Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

A well-established, multi-billion dollar alternative investment firm is hiring a Financial Planning Manager to join its Corporate Finance function, reporting to the Managing Director of Corporate Finance.

This is a hybrid FP&A / compensation accounting role. You'll own the financial planning and forecasting cycle for a defined book of trader compensation spend, while also supporting broader firm-wide reporting and audit work.

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain forecasting models for trader compensation spend, incorporating plan mechanics, accruals, and scenario analysis
• Partner with Corporate Finance leadership on monthly budget-to-actual variance analysis and planning cycles
• Translate legal compensation agreements into structured financial models used for forecasting and reporting
• Support monthly close and financial reporting processes, plus ad hoc analysis for senior finance leadership
• Collaborate with Accounting and external auditors on year-end audits across domestic and international entities
• Identify process improvements in how compensation and planning data is captured, modeled, and reported

What you'll need:

• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience at an alternative investment manager, with direct exposure to compensation, financial planning, or reporting
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting
• Strong financial modeling skills and comfort interpreting complex compensation structures
• Sharp verbal and written communication skills, able to present analysis clearly to senior stakeholders
• Solid technical and data fluency for extraction, modeling, and reporting
• A collaborative operator who manages competing priorities well