Senior Strategic Finance Manager

ICON; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON in Austin, TX seeks a senior finance professional to partner with construction and government/defense leadership, owning the full P&L and driving planning, budgeting, and forecasting. You will establish planning cadences, report to the VP of Finance, and act as an embedded, autonomous contributor.

You will own revenue forecasting, project profitability, and capacity planning, building models and scenario analyses to guide strategic decisions across GTM, delivery, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• Strong driver-based modeling skills (COGS, gross margin, project profitability).
• 7–10 years in FP&A, strategic finance, operations finance, or management consulting.
• Experience supporting a full P&L, including revenue, delivery costs, and operating expenses.
• Proven business partnering experience as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-changing environment with limited process.
• Experience in construction, real estate development, government contracting, or project-based services.
• Experience building planning processes or tools from the ground up.
• Pipeline and sales-capacity planning for a go-to-market organization.
• MBA or CPA

Responsibilities

• Serve as the dedicated finance partner to ICON’s leadership across construction, government, and defense with full P&L oversight.
• Establish planning and review cadence for the businesses.
• Report to the VP of Finance and operate with autonomy as an embedded contributor.
• Own annual budget, long-range plan, and financial models.
• Run monthly cadence with forecast updates and budget-to-actual reviews.
• Own revenue forecast end to end and translate pipeline into bookings view.
• Forecast project-level profitability and gross margin.
• Build capacity and operations forecasts translating revenue targets into staffing and output.
• Define and track operating metrics like utilization and unit costs.
• Advise leadership on investment decisions through scenario analysis.

Skills

Driver-based modeling

P&L management

Business partnering

Independent work

Planning tools

Sales capacity planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/economics

MBA or CPA

Job description

Responsibilities

• This role will serve as the dedicated finance partner to the leadership of ICON’s construction businesses, including our government and defense work, with full P&L oversight across go-to-market, delivery, and operations
• You will establish the planning and review cadence these businesses run on
• You will report to the VP of Finance and operate as an embedded individual contributor with a high degree of autonomy
• Own the annual budget, long-range plan, and underlying financial models
• Establish and run the monthly operating cadence, including forecast updates, budget-vs-actuals reviews with business leadership, and a standard review package that explains key drivers and recommended actions
• Own the revenue forecast end to end, translating pipeline, win rates, and project timing into a reliable view of bookings and revenue
• Forecast and track project-level profitability and gross margin
• Build capacity and operations forecasts that translate revenue targets into staffing needs, print and delivery output, utilization, and the mix of billable and non-billable time
• Define and track operating metrics such as utilization, print productivity, and unit costs
• Advise business leadership on operating and investment decisions through investment cases and scenario analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
• Strong driver-based modeling skills, including COGS, gross margin, project profitability, headcount-driven capacity, and sensitivity analysis
• 7 to 10 years in FP&A, strategic finance, operations finance, or management consulting
• Experience supporting a full P&L, including revenue, delivery costs, and operating expenses
• Proven business partnering experience as a trusted advisor to senior operating leaders, with the ability to influence decisions and translate financial analysis into clear recommendations
• Ability to work independently in a fast-changing environment with limited established process
• Another physical product or service business
• Experience at both established companies and high-growth, earlier-stage companies
• Experience in construction, real estate development, government contracting, project-based services, or
• Experience building planning processes or tools from the ground up
• Pipeline and sales-capacity planning for a go-to-market organization
• MBA or CPA