We are looking for a qualified finance professional to join the Financial Planning & Analysis team at Squarepoint, a leading quantitative investment manager. The individual should have a strong understanding of FP&A principles and financial modelling, as well as experience working with Enterprise Performance Management tools, ideally Workday Adaptive Planning or a similar platform. The role will support the delivery of three-statement financial and non-financial modelling, planning and analysis, with outputs that directly inform strategic decision-making by leadership and the wider finance team.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is passionate about FP&A, interested in financial modelling and planning systems, and excited by the opportunity to grow within a high performing function. The role offers the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact through high-quality modelling, analysis and process improvement.
Support, and where appropriate help lead, the development of new planning models as the FP&A function expands into different parts of the business.
Maintain and enhance existing three-statement financial planning models within the EPM platform.
Apply financial modelling principles to develop, improve and maintain models used for forecasting, planning, analysis and strategic decision-making.
Assist with the preparation of financial models and business cases to evaluate potential investments, initiatives and strategic decisions.
Work with stakeholders across the business to source forecast inputs, loading and validating these within the planning system in an accurate and timely manner.
Sense check model outputs and underlying data to identify, investigate and resolve errors, ensuring the integrity of outputs.
Analyse financial and non-financial outputs and their key drivers, presenting insights back to stakeholders in a clear and actionable way to support decision-making and drive action.
Support the development of EPM data integrations, planning models and reporting outputs.
Use LLM tools and other technologies to improve processes, increase efficiency and support problem-solving.
Required Qualifications:
Relevant experience in an FP&A, finance, planning or similar analytical role, with a strong understanding of financial modelling principles.
Experience building, maintaining or improving financial models, ideally including three-statement financial models.
Experience using an Enterprise Performance Management tool such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan or Vena.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Familiarity with LLM tools in either a professional or personal context.
Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships across all levels of the business.
High personal standards, strong attention to detail and a desire to exceed expectations.
An independent mindset, with the confidence to challenge existing processes and propose improvements.
A well-structured, proactive work ethic with the ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
A curious mindset and a natural interest in understanding the wider business.
Open to technology and motivated to find ways to streamline and improve processes.
Experience building business cases and financial models to support investments, initiatives or strategic decisions would be advantageous.
Experience with data visualisation, including graphs and dashboards, would be advantageous.
A general understanding of a programming language such as SQL, Python or M would be beneficial but is not essential.
