Director of FP&A

Location: Washington

Our client, a prestigious and well-established nonprofit organization, is seeking a Director of FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) to lead enterprise-wide budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, performance reporting, and decision support. This senior finance leader will partner closely with the CFO, Controller, and business unit leaders to translate strategic priorities into actionable financial plans and executive-ready reporting. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who can operate strategically while improving planning processes, enhancing reporting capabilities, and driving financial discipline across the organization.

The Director will play a key role in strengthening enterprise planning, KPI visibility, and the use of business intelligence, while gaining significant exposure to executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities Lead the annual budgeting process, including operating and capital planning, assumptions, templates, timelines, and executive presentation materials

Develop and manage monthly and quarterly forecasts incorporating actuals, staffing changes, program activity, pipeline trends, and business risks

Build rolling forecasts, scenario models, sensitivity analyses, and multi-year financial plans to support strategic decision-making

Partner with the CFO, Controller, HR, and business leaders on headcount planning, compensation assumptions, and resource allocation

Perform budget-to-forecast analysis and communicate shifts in outlook, assumptions, and financial needs

Improve planning oversight through better documentation, approval workflows, version control, and assumptions tracking

Produce consolidated planning summaries highlighting enterprise trends, risks, cross-functional dependencies, and recommended actions

Support cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and treasury-related analysis

Develop KPI dashboards, scorecards, flash reports, and monthly management reporting packages

Prepare executive-level reporting on budget performance, forecast updates, prior-year trends, and emerging risks

Deliver variance analysis and actionable insights for senior leadership and board audiences

Optimize the organization’s financial planning platform, including models, workflows, templates, and reporting outputs

Leverage automation, analytics, and AI-enabled tools to improve forecasting, reporting, and efficiency

Partner cross-functionally to improve integrations across planning, ERP, CRM, payroll, and expense systems

Build strong partnerships with business leaders to strengthen budget ownership, forecasting accountability, and financial acumen

Lead, coach, and develop FP&A and performance team members

Compensation is based on skills, experience, training, knowledge, licensure, certifications, and other business needs. Our client offers medical coverage and a robust overall benefits package. Please submit your resume in confidence to Raj Khanna, Senior Vice President at Robert Half, for immediate consideration or for one of our other active opportunities in the Washington Metro area.