Associate, Financial Planning

A Career with point72’s Finance Team

The Finance team provides a broad range of timely, accurate, relevant, and objective financial information, advice, and services to its business partners, while adhering to the highest professional and ethical standards. The Finance team offers a dynamic environment where individuals can learn at a fast pace and are rewarded with challenging opportunities both within Finance and across the firm.

A Career with the Financial Planning and Analysis Planning Team

The Point72 FP&A Planning team covers a wide range of strategic firm initiatives including core planning and forecasting, reporting, month end close activities, and cost allocations. In this role, you will work closely with the Finance Planning Manager, as well as other colleagues in Finance and more broadly within the firm, playing a key role in supporting the international businesses through key analyses, reporting, and critical thinking.  Through the nature of the work, you will have a broad perspective on the firm and its strategic outlook.

What you’ll do

• Support the Finance Planning Manager with a broad range of complex processes which include core planning and reporting, month end close activities, and cost allocations (including transfer pricing)
• Support the budget process and expense analysis for the International Management team, as well as other groups
• Support implementation and continued automation of the firm’s cost allocation models
• Support collection and analysis of time allocations across the firm
• Present analytical findings in a clear, concise, and compelling manner that will drive action plans
• Participate in monthly financial close activities, in monitoring actuals versus budget
• Play a key role in the implementation of process improvements for the FP&A team

What’s Required

• 3-4 years of professional experience in a corporate finance and/or accounting environment
• Undergraduate degree with evidence of strong academic performance
• Strong analytics skills, capable of managing complex models and processes, proactively identifying and resolving roadblocks
• Ability to take responsibility for a broad range of complex processes and communicate key observations to management team
• Strong attention to detail and a process-oriented approach mindset
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience in process improvement and automation
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide: 

• Sports card 
• Private life insurance  
• Private medical and dental care, with vision allowance 
• Private pension scheme  
• Volunteer opportunities  
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community  
• Business travel accident insurance 
• Employee assistance program 
• Educational assistance reimbursement 

About Point72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry’s brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people’s long-term growth. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/about.