Job Overview
As the Senior Director of FP&A, you will report into the CFO and support the development of financial strategies, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across Arrowstreet Capital. Your expertise in financial modeling and analysis will drive informed business decisions and contribute to our overall success. You will have a strong financial acumen and the ability to provide insightful analysis and recommendations to senior leadership. You will have the ability to build strong partnerships with leaders to influence both strategic decision making and tactical execution.
Responsibilities
Drive forecasting, annual budgeting, and long-range financial planning processes in a timely and accurate manner
Analyze revenues, effective rates, customized performance-based fee scenarios and client account profitability
Optimize allocation of investment capacity
Extract insights from datasets and leverage financial analytics to predict trends impacting the business
Perform cost benefit analysis to support strategic capital investment decision making process
Report and analyze key performance indicators benchmarking to industry and peer data and assess current and future business risks
Serve as a trusted financial advisor to senior leadership, providing data-driven recommendations to support their decision-making processes
Assist in the preparation of presentations that provide thoughtful analysis, identify action items and effectively frame decisions that need to be made
Create financial models including what-if scenario analyses
Support ad-hoc analyses & projects
Contribute to Finance team’s automation initiatives (including ERP and FP&A system design and implementation)
Identify process improvement and efficiency opportunities including areas to leverage AI tools
Qualifications
Relevant professional certification (e.g., CFA) or MBA (degree in Math/Statistics is a plus)
Exceptional communication and presentation skills
10+ years’ FP&A and related work experience in Financial Services with strong analytic skills and a track record of growing and managing organizations in fast-paced, fluid environments
Strong knowledge of financial modeling, forecasting, and budgeting
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Expertise in financial software and tools (e.g., ERP, FP&A, Excel, financial modeling software)
Ability to understand complex business drivers, develop insights utilizing a data-driven approach and communicate succinctly to a range of different audiences
Adaptable to changing priorities while effectively managing multiple commitments
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with proven experience in cultivating cross-collaborative working relationships across an organization and ability to influence at all levels
Strategic mindset and a track record of driving financial performance
Arrowstreet Capital is a Boston-based systematic investment firm that manages global equity portfolios for institutional investors around the world.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, age, pregnancy, medical condition, disability, veteran or military status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Arrowstreet Capital is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a disability, contact us to discuss the nature of your request and contact information.
