Director of Strategic Finance

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine-learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.

Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. You will be working with strategies that are at the forefront of machine learning and statistical trading. The strategies have been carefully designed to generate non-correlated returns. Our firm and its strategies are the product of many years of meticulous research and craftsmanship, and you will lead the way in bringing them to investors.

In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

We’re looking for a Director of Strategic Finance to bolster our growing FP&A team. You will own Voleon’s budgeting and forecasting as well as lead efforts focused on evaluation and execution of new business initiatives, including new ventures beyond traditional fund management. This is a highly strategic finance position requiring sharp business judgment, a deep financial modeling toolkit, and the ability to be a trusted thought partner in enterprise-level decisions.

You will report to the CFO and work cross-functionally with strategy, operations, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own company-wide forecasting, budgeting processes and deliverables

• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate and operationalize new business initiatives

• Prepare executive level materials summarizing business proposals, economics, and go-forward plans

• Coordinate accounting, reporting and compliance operational workflows related to growth initiatives, ensuring timely and accurate reporting and compliance

• Provide analytical and financial insights for both exploratory and executional phases of growth initiatives

• Support firm-wide strategic planning, scenario modeling, and capital allocation analyses

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve operating efficiencies including Management Company Finance, Fund Finance and other functional groups

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate development, investment banking, or FP&A in fast growing technology or services companies with complex operations

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including with legal, compliance, and executive leadership

• Strong financial modeling and forecasting capabilities

• Demonstrated ability to independently drive complex, cross-functional initiatives

• Proven knowledge of accounting and financial reporting on a GAAP and cash basis

• Strategic thinker with a commercial mindset and a high level of business judgment

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field; MBA or other advanced degree a plus

The base salary range for this position is $160,000 to $190,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $15,000 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please visit our website for more information on the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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