Director, Finance Strategy Lead

Grant Thornton is building a world-class Finance & Accounting organization to power decisions, performance, and growth across an increasingly global business. As Director, Finance Strategy Lead, you will be a key member of the CFO organization – reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer and serving as a trusted strategic and analytical partner on the firm's most significant financial decisions. In this role, you will lead the development of Grant Thornton's enterprise-wide finance strategy – spanning long-range financial planning, capital allocation, and corporate development – helping translate the firm's ambitious growth agenda into a clear, disciplined financial roadmap. You will partner closely with the CFO, ELT, and Board to shape the financial narrative behind the firm's transformation, bringing structure, rigor, and foresight to strategic decision-making as Grant Thornton scales into a truly global professional services platform. **About Grant Thornton** Grant Thornton is consistently recognized as one of the best places to work – named to Forbes' America's Best Employers and honored by Fortune, Vault, Glassdoor, and Working Mother for our culture, career development, and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2024, Grant Thornton Advisors partnered with [New Mountain Capital](https://www.newmountaincapital.com/), a leading growth-oriented investment firm with approximately $50 billion in assets under management, to help drive the firm's future growth and innovation. Since then, Grant Thornton has been expanding rapidly on a global scale – executing 20 acquisitions since Q1 2025, beginning with Ireland and scaling swiftly across EMEA, Americas, and APAC. This is a pivotal moment to join a firm with the ambition, capital, and momentum to become a truly global professional services leader. **Key Responsibilities** **Enterprise Finance Strategy** - Lead the development and continuous refinement of Grant Thornton's multi-year finance strategy, aligning financial priorities with the firm's broader growth and transformation agenda. - Serve as a direct strategic advisor to the CFO on enterprise-wide priorities, capital allocation, and long-term financial planning. - Translate firm strategy into actionable financial frameworks, targets, and investment priorities across the CFO organization. - Represent Finance in enterprise-wide strategic planning forums, ensuring financial rigor and discipline are embedded in the firm's most significant strategic decisions. **Capital Strategy & Long-Range Planning** - Own the firm's long-range financial plan, translating enterprise strategy into a multi-year roadmap for growth, margin, and capital deployment. - Develop capital allocation and capital structure strategy – balancing organic investment, M&A, and return of capital – to optimize long-term enterprise value creation. - Lead scenario planning and strategic stress-testing to evaluate alternative strategic paths, risks, and trade-offs for CFO and Board consideration. **Executive & Board-Level Reporting** - Develop and deliver strategic financial materials for the CFO, ELT, and Board of Directors – including strategy updates, capital reviews, and investor-related reporting. - Build compelling, data-driven narratives that connect financial performance to the firm's strategic priorities and growth story. - Partner with New Mountain Capital and other key stakeholders on financial reporting, performance updates, and strategic communications. **Leadership & Organizational Development** - Build and lead a high-performing finance strategy capability, establishing Grant Thornton's Finance Strategy function as a center of excellence. - Partner with FP&A, Controllership, and Corporate Development to standardize financial strategy processes, tools, and governance. - Mentor and develop finance talent, fostering a culture of rigor, curiosity, and continuous improvement. **Qualifications** **Required** - 15+ years of progressive fi…