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 relevant field
  • 3+ years of strategic financial analysis, corporate strategy, or consulting experience
  • Advanced Excel skills for financial modeling and scenario analysis
  • High data literacy with the ability to source and validate financial data
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and attention to detail
  • Proven communication skills for summarizing complex analyses for executives
  • Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels

Responsibilities

  • Develop and present evidence-based recommendations to inform key business decisions
  • Conduct market research to identify global growth opportunities
  • Analyze product and industry trends to support business cases for strategic investments
  • Drive economic evaluations related to business strategies through rigorous research
  • Engage in coaching and professional development with leadership opportunities

Benefits

  • Individual annual performance bonus opportunity
  • Annual profitability bonus eligibility
  • Retirement plan with 15% contribution of eligible earnings
  • Diverse initiatives and opportunities for intellectual challenge
  • Collaboration with senior leaders across the firm
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.


"I can apply in less than 4 minutes."

You've reviewed this job posting and you're ready to start the candidate journey with us. Apply now to move to the next step in our recruiting process. If this role isn't what you're looking for, check out our other opportunities and join our talent community.

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.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at The Capital Group Companies, Inc

More Finance & Insurance Jobs

Find similar Finance Lead jobs: