Senior FP&A Lead for PE-Backed Growth & Strategy

Korn Ferry; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a high-potential Senior Financial Analyst to join a fast-paced, private equity-backed industrial services organization. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, FP&A, this role provides broad exposure to financial planning, reporting, strategic analysis, pricing initiatives, and commercial decision support.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrate ownership, and partner with senior leaders across functions to influence decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 5-8+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or strategic finance experience.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis.
• Experience presenting complex financial concepts to senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication, presentation, and business partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across the organization.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support revenue, profitability, cash flow, and operational performance analysis.
• Analyze monthly results and provide variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year performance.
• Prepare executive-level reporting packages, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership, the executive team, and private equity sponsors.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities while providing actionable recommendations to drive performance improvement.
• Partner with commercial leadership to evaluate pricing strategies, customer profitability, and revenue optimization opportunities.
• Develop financial analyses supporting pricing decisions, contract negotiations, and market expansion initiatives.
• Monitor key commercial performance indicators and provide insights into customer, service line, and geographic profitability.
• Support sales and business development teams by evaluating growth opportunities and investment returns.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Excel

Presentation skills

Business partnering

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

Power BI

AI-enabled tools (Claude)

Job description

Korn Ferry is seeking a high-potential Senior Financial Analyst to join a fast-paced, private equity-backed industrial services organization. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, FP&A, this role provides broad exposure to financial planning, reporting, strategic analysis, pricing initiatives, and commercial decision support.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrate ownership, and partner with senior leaders across functions to influence decisions.