The Capital Group Companies, Inc

Finance Lead

Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a relevant field.
  • 3+ years of relevant strategic financial analysis, corporate strategy, or consulting experience.
  • Strong research capabilities with superior analytical and critical thinking skills.
  • Advanced Excel skills for translating business issues into financial models.
  • Highly data literate, experienced with data sourcing and validation.
  • Proficient in communicating complex analyses into executive-level summaries.
  • Skilled in fostering relationships with business partners across all organization levels.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and present evidence-based recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Conduct market research to assess global growth opportunities.
  • Analyze product and industry trends, formulating business cases for strategic investments.
  • Drive financial and economic evaluations through rigorous research and cost studies.
  • Engage in coaching, mentorship, and professional development sessions.

Benefits

  • Individual annual performance bonus eligibility.
  • Annual profitability bonus based on Capital's performance.
  • Retirement plan contribution of 15% of eligible earnings by Capital.
  • Opportunities for networking with leaders across the organization.
Full Job Description
"I can succeed as a Global Finance Lead - Strategic Analysis at Capital Group."

Capital Group's Strategic Analysis team partners closely with senior leaders across the firm to evaluate business challenges through a financial strategy lens and inform critical decisions. As a Finance Lead, you will work on intellectually challenging and diverse initiatives collaborating within our finance department and across Capital Group. Illustrative work includes:
  • Develop and present evidence-based recommendations to stakeholders, influencing key business decisions.
  • Conduct market research to assess global growth opportunities and inform regional business strategies.
  • Analyze product and industry trends, work closely with business partners to formulate business cases for strategic investments, and help deliver CG's long-term strategic plan.
  • Drive financial and economic evaluations of location, staffing, pricing, and various other business strategies through rigorous research, operational assessments, cost studies, ROI analyses, etc.
  • Engage in coaching, mentorship, and professional development sessions, with frequent opportunities to network with leaders across the organization.


"I am the person Capital Group is looking for."
  • You possess strong research capabilities, superior analytical and critical thinking skills, and meticulous attention to detail.
  • You thrive in ambiguity. You can work independently, with limited direction, to break down complex business problems, conduct impactful financial analyses, and distill strategic insights.
  • You have advanced Excel skills and can translate business issues into varied financial models that analyze economic impacts, assess risk, and explore multiple scenarios.
  • You are highly data literate and understand how to request data from other teams, validate it, and transform it to feed models as well as how to self-source data through varied systems and interfaces (SAP, SQL, etc.).
  • You are a skilled communicator with a proven ability to synthesize analyses of moderate to high complexity into executive-level summaries.
  • You are adept at fostering strong relationships with business partners at all levels across the organization and providing strategic guidance in support of business priorities.
  • You are a natural collaborator with demonstrated teaming abilities and excited to be part of an agile and tight-knit team.
  • You have a constant pulse on financial markets and a passion for the investment management industry.
  • You have a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business, or a relevant field of study and 3+ yrs of relevant strategic financial analysis, corporate strategy, or consulting experience.


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Southern California Base Salary Range: $99,484-$159,174

In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital's annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.

You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.

* Temporary positions in the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.

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