The FP&A Manager will be deeply embedded within the business, partnering with client-serving leaders, project managers, operations personnel, the sales organization, and executive leadership to translate financial and operational data into actionable insights. This role owns core FP&A processes end-to-end—budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and close—while also serving as a strategic advisor who enables better, faster, and more informed decisions that improve profitability, optimize resource allocation, and drive sustainable growth.
This role is expected to operate with an independent point of view—validating assumptions, pressure-testing forecasts, and identifying risks and opportunities ahead of the business. Success requires strong financial modeling skills, a clear understanding of business drivers, and the ability to engage senior leaders with credible, data-driven perspectives.
This is a hybrid position for candidates based in the Chicagoland area.
We'll trust you to:
Partner with business leaders on pricing, resource allocation, growth investments, and client economics
Own the connection between operational activity and financial outcomes; develop and communicate a clear point of view on performance drivers and forward outlook
Build and maintain the analytical foundation for understanding business dynamics (e.g., margin composition, revenue mix, utilization economics, pipeline quality, client-level profitability)
Evaluate pipeline quality and revenue forecasts; challenge assumptions and develop independent views where needed
Develop scenario models to support strategic decisions around new service lines, capacity investments, pricing changes, and organizational design
Support board and investor materials; contribute to a clear, credible financial narrative and growth story
Identify leading indicators and emerging risks; establish feedback loops that improve forecasting accuracy and decision-making discipline
Participate in the annual budgeting and multi-year planning process; coordinate inputs across business units, consolidate, and present to leadership
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and rolling forecasts; maintain models that reflect current business conditions and emerging trends
Manage the monthly close process in partnership with accounting; review actuals, ensure accuracy, and prepare management reporting packages
Produce and distribute recurring financial reports (P&L, headcount, utilization, pipeline); evolve reporting to meet business needs
Build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and KPI frameworks that provide real-time visibility into business performance
Perform detailed variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. prior year); document explanations and communicate findings to stakeholders
Support month-end and year-end close activities including accruals, full-year reforecasting, and audit support
Maintain and improve financial data integrity, planning tools, and reporting infrastructure; serve as a power user of FP&A platforms
Business Partnering & Strategic Finance
Core FP&A
You'll need to have:
5–8 years in FP&A, finance business partnering, investment banking, or management consulting
Demonstrated ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes
Strong financial modeling skills and advanced Excel; experience with FP&A platforms (Planful, Adaptive, Anaplan) a plus
Experience with ERP and BI tools (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, Tableau, Power BI) preferred
Comfortable presenting to and challenging senior leaders
Professional services or PE-backed company experience preferred
MBA preferred but not required
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or consulting
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with experience building forward-looking models
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with Sage Intacct, HubSpot, or similar systems
- Proven ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, KPI development, and variance analysis
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities
What We Do
Beghou Consulting provides sales force and marketing consulting services to clients in the pharmaceutical and health care industries. We bring significant expertise in addressing sales and marketing issues and in developing advanced analytic approaches to support our clients' decision-making. We pride ourselves on our growing list of long-term clients, for whom we deliver an increasing array of services and analyses. Our clients are developing and launching innovative, high-profile products, and as such require a partner that provides similarly innovative insights and processes to support their sales force and marketing management.
