Director - FP&A Industrial: Manufacturing & Distribution – Private Equity Advisory

Job description

From the beginning, our goal was to establish an advisory firm that stands apart from the rest – one that is grounded in our Core Values and dedicated to creating a positive experience not just for our clients, but for our people too. We firmly believe in the strength of collaboration, enthusiasm, generosity, and perseverance as the driving forces behind our success. With advisory solutions spanning accounting and risk, technology-enabled transformation, and transactions, we partner with our clients to solve today’s challenges and deliver present and future value. Our commitment to our people has earned us numerous awards including Inc5000's Fastest Growing Companies and Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. Explore what our employees have to say about our unique culture by clicking [here](https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/CrossCountry-Consulting-Reviews-E610881.htm). **Director – FP&A Manufacturing & Industrials – Private Equity Advisory** By joining our rapidly growing Private Equity practice you will serve as a trusted partner to our clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that help our clients solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. As a Director at CrossCountry Consulting, you will be responsible for client delivery, business development, leading teams, and developing junior team members, as well as serving as a member of CrossCountry’s leadership team. In today’s competitive deal market, Private Equity is increasingly turning to operational enhancements as a driver for value creation in their investment portfolio. It is essential for Private Equity funds to have a portfolio support team, either internally or externally, to guide CFOs as they build a scalable accounting and finance function that supports the investment thesis. We are experienced operators, who serve as an extension of leading Private Equity sponsors to drive meaningful and sustainable operational changes across their portfolios. ### What You'll Do - **Client Delivery: Lead the development and delivery of services** - Serve as the primary relationship manager for 3–5+ Private Equity sponsors, owning origination, expansion, and account strategy across Manufacturing & Industrials portfolio companies. - Leading the execution of FP&A projects in the space; providing leadership to the project team as well as guiding the direction of the engagement for successful outcomes. - Architect and guide the team through the development of board-ready reporting packages, budgets, forecasts, lender reporting models, and 13-week cash flow forecasts. - Advise clients on the appropriate technology stack for their business, with familiarity across common industrial platforms such as SAP, Oracle Fusion, Infor SyteLine, NetSuite, OneStream, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI. - Partner with existing leadership to further develop industrial and manufacturing service offerings, including go-to-market strategy, recruiting, training, and sales enablement. - **Practice Leadership: Serve as a key leader in the Practice Equity practice by:** - Oversee multiple concurrent delivery teams, ensuring quality assurance, risk mitigation, and target margin performance. - Embed firm-approved AI tools to accelerate diagnostics, variance analysis, and narrative generation in accordance with data protection and IP policies. - Stay informed about emerging AI techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes. - Recruit, coach, and promote top talent. - Mentor team members by providing ongoing feedback, resolving multi-faceted issues, and supporting career progression. - Publish insights, speak at PE portfolio forums, and lead benchmarking initiatives that drive market visibility. - Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and professional standards.​ - Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes. - Create new service offerings and delivery methodologies aligned to sponsor needs. - Own personal origination and sales targets; steward pipeline and contribute to firm growth. ### What You'll Bring: - · 10-15+ years of experience, including 7-9+ years in Manufacturing & Industrials FP&A with Private Equity-backed exposure and board-level engagement. - · Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous, complex problems without clear direction or precedent. - · Comfortable operating in unstructured environments, building process and clarity where none exists. - · Takes ownership and accountability — figures things out rather than waiting for instructions. - · Resilient under pressure; can push through obstacles, incomplete information, and setbacks. - · Proven track record owning annual origination and expansion targets. - · Experience leading multi-workstream programs across several portfolio companies simultaneously. - · Executive communication skills with ability to deliver crisp, data-driven materials to C-suite and boards. - · Familiarity with, or the ability to quickly learn and independently navigate, common enterprise technology platforms, including SAP, Infor SyteLine, Oracle Fusion, NetSuite, OneStream, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI. - · Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation. ### Qualifications: - · Bachelor’s degree in in Accounting, Finance or related field - · CPA or CA certification preferred - · Willingness to travel up to 30%; travel varies based on client preferences