Senior Finance Associate – FP&A

Landing Point; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Landing Point in Boston, MA seeks a Senior Associate to join the Financial Planning & Analysis group. The role supports private markets businesses and reports to an FP&A Manager.

You will own budget analysis, forecast monitoring, and reporting to COOs/CFOs, partnering with compensation, finance, and department leaders, and handling ad hoc projects with tight timelines.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in FP&A or accounting (public or private).
• Advanced Excel and strong financial systems skills; Anaplan experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the analysis behind the annual budget process and the monitoring and reforecasting throughout the year for assigned businesses.
• Contribute to the firm's long-term strategic plan, translating real-time and planned business changes into clear financial projections.
• Deliver periodic reporting to business unit COOs and CFOs, with thorough trend analysis.
• Partner daily with the compensation team, corporate finance/accounting, and department leaders to keep plans and actuals aligned.
• Prepare journal entries to bridge the tax basis P&L to the management basis.
• Take on ad hoc projects from business unit and senior leadership, often under tight timelines.
• Review work rigorously before it leaves the desk, and proactively flag issues, risks, and opportunities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business

Tools

Anaplan

Job description

Company Overview:

A leading global private investment firm with approximately $215 billion in assets under management is seeking a Senior Associate to join their Financial Planning and Analysis group. This role will support the firm's private markets businesses and report to an FP&A Manager.

Company Overview:

A leading global private investment firm with approximately $215 billion in assets under management is seeking a Senior Associate to join their Financial Planning and Analysis group. This role will support the firm's private markets businesses and report to an FP&A Manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Own the analysis behind the annual budget process and the monitoring and reforecasting throughout the year for assigned businesses.
• Contribute to the firm's long-term strategic plan, translating real-time and planned business changes into clear financial projections.
• Deliver periodic reporting to business unit COOs and CFOs, with thorough trend analysis.
• Partner daily with the compensation team, corporate finance/accounting, and department leaders to keep plans and actuals aligned.
• Prepare journal entries to bridge the tax basis P&L to the management basis.
• Take on ad hoc projects from business unit and senior leadership, often under tight timelines.
• Review work rigorously before it leaves the desk, and proactively flag issues, risks, and opportunities.

Qualifications:

• 3-6 years of experience in FP&A or accounting (public or private).
• Advanced Excel and strong financial systems skills; Anaplan experience a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business.

Compensation:

Salary: $95,000 – $115,000, Plus Bonus