About Us:

ProShares now offers one of the largest lineups of ETFs, with more than $70 billion in assets. The company is the leader The Manager will work closely with the Executive Director, Financial Planning and Analysis and is accountable for leading financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, strategic decision support and analysis, and executive reporting for ProFund Advisors LLC (PFA) and affiliated entities and subsidiaries. This includes leading and supporting business leaders in making strategic and tactical business decisions. The Manager is responsible for operational analyses that drive performance by providing recommendations.

Essential Job Functions^[1]:

1. Responsible for managing all aspects of the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the company.
2. Work with business leaders to develop a comprehensive annual Distribution budget for the Strategic and Tactical business units. Budget should capture all efforts and expenses of the front office and should further budget and track costs and resources by product type and distribution channel.
3. Assist with and provide qualitative input in the strategic planning and long-range planning for the company.
4. Responsible for proactively driving efficiency, improving the bottom line, and driving fiscally sound decision making through the use of data driven analytics throughout the organization.
5. Responsible for providing strategic decision support and analysis and a business focus on the assessment and evaluation of past efforts and use of resources.
6. Identify and implement state-of-the-art systems and processes to facilitate transparency and financial planning.
7. Partner and collaborate with the broader Finance and Accounting team on various aspects of the budgetary process, forecasting, reporting, etc.
8. Responsible for providing budget vs actual reporting and performing variance analysis.
9. Produce management dashboards and presentations.
10. Understand the big picture utilizing a bottom-line orientation.
11. Apply experience with Zero-based budgeting approach.
12. Identify metrics to support company goals related to hiring, scale and profitability.
13. Create key metrics using an analytical approach to influence strategic decision-making.
14. Collaborate with the Business Intelligence and Analytics department on metrics to measure achievements.
15. Develop a comprehensive, strategic view of financial results and performance to drive decision-making, growth objectives, strategic planning and capital prioritization.
16. Drive analysis and materials for quarterly Fund Board meetings
17. Perform other duties and special projects as required.

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA and or MBA preferred.
• 4-6+ years of progressive professional experience in Accounting and FP&A roles
• Experience in managing budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes.
• Experience at a Financial Institution.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

1. Ability to balance competing priorities and to work independently.
2. Outstanding analytical and organizational skills, and close attention to detail along with a strong sense of urgency.
3. Experience with accounting related software as well as knowledge of MS Office software, specifically Excel spreadsheets.
4. Ability to problem-solve
5. Results-orientation
6. Ability to engage internal partners to understand needs across the firm
7. A customer-service attitude towards responsibilities and well-developed communications and interpersonal skills. 
8. Exemplifies our values: Tenacious Support of our Customers, Challenges Everything, Nimbleness, Teamwork, Personal Responsibility

[1] These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.