Financial Operations

Partnering with Aquent opens the door to working with a globally recognized leader in innovation and technological advancement. In this dynamic role, you will have the unique opportunity to transform how financial resources are planned, tracked, and governed within a cutting-edge engineering environment. By driving critical financial operations, optimizing workflows, and building automated data pipelines, your work will directly influence strategic initiatives and leave a lasting legacy of operational excellence.

About the Partner and the Role

Aquent is partnering with a premier, globally recognized innovator known for shaping the future of technology and delivering groundbreaking products. This organization thrives on excellence and collaborates with some of the brightest minds in the world. As a key financial professional, you will step into a pivotal position designed to revolutionize financial operations, bringing clarity, efficiency, and automated solutions to complex engineering projects.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will lead the evolution of financial resource management, establishing a sustainable framework for budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management. You will empower engineering leaders by shifting accountability and simplifying processes to drive high-impact business outcomes.

• Baseline budget, forecast, headcount, and vendor/contractor spend to ensure investments align perfectly with key strategic projects.
• Lead contractor conversion and vendor consolidation efforts, guiding the process from leadership authorization through successful execution.
• Build an automated, single source of truth for spend data paired with a continuous, structured review cadence.
• Deliver high-quality, decision-grade insights regarding project effort data and operating expenses (OpEx).
• Simplify purchase requisition and budgeting processes to significantly reduce turnaround times and documentation overhead.
• Shift spend accountability, including Statements of Work (SOW), procurement, and documentation, to engineering managers to align incentives and increase visibility.
• Fully document the operational framework and playbooks, ensuring a seamless handoff to internal team members.

What You Bring (Required Qualifications)

• 10+ years of experience in FP&A or financial operations (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis), ideally within a large engineering or technology organization.
• Hands-on proficiency in Python and SQL, with a proven ability to build automated data pipelines and reporting systems independently.
• Deep expertise managing vendor and contingent workforce spend, including SOWs, POs, contractor conversions, and vendor consolidations.
• Demonstrated track record of redesigning workflows, automating manual tasks, and driving behavioral change across management teams.
• Proven ability to synthesize ambiguous data into a clear, single source of truth and deliver executive-ready insights.
• Experience successfully handing off established functions, playbooks, and processes to internal team members.
• Strong executive communication skills coupled with high self-direction and initiative.
• BS/MS in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with enterprise-grade finance, procurement, and internal issue-tracking or project management systems.
• Experience applying LLM (Large Language Model) or agent-based tooling to finance and operational workflows.