Senior Strategic Finance Manager II

ICON • Austin, TX

6h

About The Position

ICON is seeking a Senior Strategic Finance Manager to serve as the dedicated finance partner to leaders of its construction businesses, including government and defense work. The role has full P&L oversight across go-to-market, delivery, and operations, and will establish the planning and review cadence for these businesses. It reports to the VP of Finance and is an embedded individual-contributor position with a high degree of autonomy.

The role owns financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis, including revenue forecasting, project profitability, gross margin, operating capacity, and key operational metrics. It also advises business leaders on operating and investment decisions through investment cases and scenario analysis.

Requirements

• 7 to 10 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, operations finance, or management consulting.
• Proven business partnering experience as a trusted advisor to senior operating leaders, including the ability to influence decisions and translate financial analysis into clear recommendations.
• Experience supporting a full P&L, including revenue, delivery costs, and operating expenses.
• Strong driver-based modeling skills, including COGS, gross margin, project profitability, headcount-driven capacity, and sensitivity analysis.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-changing environment with limited established process.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction, real estate development, government contracting, project-based services, or another physical product or service business.
• Pipeline and sales-capacity planning for a go-to-market organization.
• Experience building planning processes or tools from the ground up.
• Experience at both established companies and high-growth, earlier-stage companies.
• MBA or CPA.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual budget, long-range plan, and underlying financial models.
• Establish and run the monthly operating cadence, including forecast updates, budget-versus-actual reviews with business leadership, and a standard review package explaining key drivers and recommended actions.
• Own the end-to-end revenue forecast, translating pipeline, win rates, and project timing into a reliable view of bookings and revenue.
• Forecast and track project-level profitability and gross margin.
• Build capacity and operations forecasts that translate revenue targets into staffing needs, print and delivery output, utilization, and the mix of billable and non-billable time.
• Define and track operating metrics such as utilization, print productivity, and unit costs.
• Advise business leadership on operating and investment decisions through investment cases and scenario analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior