Director of Finance

UNAVAILABLE; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk is seeking a Director of Finance to mature FP&A processes, people, and systems. You will partner with operations and project leaders, deliver forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis, and provide clear financial guidance for strategic initiatives.

The role requires senior-level communication, strong analytical skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced professional services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance and Accounting; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in financial management, budgeting, forecasting in professional services.
• Ability to present results to senior leadership with strong interpersonal skills.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling experience; ERP/finance system familiarity.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for a portfolio or business unit.
• Hybrid/onsite work in the Metro DC area; strong collaboration across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and ETC/EAC analyses with governance and compliance.
• Produce internal and external reporting data, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with VP Operations and managers to forecast staffing and requirements.
• Drive process improvements and automation to speed reporting.
• Provide profitability analysis vs. budget and variance explanations for leadership.
• Present forecasts and financial dashboards to executive management.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance and Accounting

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Costpoint

M365 Finance

Job description

Overview

The Director of Finance reports to the Senior Director of Finance and oversees one of Steampunk’s Portfolios. This role matures our FP&A process, people, and systems. The ideal candidate brings strong financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience, along with superb analytical skills to support strategic initiatives and bring performance clarity to complex business models. As a strategic business partner and trusted advisor, you will communicate clearly, build cross-functional relationships, and apply outstanding technical finance and accounting skills with strong financial stewardship and a relentless drive to realize our mission.

Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities

• Work closely with cross functional teams and departments to develop close working relationships that foster the sharing of best practices to maintaingovernance/compliance
• Thorough understanding of budget, forecast expenditures, monitor actuals, and report outcome data for all task orders (i.e. Estimates to Complete (ETC) and Estimates at Completion (EAC) analysis) to include revenue recognition policies
• Improve business units and programs financial status by gathering and analyzing financial data/results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; and making recommendations to operation leadership.
• Analyze and package financial data for accurate and compliant internal and external reportingrequirements/deliverables(e.g. Monthly Cost Status Reports, quarterly Program Management Reviews,Funding/ExpenditureReports)
• Assist VP of Operations and Project Managers in projecting future requirements, planning staffing requirements.
• Perform process improvement and implement automation where possible to improve team effectiveness and speed of reporting
• Diagnose and influence the key drivers of the business. Analyze and present complex financial information in simple terms, presenting conclusions and recommendations to business leaders.
• Provide profitability comparison vs budget, and detailed analysis of variance.
• Prepare forecasts and financial/operational dashboards for presentation to executive management.
• Ability to operate independently as well as effectively establish solid working relationships with management and functional departments.
• Support our employees and internal clients with the highest degree of professionalism and teamwork while responding immediately to their needs and requests.
• Prepare and distribute financial information and data within required deadlines and ensure that the information provided is concise, relevant, and understandable to assist leadership in making intelligent business and program decisions.
• Works with Accounting, Contracts, Program Management and Portfolio and Executive leadership in solving complex issues.
• Assist in establishing short and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
• Builds and manages partnerships across Business Leaders and works with cross-functional teams to deliver on strategic goals and objectives, increase revenue and revenue efficiency, and improve profitability.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Business, Finance and Accounting or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience in financial management, business management, or project control in a professional services environment.
• Ability to present financial results and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain professional and effective relationships with internal customers, management, and professionals in your organization.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly including advanced Excel functions; experience with financial modeling using Excel models.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for a portfolio or business unit.
• Experience managing and developing finance staff, since the role matures people capabilities.
• Local to the Metro DC Area, 3 days/week in office

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of Costpoint and/or M365 Finance.
• Experience leading ERP or finance system improvements, since the role matures systems.