Strategic Finance Lead

The Financial Strategy team at Hudson River Trading (HRT) is responsible for strategic finance initiatives, FP&A, capital management and corporate development. We’re looking for someone with an interest in financial technology, capital markets, financial analysis, and strategy to join as a senior member of our team. We work closely with other teams at HRT to analyze business opportunities, improve processes, and interact with external parties. 

Responsibilities  

Financial Planning & Analysis: 

• Contribute to analysis for presentations delivered to senior management
• Contribute to capital modeling for regular forecast updates and strategic initiatives
• Assist in analyzing monthly/quarterly results, including monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management

Strategic Finance Initiatives: 

• Develop solutions to key strategic and operational issues
• Contribute to and build analytical frameworks and conduct complex business analysis
• Structure work plans and project scope to optimize impact on high priority issues
• Present recommendations and lead discussions with all levels of management
• Synthesize inputs, identify critical insights, and develop compelling recommendations for both internal and external audiences

Corporate Development & Special Projects:  

• Assist in review of potential new investments, including research into new markets and industry trends, financial modeling, returns analysis, and company valuation
• Perform external market research and develop sector expertise to assist in identifying and sourcing new deals for potential investment
• Ad-hoc projects for senior management

Capital Markets:

• Assist in the development of firm debt capital markets strategy; including ratings management, investor relations, and deal execution 
• Contribute to firmwide capital management analysis

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in strategic finance or a similar role at a trading firm,exchange, Investment Bank Sales & Trading division or a capital markets tech-focused financial company is required.
• Investment Banking or Management Consulting experience a plus
• Exceptional communication skills
• A high level of complex, conceptual problem-solving ability
• Strong analytical/quantitative and technical abilities, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Knowledge of financial services and capital markets a plus
• BA/BS in finance or a related field 
• Familiarity with computer programming (Python, SQL a plus) 

Annual base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000. Pay (base and bonus) may vary depending on job-related skills and experience. A sign-on and discretionary performance bonus may be provided as part of the total compensation package, in addition to company-paid medical and/or other benefits.