Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Madison-Davis, LLC; Stamford (CT); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison-Davis, LLC is seeking a Financial Planning Manager to join our Corporate Finance function in Stamford, CT. This hybrid FP&A / compensation accounting role will own the forecasting cycle for trader compensation spend and support broader firm-wide reporting and audit work.

You will build forecasting models, perform variance analysis, translate compensation agreements into models, and collaborate with Accounting and auditors on year-end processes across domestic and international entities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience with exposure to compensation, FP&A, or reporting.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Strong financial modeling skills and ability to interpret compensation structures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to senior stakeholders.
• Strong data extraction, modeling, and reporting capabilities.
• Collaborative, able to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain forecasting models for trader compensation spend, including plan mechanics, accruals, and scenario analysis.
• Partner with Corporate Finance leadership on monthly budget-to-actual variance analysis and planning cycles.
• Translate compensation agreements into structured financial models for forecasting and reporting.
• Support monthly close and financial reporting, 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.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data fluency

Communication skills

Collaboration

Compensation modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Job description

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