FP&A Manager

Robert Half is seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP& A) Manager for a contract-to-hire opportunity supporting a professional services client. This critical role will lead the implementation, optimization, and day-to-day management of Workday Adaptive Planning, helping transform the firm’s budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. This role will be a contract position to start with potential to be converted to a permanent role. This role can be mostly remote but will need to come onsite as needed/on occasion. Prior experience with Workday Adaptive Planning is a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end implementation of Workday Adaptive Planning, collaborating with finance leaders and technical teams to develop effective financial models, reporting structures, and workflows.
• Own the design and validation of budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting models within Adaptive Planning, ensuring alignment with business objectives and operational needs.
• Serve as the primary liaison between finance stakeholders and the implementation team—gathering requirements, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring planning tools meet the unique needs of a professional services environment.
• Lead Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecast, and Long-Range Planning cycles, including detailed variance analysis, performance tracking, and scenario/model updates across all business units.
• Build and maintain dynamic financial models, cash flow forecasts, and a multi-year strategic plan to guide both operational initiatives and long-term growth.
• Leverage understanding of professional services metrics (utilization, realization, headcount planning, engagement profitability) to deliver actionable planning frameworks.
• Produce and present accurate, insightful financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership—empowering confident, data-driven decisions.
• Partner cross-functionally to align financial plans with overall strategic and operational goals; promote consistency, integrity, and transparency in all financial outputs.
• Standardize, document, and continuously improve FP& A processes, controls, and methodologies for greater efficiency and scalability.
• Support ad hoc projects, financial modeling, and strategic initiatives, while mentoring and developing senior analysts and associates across the team.
• Proven hands-on experience implementing and optimizing Workday Adaptive Planning (or similar EPM/FP& A platforms) within a professional services or similar environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in firmwide budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, and financial modeling.
• Strong understanding of professional services economics and associated KPIs.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills; experience leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required. Advanced degree or CPA/CMA a plus.