Director, FP&A & AI-Powered

Short Description

Bowman has an opportunity for a Director, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our team in Reston, Virginia.

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That’s why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved.

We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients.

Provide strategic financial leadership to build and scale a FP&A function that supports the company’s growth and evolving business needs. This role will lead enterprise-level financial planning, analysis, and performance management while partnering with executive leadership to support strategic decision-making, growth initiatives, and operational excellence. The Director will play a critical role in establishing best-in-class processes, developing team capabilities and integrating advanced analytics and AI-driven tools into finance operations.

Leadership and Team Development

• Operate with broad autonomy under general direction from executive leadership regarding corporate strategy, financial objectives, and key priorities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team, with a strong focus on coaching, elevating and building a high-performing, scalable team structure.
• Assess current team capabilities and evolve roles, responsibilities, and organizational design to support growth.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and results-oriented culture within FP&A and across the organization.
• Operate as a hands-on leader, balancing strategic oversight with active involvement in analysis, modeling, and problem-solving as needed.

At the Operational and Company Level

• Serve as a strategic business partner to executive and operational leadership, providing financial insight to support growth, profitability, and risk management.
• Partner with Business Systems and Technology teams to drive automation, improve data integrity, and enhance the timeliness and accuracy of financial, accounting, and KPI reporting.
• Establish and standardize forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning processes across the enterprise.
• Build FP&A into a trusted business partner function that delivers actionable insights to leadership.

Do the Work

• Lead the integration of advanced analytics and AI-driven capabilities into FP&A processes, including forecasting, reporting, and scenario planning.
• Champion a data-driven, technology-enabled FP&A function that reduces manual processes and increases scalability.
• Lead the development of advanced, data-driven analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting operational and financial performance.
• Partner with business unit leadership to forecast financial results, expected volumes, workforce demands, and long-term resource needs.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of financial models, forecasts, and long-range plans aligned with Bowman’s strategic objectives.
• Develop and present executive-level content for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reviews, including results, forecasts, and key risks/opportunities.
• Deliver timely, accurate, and meaningful financial and operational performance reporting to executive leadership for decision-making purposes.
• Prepare and present monthly and quarterly reporting packages for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to the monthly close, budgeting, forecasting, and…