Alpaca · 15 hours ago
Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure company seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager to lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for their innovative API-driven trading brokerage. The role involves managing budgeting, forecasting, performance insights, and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced fintech environment.
Developer APIsFinancial ServicesFinTechTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Maintain complex forecasting models and oversee the quarterly/annual budgeting process, incorporating key metrics from API integrations, trading activities, and various other economic indicators
Build and update financial models to support scenario planning, initiative assessments, cash flow forecasting, and investment evaluations to support a range of forecasting and strategic planning for the company
Assist with and ultimately lead the monthly/quarterly financial closing processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness and delivering key insights to management
Prepare monthly/quarterly reports for internal management updates, team presentations, and external stakeholders including investor communications, quarterly board meetings, marketing or fundraising materials, etc
Perform variance analysis on financials and key business metrics, using internal models and data dashboards to track and analyze performance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on budgeting, resource allocation, and hiring processes
Handle ad-hoc requests, projects, and special analyses, such as product profitability assessments or risk evaluations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
5–8 years of experience in Finance, FP&A, or Strategic Finance, ideally in fintech, brokerage, payments, or SaaS
Strong understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, and key SaaS/fintech metrics (ARR, CAC/LTV, gross margin, net revenue retention)
Prior experience in a growth-stage, venture-backed company or financial services environment preferred
Proven track record of partnering with cross-functional teams and supporting departmental budget management
Preferred
CFA, MBA, or advanced finance certification
Experience in the fintech sector, particularly with analyzing revenues generated by trading platforms, recurring subscriptions, and brokerage services
Team leadership or cross-functional project management in tech environments
Knowledge of statistical/machine learning tools for advanced forecasting
Previous experience at both large companies and start-ups
Passion for investing, trading innovations, and financial markets or the desire to learn
Benefits
Competitive Salary & Stock Options
Health Benefits
New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500
Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card
Company
Alpaca
Alpaca is a financial system platform that allows developers and businesses to build apps, embed investing, and trade algorithms.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$328.8MKey Investors
Drive Capital850 Management,Derayah Financial,National Investments CompanySBI Group
2026-01-14Series D· $150M
2026-01-14Debt Financing· $40M
2025-04-23Series C· $52M
Recent News
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2026-01-07
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