Role Description
By joining our rapidly growing Private Equity practice, you will serve as a trusted partner to our clients. You’ll bring your first-hand experience, unique perspectives, and functional knowledge to deliver tailored integrated solutions that help our clients solve today's challenges and set the foundation for future success. As a Managing Director at CrossCountry Consulting, you will be responsible for client delivery, business development, leading teams, and developing junior team members, as well as serving as a member of CrossCountry’s leadership team.
What You’ll Do
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Client Delivery:
Lead the development and delivery of services in the following areas:
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Serve as the primary relationship manager for 3–5+ Private Equity sponsors, owning origination, expansion, and account strategy across SaaS portfolio companies.
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Advise CFOs and CEOs on FP&A operating cadence, capital efficiency, and board-level narratives across growth, retention, and cash.
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Standardize SaaS-native KPIs and modeling frameworks, including ARR waterfalls, net/gross retention, CAC payback, LTV/CAC, and NRR bridges.
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Implement driver-based planning and rolling forecasts tied to bookings, headcount, capacity, and product economics.
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Oversee development of board-ready reporting packages and 13-week cash flow forecasts.
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Guide clients on pragmatic sequencing of systems and tooling including Adaptive, Anaplan, Workday, NetSuite, Intacct, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI.
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Further codify and institutionalize SaaS FP&A playbooks and cohort economics across engagements.
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Practice Leadership:
Serve as a key leader in the Practice Equity practice by:
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Oversee multiple concurrent delivery teams, ensuring quality assurance, risk mitigation, and target margin performance.
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Embed firm-approved AI tools to accelerate diagnostics, variance analysis, and narrative generation in accordance with data protection and IP policies.
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Stay informed about emerging AI techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes.
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Recruit, coach, and promote top talent.
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Mentor team members by providing ongoing feedback, resolving multi-faceted issues, and supporting career progression.
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Publish insights, speak at PE portfolio forums, and lead benchmarking initiatives that drive market visibility.
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Create new service offerings and delivery methodologies aligned to sponsor needs.
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Own personal origination and sales targets; steward pipeline and contribute to firm growth.
Qualifications
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10+ years of experience in SaaS FP&A with Private Equity-backed exposure and board-level engagement.
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Proven track record owning annual origination and expansion targets.
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Mastery of SaaS KPIs and CFO operating cadence.
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Experience leading multi-workstream programs across several portfolio companies simultaneously.
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Executive communication skills with ability to deliver crisp, data-driven materials to C-suite and boards.
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Experience with Adaptive, Anaplan, NetSuite, Intacct, Alteryx, Power Query, SQL, Tableau, and Power BI.
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Strong experience partnering with Data & Analytics to produce outputs and deliverables.
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Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation.
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Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA or CPA preferred.
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Willingness to travel up to 30%; travel varies based on client preferences.
Benefits
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Comprehensive healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
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Flexible spending accounts.
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401(k) with company matching.
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Generous parental and maternity leave policies.
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Technology stipends.
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Wellness reimbursement programs.