Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at Arrowstreet Capital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Finance, Investment ManagementIndustries

Requirements

Relevant Professional Certification: CFA or MBA (degree in Math/Statistics is a plus)
Experience: 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

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

Skills

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial Planning

Financial Analytics

Scenario Analysis

KPI Reporting

Cost-Benefit Analysis

ERP Implementation

FP&A Systems

AI Tools

Process Improvement

Arrowstreet Capital

Investment management for global equity strategies

About Arrowstreet Capital

Arrowstreet Capital specializes in managing global and international equity investments for institutional clients, including pension plans and foundations. Their investment strategies include long-only, alpha extension, and long/short approaches, utilizing various financial instruments like swaps and futures. The company employs quantitative methods to analyze investment signals and develop proprietary models for return, risk, and transaction costs. This structured investment process aims to create diversified equity portfolios that seek to outperform specific benchmarks by identifying opportunities across different companies, sectors, and countries. With around $100 billion in assets under management, Arrowstreet Capital serves over 200 clients across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters

1999Year Founded

SECONDARY_PRIVATECompany Stage

Quantitative Finance, Financial ServicesIndustries

201-500Employees