Associate Director, Finance Business Partner

About the role

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.

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

• 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.

Pay

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.