Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance - Vice President

iCapital
New York, NY

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with 9+ years of FP&A or strategic finance experience in financial services, working in a collaborative, data-intensive environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 9+ years of FP&A or strategic finance experience in financial services
    — “9+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or accounting experience within the financial services industry”
  • Professionals who can balance detailed financial modeling with strategic thinking
    — “Strong organizational planning, quantitative modeling, and problem-solving skills; strategic and creative thinking”
  • Individuals who thrive in a collaborative setting with business and sales leads
    — “Partner with FP&A team members and sales to develop monthly analyses and insights”

Things to consider

  • Requires 4 days per week in-office work in New York
    — “Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday”
  • Candidates must be detail-oriented and capable of managing complex data sets
    — “Able to manage large sets of data and be able to implement checks and balances”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in financial planning and analysis with a focus on revenue and expense forecasting
    — “Support the budgeting and forecasting of the company’s key financial performance indicators”
  • Demonstrate proficiency in ERP tools like WorkDay Adaptive, Tableau, or Oracle NetSuite
    — “Experience in planning and ERP tools (i.e., WorkDay Adaptive, Tableau, Essbase, etc.)”
  • Showcase ability to develop KPIs and performance metrics for leadership review
    — “Develop key financial and performance metrics with detailed analytics for the Management Committee”
  • Emphasize experience with financial close processes and internal controls
    — “Identify and remediate process gaps and implement effective internal controls”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • supporting budgeting and forecasting
  • developing key financial and performance metrics
  • partnering with FP&A team members
  • identifying and remedying process gaps
Typical background
9+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or accounting experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial And Managerial ReportingBudgetingForecastingFinancial ModelingKey Performance MetricsProcess ImprovementInternal ControlsFinancial Planning And Analysis Tools

Preferred

Private Market InvestmentsPlanning And ERP ToolsAdvanced Degree And/or Credentials

Stack & domain

ExcelPowerpointWorkday AdaptiveTableauEssbaseOracle NetsuiteGeneral Ledger SystemsPeoplesoftAxiomCommunicationProblem-solvingOrganizational PlanningMBACPACFAFinancial ServicesPrivate Market InvestmentsStructured Investments

About the role

Original posting from iCapital via Greenhouse

About the Role 

iCapital is looking to hire a Strategic Finance professional to join the Corporate Finance team. This role will involve large scale responsibilities across financial and managerial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, analysis of key financial and performance indicators, monthly and quarterly management reporting duties, including support during the financial close, financial modelling, and partnership with key business and department Leads to enhance decision making. This individual will report into the iCapital Solutions Business Controller, Senior Vice President. 

Responsibilities 

Support the budgeting and forecasting of the company’s key financial performance indicators, with emphasis on revenue, expenses, sales activity, and select GAAP and Non-GAAP metrics, liaising with FP&A team members, sales and business leads, while providing analysis of budget vs. actuals and real-time forecasting of revenue and expenses.

Assist in the preparation of the company’s annual budget process across key financial performance indicators, with emphasis on revenue, expenses, sales-based inputs and activity, and client level detail.

Develop key financial and performance metrics with detailed analytics for the Management Committee and business leads.

Liaise with FP&A team members to develop business specific key performance metrics, client analytics, budgets, and forecasts.

Identify and assess key opportunities to enhance the current reporting structure and develop new approaches to evaluate business performance.

Partner with FP&A team members and sales to develop monthly analyses and insights into variances between budget vs. actual results.

Perform sales analytics to support the business development and growth of the company’s iCapital Solutions department.

Support the preparation of monthly management and quarterly board reporting packages, including consolidation of financial statements, budget vs. actual results and revised forecasts, variance analysis and compilation of the company KPI reports.

Identify and remediate process gaps and implement effective internal controls; improve documentation of internal control processes.

Assist in completing ad hoc projects as needed such as implementation of new software, platform reporting automation, and financial planning and analysis tools. 

Qualifications 

9+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or accounting experience within the financial services industry and/or FP&A or strategic finance experience with a top-tier firm

Familiar with private market investments such as private equity, hedge funds, and/or structured investments are preferred

Experience in planning and ERP tools (i.e., WorkDay Adaptive, Tableau, Essbase, etc.) and familiar with Oracle NetSuite and/or General Ledger systems (i.e., PeopleSoft, Axiom) is preferred

Able to work with business/sales and department leads on business performance including budgeting, forecasting and advanced analytics

Advanced degree and/or credentials desired, such as MBA, CPA, CFA

Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint

Strong organizational planning, quantitative modeling, and problem-solving skills; strategic and creative thinking

Able to manage large sets of data and be able to implement checks and balances

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Detailed oriented with big picture capability 

Benefits 

The base salary range for this role is $145,000 to $175,000.  iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO). 

We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday.

For additional information on iCapital, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us   X: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc | Awards Disclaimer: https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us/recognition/

iCapital is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Source: iCapital careers (Greenhouse)

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