Associate/Assistant Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

Antares•New York, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, The Associate/AVP, FP&A is a corporate finance position primarily responsible for, but not limited to, providing financial expertise surrounding the company’s asset management businesses and product lines. Specific tasks and projects will cover 1) financial modeling of income, balance sheet and cash liquidity needs, 2) preparation of asset management budgets and forecasts by fund and in aggregate, 3) the creation and enhancement of management reporting for actual asset management results by product, 4) expense monitoring, and 5) other ad hoc financial projects related to asset management as requested by the CFO, executive committee, board of directors as well as the Company’s strategic owners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or related discipline
4-8 years of related professional experience
Experience in financial services preferred, and specifically within asset management
Attention to detail, proactive and willing to analyze additional layers of information needed to master subject area at hand
Team player with demonstrated ability to learn new systems/software quickly and work collaboratively with others in a less structured, start-up like environment
Ability to analyze and evaluate data, forming accurate conclusions and translating insights into action.
You are highly proficient in MS PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Strategic thinking and decision making: Uses solid business knowledge and data to make logical decisions about complex day-to-day technical and operational problems, improves existing solutions, plans ahead, and ensures work reflects stakeholder needs and broader organizational impacts.
Drives execution and results: Creates plans within their area of responsibility and, in collaboration with others, executes and delivers on those plans in a timely manner.
Cultivates strategic relationships and influence: Develops trust-based relationships, uses situational awareness to align interests and communicates clearly.
Fosters an inclusive culture and leads teams to achieve excellence: Role models and contributes to an inclusive team culture, collaborates effectively with peers and across teams/functions, and drives strong performance through consensus building.
Masters oneself and demonstrates a growth mindset: Seeks feedback, adapts communication to build strong relationships, demonstrates credibility and courage, acts ethically and remains focused and resilient through shifting priorities.
Innovation: Raises new ideas, uses data to inform decisions and uses technological tools to improve workflows and efficiency.
Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
Must be willing to comply with pre-employment screening, including but not limited to drug testing, reference verification, and background check.
Must be willing to work from the New York office.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CFA or MBA preferred, but not required
Experience using financial modeling software, such as OneStream, preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Support activities which provide analysis, financial modeling and internal reporting to support the company’s financial performance
Access appropriate data from new and existing systems and work across departments to complete reports and assignments
Participate and support activities related to “what if” scenario and sensitivity analyses for new and existing business functions and product lines
Collaborate closely with Portfolio Managers to monitor and track the performance of each fund (e.g. IRR), ensuring accurate and timely reporting as a key liaison within the Finance department.
Work seamlessly with accounting team to understand financial trends (actuals vs. budget), performance of variance analysis and other financial reporting projects
Work in close partnership with department heads to systematically monitor and evaluate each department’s revenue performance and expense management on at least a quarterly basis.
Work with the Strategy and Corporate Development team to lead new initiatives, manage transformation projects, and regularly monitor performance.
Create new and enhance existing internal financial reports using OneStream
Review external financial metrics included in marketing, investor and other external communications for both accuracy and consistency of messaging
Approval of all asset management marketing pitches and investor presentations