Director of FP&A

Hoxton Circle; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoxton Circle is seeking a Director of FP&A and Strategic Finance in the Chicago area (hybrid). You will be the CFO's right hand for planning, forecasting, and strategic insights, uniting financial and operational data to drive performance and decision-making.

Lead AI-enabled analyses and build the FP&A function as the business grows. You will own the annual plan, quarterly forecasts, board and lender reporting, and partner with private equity stakeholders to optimize value creation across

Qualifications

• Requires progressive finance experience with FP&A or strategic finance.
• Experience in PE-backed companies is preferred.
• Hands-on use of AI, automation, analytics or BI in finance with demonstrable impact.
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills; experience with ERP/financial systems.
• Confident presenting to senior executives, boards and investors.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts and long-range plan.
• Prepare reporting packages for board, PE sponsor and lenders and explain numbers.
• Perform performance analysis with operations and commercial leaders (pricing, margin, cost).
• Support acquisitions from diligence to integration and synergy tracking.
• Build FP&A tools, data processes and apply AI to daily analysis.
• Ensure data integrity and governance with CFO and Controller.

Skills

FP&A leadership

PE-backed experience

AI/analytics tools

Advanced financial modelling

Excel advanced

ERP/financial systems

Executive presentation

MBA/CPA/CFA (plus)

Education

Finance/accounting/economics degree

MBA/CPA/CFA (plus)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Director, FP&A and Strategic Finance | PE-Backed Services Business | Chicago Area (Hybrid)

About the company

Our client is a private equity backed services business with around $250M in revenue and operations in more than 15 states. It has grown quickly through acquisitions and serves public sector and commercial clients.

The role

This is the CFO's right hand on planning and strategic finance. The role is highly visible across the organisation and with private equity stakeholders. It isn't a traditional reporting job. The company has grown through acquisition and still runs largely on Excel. Your job is to bring together financial and operational data from across the business, work out what actually drives performance, and turn that into decisions leaders can act on. You'll also lead the effort to bring AI into how the business analyses and makes decisions.

The FP&A function is lean today. You'll hire your first analyst and build the team as the function grows.

What you’ll own

• The annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts and long-range plan
• Reporting packages for the board, private equity sponsor and lenders, and the explanation behind the numbers
• Performance analysis with operations and commercial leaders, including pricing, margin and cost work
• Financial support on acquisitions, from diligence and modelling through integration and synergy tracking
• Building FP&A tools, data and processes, including putting AI to work in everyday analysis
• Data integrity and governance, working with the CFO and Controller

What we’re looking for

• Roughly 6 to 10 years of progressive finance experience, including time leading FP&A or strategic finance
• Experience in a PE-backed company, ideally a multi-site or multi-entity business
• Real, hands‑on use of AI, automation, analytics or BI tools in finance, with examples of what you built and what changed
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel, plus experience with ERP or financial systems
• Confidence presenting to senior executives, boards and investors
• Interest in a CFO track within private equity
• Degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related field. An MBA, CPA or CFA is a plus