Team Description: 

The AM Private Finance team within AWM division has responsibility for the weekly Management Committee report, annual planning process and associated quarterly reforecasts, month-end management reporting process, monthly review of direct/variable expenses and allocations, management of divisional P&L, as well as various regulatory reporting. Day to day work includes a broad range of regular tasks, project-based work and ad hoc analyses.

Position Description:

The successful applicant will be working closely with a Managing Director, three VPs, and Analysts, and our counterparts on the AM Public and WM Finance teams.  The role will be focused on overseeing coordination of month-end close, month-end reporting, weekly Management Committee reporting, internal allocations analysis, regulatory-related requests, and annual planning and quarterly forecasts. It will involve a significant amount of analytical work and strong skills in this area are vital. The successful applicant will have a strong focus on detail, an ability to understand financial information, draw relationships and raise issues or concerns. Applicants should be highly motivated and client-focused.  Knowledge of Essbase/SmartView and Anaplan would be a significant advantage.

Principle Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities are likely to vary over time but will include:

• Spearheading the weekly AM Private Management Committee Package on various KPI metrics while working with various groups to ensure reporting accuracy
• Overseeing coordination of monthly P&L and Balance sheet closes with Controllers, Technology and other AM Private teams
• Preparation of month-end financial reports to AWM senior management (both regular and ad-hoc)
• Assist in liaising with Corporate Planning & Management team, AM Controllers, as well as Private Risk & Structuring team to ensure that revenue, expenses, and business metrics are properly booked and reported
• Month-end analysis relating to internal allocations
• Working with Engineering and Controllers to streamline reporting as well as creation of more robust reporting tools
• Supporting AWM’s annual planning process, quarterly forecasts, and Business Planning Committee presentations
• Pull together various analyses required as part of the firm’s regulatory obligations to the Fed

Necessary Qualifications and Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or other business discipline
• 2-4 years working experience, accounting/finance related
• Excellent analytical/quantitative skills and strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent coordination and organizational skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work well under pressure
• Ability to manage, organize and analyze large volumes of information
• Strong Excel, Word, Powerpoint skills will be important – knowledge of Essbase/SmartView and Anaplan would be a significant advantage
• Team player – willing to pick up and help in areas not explicitly related to job duties
• Highly motivated, self-starter, able to multi-task
• Ability to work independently in a small team