What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Finance Business Partner position at Grant Thornton - US?
Grant Thornton is building a world-class Finance & Accounting organization to power decisions, performance, and growth across an increasingly global business. As Associate Director, Finance Business Partner for Technology & Operations, you will be a key member of the CFO organization – sitting within the FP&A function and reporting to the Head of FP&A.
In this role, you will own the financial performance view for two of the firm's most strategically important internal functions: GTech (Grant Thornton's enterprise technology division) and Operations. Working alongside GTech and Operations leadership on planning cycles, investment decisions, and performance management, you will bring financial rigor, analytical depth, and a commercial mindset to help these functions operate effectively and allocate resources with confidence.
You will translate complex technology and operational spend into clear narratives and actionable insights – contributing to reporting that flows up through the Head of FP&A to the CFO, ELT, and Board – while continuously raising the bar on how these functions are measured, forecasted, and understood across the enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Finance Partnership
- Act as the primary finance partner to GTech and Operations leadership, providing decision support across investments, cost optimization, workforce planning, and strategic initiatives.
- Translate technology and operational spend, capacity trends, and performance data into clear narratives and recommendations for the CFO and ELT.
- Provide finance input into technology investment cases, build-vs-buy decisions, vendor strategy, and operational transformation programs.
Planning, Forecasting & Performance Management
- Own end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and rolling financial plans for GTech and Operations – including capital expenditure, project portfolios, and run-rate cost management.
- Drive top-down planning assumptions and target-setting in partnership with function heads; maintain a disciplined rolling forecast cadence.
- Lead scenario planning to surface cost risks, investment trade-offs, and efficiency opportunities – and partner with leadership on proactive mitigation.
Executive & CFO Reporting
- Deliver monthly and quarterly performance reporting for the CFO, ELT, and Board committees covering GTech and Operations.
- Build and maintain clear, insightful executive materials that connect operational activity to financial outcomes.
- Continuously improve reporting reliability, speed, and insight depth through automation, standardization, and stronger controls.
Technology, Standardization & Team Leadership
- Partner with GTech and the broader FP&A team to deploy emerging planning and BI tools – strengthening data architecture, governance, and automation across finance processes.
- Champion standardization and consistency in how technology and operational costs are tracked, allocated, and reported across the enterprise.
- Lead and mentor FP&A analysts; collaborate with Controllership on monthly close analytics and cost center reporting.
Qualifications
Required
- 7–10 years of progressive Finance experience (FP&A, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Consulting, or similar), including team or workstream leadership.
- Proven track record as a finance business partner to Technology, Operations, or similarly complex internal functions – with direct experience managing large, multi-category cost bases.
- Experience preparing CFO- and executive-facing financial materials and board-level reporting.
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including capital expenditure, project-based costing, and headcount/capacity modeling.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; experience with enterprise planning.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership and lead through ambiguity.
Preferred
- Familiarity with technology cost structures – including infrastructure, software licensing, and project portfolio management.
- Experience with ERP, BI/reporting tools, data governance, and finance transformation programs.
- Track record of improving reporting reliability and speed through process, data, or automation initiatives.
The base salary range for this position is between $146,900 and $220,300. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job -related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
Salary : $146,900 - $220,300