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Pre-screened Directors of Financial Planning and Analysis matched to your business in as little as 3 days. No recruiter fees, no full-time overhead.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and AnalysiSensata, Stop & Shop, Bitly

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Fractional VP of Finance with 10 years’ FP&A, accounting, and process improvement expertise. Expert in SOX, Salesforce, and startups.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and AnalysiPwC, Liberty Mutual, Advanced Group

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

Seasoned finance professional with broad expertise in areas like financial planning, M&A, and compliance. Fractional talent with a proven track record at PwC and Crestmoor Capital Partners.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and AnalysiAmerican Airlines, SEB, Mesa Airlines, Inc.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

Strategic FP&A executive excels in fractional data transformation, financial planning, and mentorship for profitability.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and AnalysiLinkedIn, Partners In Health, Grand Circle Corporation

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Strategic FP&A Leader specializing in fractional finance, forecasting, and M&A. Expert in driving enterprise value and growth.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and AnalysiAmerican Express, EY, Saltoun Franchise Holdings

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Experienced finance leader from Amex & EY offering fractional CFO services, business strategy, M&A support and team building.

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When to hire a Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

You do not need to wait until your finance team is overwhelmed to bring in a Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. These are the signals that it is time to act.

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  • Budgeting and Forecasting Are Breaking Down

    Your annual planning process is manual, inconsistent, or producing numbers leadership does not trust. A Director of FP&A brings structure, rigor, and repeatable forecasting models that scale with the business.

  • You Are Heading Into a Fundraise or Board Review

    Investors and board members expect clean financial models, scenario analysis, and clear KPIs. Bringing in an experienced FP&A director before these moments ensures your numbers tell a compelling and credible story.

The benefits of hiring a Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

Access senior FP&A leadership on a flexible engagement, so you get the financial rigor and strategic insight your business needs without the cost and timeline of a full-time executive search.

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Cost Efficiency

Get executive-level financial planning and analysis leadership, including budgeting, forecasting, and board-ready reporting, without the full-time salary, bonus, and benefits package.

Speed to Hire

Pre-screened operators are ready to engage. Most clients are matched to a qualified Director of Financial Planning and Analysis in as little as 3 days, not 3 months.

Pre-Screened Expertise

Every operator is pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters on track record, references, and hands-on FP&A leadership across industries, company stages, and financial systems.

The process

How to hire a Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

No more juggling job boards and sorting through pools of unqualified applicants. Hiring a Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi is easy with Go Fractional.

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Discovery Call

Book a free 20-minute discovery call with one of our executive recruiters to review your goals, needs, and team dynamics.

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Meet Experts

Within days, we'll introduce you to a short-list of pre-screened Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi candidates to interview, each pre-screened by veteran executive recruiters before you meet them. Our match success rate is 98%.

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Start Work

Finalize contract details with Go Fractional and get working within less than a week of your discovery call.

What a Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi Costs

Engagements that fit how you work

Every Go Fractional engagement is structured for senior leadership without full-time overhead. Start fractional, scale up, or convert to full-time when you’re ready.

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Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

  • Senior leadership on a part-time schedule
  • Monthly retainer, no recruiting fees
  • Scale hours up or down as needs change
$5,000/month
Starting at · 5–10 hrs/week · ongoing
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Contract-to-Hire

Trial a Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi on a fractional engagement before converting them to a full-time hire.

Fractional vs full-time vs agency

Three ways to get Director of Financial Planning and Analysi leadership, and where each one wins.

FactorFractionalFull-TimeAgency / Staffing Firm
Time to Hire~3 days3 to 6 months2 to 5 weeks
Engagement ModelMonthly retainer, scoped SOWSalary, bonus, and benefitsMarkup on placed candidate or temp billing rate
Cost ProfileFraction of full-time costHigh fixed overheadPlacement fee or ongoing markup
Best ForFlexible FP&A leadership, forecasting cycles, and strategic finance without full-time commitment

We’ve helped hundreds of organizations Go Fractional

Twelve years: the average experience across a network of handpicked executives ready to make an impact on day one.

“It was literally three days after he started with us fractionally, our CEO was calling me and asking if we could get a full-time offer out.”
Victoria Ashton profile imageVictoria AshtonSenior VP of People, Lob

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Finance and Business Leaders Are Misaligned

When department heads and the CFO are working from different numbers, strategic decisions suffer. A Director of FP&A creates a single source of financial truth and bridges the gap between finance and operations.

  • Your FP&A Function Is Understaffed or Vacant

    A departure, a leave of absence, or rapid growth can leave a critical gap in your financial planning capability. An interim or fractional director keeps forecasting, reporting, and analysis running without interruption.

  • You Need Better Visibility Into Financial Performance

    If leadership is making decisions without reliable dashboards, variance analysis, or rolling forecasts, a Director of FP&A builds the infrastructure to give you real-time financial visibility.

  • You Are Scaling and Need Strategic Finance Support

    As headcount, revenue, and complexity grow, ad hoc financial management creates risk. A fractional Director of FP&A provides the strategic finance layer your business needs to scale with confidence.

    • Keep the expert's learnings or convert to full-time
    • Try the fit before you commit, no hiring risk
    • Faster speed to market, conserving time and resources
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    Interim Director of Financial Planning and Analysi

    Full-time coverage for a defined stretch: a leadership gap, a transition, or a critical project.

    $17,600/month
    Starting at · full-time hours
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    Fractional Director of Financial Planning and Analysi rates average $149/hr across our live benchmarks. Pricing scales with hours and scope.

    Director of Financial Planning and Analysi Hourly Rates
    Stable, long-term finance leadership at scale
    Volume hiring or short-term staff augmentation
    Pre-Screened by RecruitersYes, before you meet themDepends on search firm usedVaries widely by agency quality
    Conversion to Full-TimeAvailable via contract-to-hireN/ATypically carries a separate placement fee
    “It's a can't-lose scenario. You either get the learnings from the subject matter expert, or you get the full-time capability. It provided a ton of flexibility, much faster speed to market, and conservation of time and resources.”
    Scott Drozd profile imageScott DrozdCEO, FCP Euro
    “Having someone senior from day one as a founder means you're actually hiring yourself out of a job, not transferring that amount of work to essentially management of someone junior, which can only be as often just as much work or only slightly less work.”
    Zander Pease profile imageZander PeaseCo-Founder and CTO, Spara

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