Finance Data Analytics Manager Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Collaboration :

• Drive the data strategy and product development, focusing on integrations, governance, ingestion, warehousing, and automation.
• Collaborate with investment professionals, finance teams, investor relations, and technology departments.
• Regularly communicate strategic vision through detailed product requirements, roadmaps, and presentations.

System Configuration & Support :

• Partner with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders to configure Chronograph and/or Anaplan to meet current and future process and functional requirements.
• Define and communicate the ongoing support model for applications and processes, incorporating business users, IT personnel, and third-party resources as needed.

Training & Knowledge Transfer :

• Build capabilities of business users and IT personnel in Chronograph and/or Anaplan through training sessions, knowledge transfer, and issue resolution.
• Advocate for desired platform enhancements and stay informed about new product capabilities through vendor partnerships.

Continuous Improvement & Reporting :

• Drive continuous functional and technical improvements across Chronograph and/or Anaplan platforms.
• Enhance cross-functional reporting with intuitive standardization, validations, audit controls, and automatic roll-forwards using platform-enabled datasets.
• Identify future opportunities to expand platform usage across other corporate functions and business units, integrating them into the data strategy roadmap.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science, information technology, finance, or accounting.
• Preferred experience in accounting, private company valuations, and/or financial planning and analysis in a corporate or consulting setting.

Technical Skills :

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Chronograph and/or Anaplan, including full lifecycle design and implementation.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts.
• Experience with data integration, analytics, and visualization/BI solutions is highly desirable.

Industry Knowledge :

• Background in private equity, venture capital, or the alternative investment asset industry is preferred.
• Prior technology consulting experience is strongly preferred.

Key Competencies :

• Self-motivated and capable of thriving in a fast-paced team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.