FP&A Director, Security at Cobalt Service Partners

<p><strong>Position: FP&amp;A Director – Security<br>Organization: </strong>Cobalt Service Partners – Alpine Investors Portfolio<strong> </strong>Company – (<a href="https://cobaltsp.com">https://cobaltsp.com</a>)<strong><br>Location: </strong>Flexible (<em>Remote within the U.S. - Eastern time zone preferred; approximately 25% travel expected.</em>)<strong><br>Reports To: </strong>Group President, Security</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong><br>Cobalt Service Partners Overview</strong></p> <p>Cobalt Service Partners is a private equity–backed platform building the leading commercial access and security integration business in North America. Our partner companies design, install, and service mission-critical systems including access control, video surveillance, intrusion detection, and related low-voltage infrastructure for enterprise, institutional, and commercial customers.</p> <p>Backed by Alpine Investors, a private equity firm specializing in middle-market companies in the services and software industries with $15B+ in AUM, Cobalt has scaled rapidly since launch. With more than 20 acquisitions completed in a highly fragmented operating environment, Cobalt is building a differentiated, data-driven platform designed to scale through both organic growth and M&amp;A.</p> <p><strong><br>Cobalt’s Core Values Are</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Unwavering stewardship: </strong>We believe advancing founders’ legacies is a privilege. We do right by our founders, teams, and customers in good times and in bad.</li> <li><strong>Excellence in action: </strong>We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards. We’re bold in our pursuits, don’t make excuses, and relentlessly empower each other to get the job done.</li> <li><strong>Seek and tell the truth: </strong>We’re honest with ourselves and others. We do what we say we’ll do, say what needs to be said, and search for the right answer regardless of where it comes from.</li> <li><strong>Love learning: </strong>We’re always learning as individuals, as a team, and as a business. We show up humble, curious, and with the courage to change our minds.</li> <li><strong>Enjoy the ride: </strong>We’re fired up by our mission, love our team, and don’t take either for granted. We show up authentically, assume best intent, and try not to take ourselves too seriously.<br><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Position Overview</strong></p> <p>The <strong>FP&amp;A Director – Security</strong>, sits at the right hand of the Group President, Security, and serves as the financial intelligence engine across the Cobalt security portfolio. This is not a controllership role; it is a high-impact, forward-looking FP&amp;A function operating across multiple P&amp;Ls in a rapidly scaling, PE-backed platform.&nbsp;</p> <p>This individual will own the financial picture across several acquired businesses simultaneously, drive critical operating decisions, and serve as a central voice in every M&amp;A deal the team pursues. This individual will be a super individual contributor: hands-on, relentlessly analytical, and capable of moving at the pace the business demands.&nbsp;<br><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>POC Financial Intelligence:</strong> Serve as the go-to financial authority on percentage-of-completion accounting across the portfolio; build and maintain the bridge between POC-recognized revenue and cash, and partner with controllers and auditors on policy questions.</li> <li><strong>Financial Modeling &amp; Analysis:</strong> Build, stress test, and identify flaws in complex financial models; own full P&amp;L and cash picture across multiple businesses simultaneously, including percentage of revenue analysis, margin management, cost structure, working capital, cash conversion, and ROI decisions.</li> <li><strong>AI-Enabled Financial Workflows:</strong> Actively use AI tools as operating infrastructure to accelerate financial analysis, automate routine modeling, and surface insights at the pace of the business; build or direct the construction of AI-enabled workflows that scale with the portfolio.</li> <li><strong>Forecasting &amp; Scenario Planning:</strong> Develop probabilistic and scenario-based forecasts using leading indicators and business driver logic; own KPI tracking, sensitivity analysis, pricing analytics, gross margin improvement tracking, and labor and subcontractor cost analysis.</li> <li><strong>M&amp;A Financial Partnership:</strong> Serve as the financial operating voice on every deal the team pursues; contribute a grounded operating perspective to investment committee discussions pre-close, build post-close budgets from scratch with new CEOs, and track diligence-to-reality variances in real time.</li> <li><strong>Decision Support:</strong> Produce analysis that moves the team toward a clear conclusion and follows through on implementation; bring the confidence and credibility to raise a constructive perspective when the numbers point in a different direction.</li> <li><strong>Executive Communication:</strong> Translate complex financial dynamics into clear, concise insights for the Group President and operating leaders; communicate at the operator level, delivering the right information at the right time to drive action.</li> </ul> <p><strong><br>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>7+ years of progressive FP&amp;A experience in a multi-entity or platform operating environment;<em> field services, specialty contracting, or adjacent industries are strongly preferred</em>.</li> <li>Currently working in or intimately familiar with a POC-driven, project-based services environment; <strong>this is a hard requirement and non-negotiable</strong>.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience owning multi-entity P&amp;L accountability simultaneously across genuinely distinct businesses.</li> <li>Proven M&amp;A operating experience from inside an acquiring company, including pre-close financial diligence and post-close integration.</li> <li>Expert-level financial modeling proficiency; fluency in probabilistic and scenario-based modeling, not just point estimates.</li> <li>Active use of AI tools as day-to-day financial workflow infrastructure - must be able to provide specific current examples.</li> <li>Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required; MBA or CPA a plus.</li> <li><strong>Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong><br>Core Competencies</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Analytical Depth:</strong> Never satisfied with a surface-level answer; digs into job costing, margin leakage, and operational drivers to understand why numbers are what they are.</li> <li><strong>Proactive Ownership:</strong> Brings insights and findings forward before being asked; communicates conclusions briefly and without ambiguity.</li> <li><strong>Intellectual Honesty:</strong> Shares what the numbers actually say with transparency and care, even when the message is a difficult one.</li> <li><strong>Comfort with Ambiguity:</strong> Produces actionable insight from imperfect data - works with what exists, not what they wish existed.</li> <li><strong>Pace &amp; Resilience:</strong> Energized by complexity and rapid M&amp;A activity in a scaling platform; sees the pace as the point, not the problem.</li> <li><strong>Financial Discipline:</strong> Holds high standards for data quality and financial rigor across a distributed, multi-entity portfolio.</li> </ul> <p><strong><br>Compensation and Timing</strong></p> <p>Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Cobalt offers a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, 401(k) match, and flexible time off. Cobalt is looking to add this role in the near term as a critical investment in the company’s future.</p>