What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Finance position at Guggenheim Partners?
Position Summary
Guggenheim Investments is seeking an exceptional, analytical, and highly motivated individual to join our Strategic Finance team. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role based in Guggenheim’s New York office that provides broad exposure to all financial aspects of the business and supports key initiatives across the firm. This role will report to the Head of Strategic Finance.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain long range financial models and scenario analysis to support strategic planning, valuation, and capital needs
Dive into a wide array of analytics, including business/product/fund-level profitability, growth initiatives, and financial metrics
Create compelling presentations, reports, and analytics for CFO and senior management to enhance financial visibility and insights into business performance
Support all aspects of transaction due diligence
Manage, support, and execute a diverse array of special projects requiring cross-functional collaboration
Continuously improve and standardize existing infrastructure by systematically identifying opportunities to streamline operational processes, optimize workflows, automate manual tasks, and enhance data integrity
Potential to assume additional responsibilities as the team and business grow and evolve over time
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in Finance in other related discipline
5+ years' experience in Big 4 Consulting/Accounting, investment Management or Financial Services
Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, experience managing and supporting complex projects, and strong ability to execute and rapidly iterate in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated analytical and technical acumen, with robust understanding of financial statements, financial analysis, and accounting principles
Advanced Excel skills to build dynamic, efficient, and intuitive financial models and work with large data sets
Rigorous analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and ability to successfully navigate varying degrees of ambiguity with minimal guidance
Exceptional execution skills to tackle open-ended projects, impose structure, and identify and methodically resolve roadblocks with limited oversight
Extraordinary attention to detail while maintaining big picture perspective to connect the dots across insights and initiatives
Ownership mindset, resourcefulness, and commitment to delivering thoughtful, high-quality work product
Excellent communication skills and ability to synthesize and clearly articulate messages that link financial results and business issues at the executive level
Salary : $140,000 - $150,000