What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Operations Manager position at Actalent?
Actalent Services (an Allegis Group Company) is hiring a Financial Operations Manager for a permanent leadership role in our Global Headquarters in Hanover, MD. Reporting to the Senior Financial Operations Manager, the Financial Operations Manager will provide financial control in overseeing financial stewardship for engineering and sciences services practices and their corresponding projects and delivery programs. Key responsibilities include negotiations, pursuit strategy, pricing, expense and compensation management, forecasting, RFP support, monitoring financial performance, and ensuring cost and schedule objectives are met. The FinOps Manager will ensure profitability, enforce project accounting procedures, and identify efficiency improvements for all future and current technical services programs and projects.
Qualified candidates must possess prior experience working for a global services or project outsourcing organization and be located within commutable distance of Actalent's Global Headquarters in Hanover, MD with ability to work in-office up to 4 days/week.
Core Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary finance contact for Practices and business development partners, executing all finance-related functions for assigned Practices.
- Review and negotiate contractual documents, including NDAs, MSAs and SOWs and support scope management and change requests, ensuring contractual compliance.
- Develop business and financial models and conduct reoccurring and ad hoc analysis to improve and grow the business.
- Mitigate company risk by collaborating with Practice, business development, and corporate partners to resolve compliance issues promptly.
- Develop pricing strategies and rate build ups to meet or exceed Practice gross profit targets, ensuring all indirect cost elements are captured within pricing.
- Partner with finance and sales leadership to develop annual sales forecasts, headcount requests, and operating plans.
- Support and participate in internal and customer business reviews.
- Administer and evaluate compensation plans for sales, recruiter and/or Practice teams and review expense reports in accordance with expense policy.
- Partner with practice and sales teams and leadership to identify trends and position the company for success.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on project budgets, cost projections, and performance.
- Oversee project revenue and accruals for month-end close.
- Support procurement to ensure proper cost and billing processing.
- In future, may assume direct supervisory experience over small team of business analysts and project coordinators.
Qualifications and Required Experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in financial analytics, controller, or financial operations role
- Minimum 3 years of prior experience working directly for a global technical services organization
- BA / BS degree in accounting, finance, economics, engineering, or a related field preferred
- Strong analytical capabilities and proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Experience in project finance roles preferred, including building and interpreting financial models
- Understanding of financial/project accounting and contractual matters
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to travel occasionally throughout continental U.S. for meetings, office visits and training seminars (10%)
- Previous experience leading small teams or mentoring other financial professionals or analysts is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
- $75,000-$115,000 Base Salary, $10,000 Annual Bonus Potential, Employee Profit-Sharing Program, 4 Weeks Paid Time-Off, 6 Paid Holidays, 401(k) w/company match, M/D/V Benefits
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Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $115000.00/yr.
Medical and dental insurance plans
Health Savings Account
Life and disability insurance
401(k) match, profit sharing and 529 plan
Paid holidays and 20 days of paid time off each year for new employees
Consumer discounts
Flexible spending accounts and employee assistance programs
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Towson,MD.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 31, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $75,000 - $115,000