• Develop and maintain reporting on critical KPIs, competitor performance, client and pipeline analytics, and other decision-relevant metrics
• Drive the monthly operations and scorecard review process; ensure action planning follows material variances
• Support investment decision-making and performance reporting across distribution channels, specialty solutions, and geographies
• Deliver financial analysis that helps segment leaders understand their business — not just their budget

Transformation, Technology & AI

• Serve as the SETT FP&A lead for Workday Financial Management — owning data integrity, process continuity, and reporting accuracy across both Workday and PeopleSoft environments
• Drive AI adoption within SETT FP&A workflows — identifying opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve the quality of financial analysis through AI tools
• Assess current FP&A processes across all five SETT segments and lead standardization where inconsistency creates risk or inefficiency
• Build and sustain process documentation so institutional knowledge is distributed across the team, not concentrated in any one person
• Bring Workday Adaptive Planning experience to position SETT for the next phase of the planning platform migration
• Partner with Finance Transformation and IT on systems initiatives; maintain functional accountability for FP&A outcomes

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the SETT FP&A team — set clear expectations, build capability, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Manage workload distribution across the team; flag capacity risk before it becomes a problem
• Create development opportunities that help team members grow toward broader finance roles

Essential Skills, Knowledge, & Experience:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or CPA a plus
• 10 years of progressive FP&A or finance experience, including demonstrated ownership of planning and forecasting cycles
• Hands‑on experience with Workday Financial Management
• Demonstrated ability to lead and leverage AI tools in financial workflows — not just awareness, but active use
• Proven change management capability — experience leading process redesign or system transitions, with a track record of making new ways of working stick
• Experience driving process consistency across teams or business units with different operating norms
• Strong understanding of net vs. gross revenue recognition and the financial mechanics of solutions‑based or project‑based billing models
• Solid accounting foundation — able to engage credibly with accounting teams and understand the downstream impact of revenue recognition decisions
• Experience in a matrixed organization — reporting into finance while partnering closely with business unit leadership
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills; comfortable building from scratch and improving existing tools
• Clear, confident communicator — able to translate complex financial concepts for non‑finance audiences
• Working knowledge of financial controls and data integrity standards — able to ensure reporting accuracy, flag compliance risks, and support internal audit and enterprise risk management processes as needed

Preferred

• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning
• Background in the staffing industry or professional services with contract‑based or project billing structures
• Familiarity with PeopleSoft and TM1 Planning

You Will Thrive in This Role If You

• Are energized by building and improving — not just maintaining what exists
• Can hold ambiguity and structure at the same time; you create clarity without waiting for it
• Earn trust through consistency and competence, and bring others along through change rather than around it
• Are as comfortable talking to a segment leader about their business as you are building a financial model
• See AI as a genuine tool for doing better work — and bring that mindset to your team
• Want to grow — this role is designed for someone with the ambition and capability to take on broader finance leadership over time

Base pay range for this position is $156,150 – $208,200 per year. Final annual compensation will be based on experience and may vary by geographic location.

Total compensation package including benefits as applicable to the position — understanding that each person has unique professional and personal needs focused on your total well-being. Explore our range of benefits at: Kelly Services | People Regular Staff

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, including, but not limited to, race, gender, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.