Strategic Finance Analyst

Aquent, a leader in talent solutions, is proud to partner with a premier global investment management firm renowned for its deep expertise in investment strategies and unwavering commitment to long-term value creation. This organization is a powerhouse in shaping global financial landscapes through strategic decisions and innovative approaches. This is an unparalleled opportunity to leverage your analytical prowess to drive significant impact within a dynamic and intellectually stimulating environment, directly contributing to critical strategic decisions that shape the future trajectory of the business and influence global operations.

Step into a pivotal role where your insights will directly inform senior leadership and propel the organization's growth and operational excellence. This isn't just any corporate finance position; it's a dynamic opportunity for an intellectually curious and analytically sharp professional to immerse themselves in strategic decision-making, ad-hoc business evaluations, and long-term planning. You will be instrumental in tackling ambiguous, high-impact business questions, from analyzing the financial feasibility of global strategies to modeling complex headcount scenarios, fundamentally shaping the future of investment management operations. Your contributions will directly influence strategic direction, foster operational efficiency, and drive impactful growth across the entire business.

What You'll Do

• Lead sophisticated financial modeling and scenario analysis for high-priority ad-hoc initiatives, spanning critical areas like real estate footprint adjustments, strategic software implementations, and comprehensive organizational headcount planning.
• Develop robust, dynamic financial models from the ground up, adeptly aggregating and structuring complex, multi-source datasets (often comprising thousands of rows) in Excel, demonstrating creativity and flexibility beyond rigid templates.
• Transform intricate quantitative outputs into clear, compelling, and high-impact PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate key findings, underlying drivers, and strategic recommendations to senior finance leadership.
• Collaborate closely with diverse business units to evaluate the financial implications of strategic decisions, skillfully linking core corporate finance concepts to broader business growth objectives and investment management operations.
• Work hand-in-hand with finance directors and managers to continuously refine project frameworks, deepening your understanding of the essential drivers that underpin the success of the investment management business.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5-8 years of progressive experience in Strategic Finance, Corporate Strategy, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or advanced analytics-driven FP&A roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a closely related quantitative field.
• Exceptional Excel modeling capabilities, including mastery of complex formulas, mapping tables, and data aggregation techniques, with a proven ability to construct sophisticated models from raw, unorganized datasets.
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, with a demonstrated talent for transforming complex financial outputs into clear, visually engaging narratives and executive-level summaries.
• Solid foundational understanding of financial hierarchies, cost center structures, General Ledger (GL) account frameworks, and core corporate finance principles.
• **Comfort with Ambiguity:** You thrive when presented with open-ended business problems lacking a predefined blueprint, and you possess the proactive drive to build structured solutions.
• **Intellectual Curiosity:** A genuine desire to understand the "why" behind business operations and how financial decisions profoundly drive revenue, extending beyond merely "running the numbers."
• **Self-Motivation & Collaboration:** Eager to ask thoughtful, probing questions, confidently challenge the status quo, and actively collaborate with team members to continuously refine and implement best practices.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Prior exposure to the intricacies of investment management, capital markets, or asset management distribution/sales models.
• Familiarity with cloud-based Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or similar corporate planning systems.
• Experience viewing and interpreting data within visualization tools like PowerBI or Tableau (dashboard building skills are not a requirement).