Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager

Our StoryFounded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their financial vision. Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., we operate as a registered investment advisor (RIA).Your Future Team Hightower is looking for a Senior Manager to help lead its Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. You will partner with the organization and Finance team leadership to guide the development and achievement of FP&A team goals. The FP&A team uses financial and operational data to support strategy development, achieve growth plans, and identify efficiency opportunities in the organization. The team collaborates with the organization to support informed decision-making and strategy execution.What You’ll Do You will bring a balance of financial and analytical capabilities and strong communication skills. You will lead the FP&A team in building and improving processes that drive performance and scale while supporting the top-line growth of the organization. You will collaborate within the Finance team and across the organization to support financial and strategic planning, monthly and quarterly financial close processes, and building and analyzing our performance metrics. You will work with organizational leadership and key external stakeholders to communicate our performance and advise on the achievement of the company strategy.Lead the FP&A team in the financial close, reporting, forecasting, and annual strategic planning processesPartner with senior leadership to provide the financial & analytical perspective in the development of the company’s strategyInteract with senior leaders across corporate functions and advisor practices to support decision making by leading the team in building financial models and providing a financial & analytical perspective to business questionsDrive continuous process improvement of reporting capabilities for key deliverables, including forecasts, annual planning, and cross-functional reportingDevelop junior team members to execute on current job responsibilities and seek growth opportunities for longer-term growthPresent to the broader organization on the story of company performanceOwn the development process and delivery of key deliverables for investors, Board of Directors, and senior managementLead junior team members on best practices for leveraging large datasets to develop insights and drive business outcomesManage cross-functional relationships as a representative of the FP&A team across the corporate function and with the advisor practicesManage FP&A processes and effectively communicate initiative progress, roadblocks, questions, and timelines to team leadershipWhat You’ll Bring Bachelor’s degree in finance or equivalent experienceExperience managing a team8+ years of experience in a financial analytics environment where you have gained experience in corporate finance and business strategyRelevant experience includes Corporate Finance, M&A advisory, financial consulting, or other analytically driven rolesAbility to summarize complex data in a clear and concise mannerBaseline of financial concepts, financial modeling capabilities, and an understanding of core financial statementsHighly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with other data processing / visualization tools (Tableau, Alteryx)Ability to work independently and adapt quickly to new systems and processesWritten and active communication skillsWhat We OfferCoverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurancePaid parental leave (16 weeks for primary caregiver and 8 weeks for secondary caregiver)Mother’s lounge onsiteFlexible PTO planIn-office Monday through Thursday and work from home on FridaysFree brand-new gym in the Chicago office 401k matching planHSA employer contributionsStudent loan assistancePet insuranceBase salary of $150,000- $175,000 plus discretionary bonus (exact base salary amount will be dependent on experience)AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.PayTypeSalaryEmploymentIndicatorExempt (Salary)