Financial Analyst

Pathway Capital Management is a Southern California-based Registered Investment Advisor specializing in the formation and management of fund-of-funds investing in private equity partnerships on behalf of large institutional investors. The Financial Analyst will support the firm's accounting, financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities within the Corporate Finance department, playing an important role in ensuring that financial information is accurate, timely, and insightful. You will work closely with other departments, including the Legal and Investment teams, to gather and analyze financial data across various fee structures and fund terms. This is a role with meaningful growth potential and a strong mandate to drive automation.

Responsibilities for a FINANCIAL ANALYST include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare, review, and maintain financial models, forecasts, and variance analyses that support budgeting, management reporting, and decision-making across the firm.
• Perform complex fee, revenue, and expense calculations based on investment agreements, management contracts, and other relevant documents.
• Reconcile and analyze financial data against underlying fund reports, performance summaries, and cash flow details within our system of record and other sources to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies in a timely manner, and document root causes to reduce recurring issues.
• Partner with Finance and Accounting as well as internal AI tooling teams to identify and deploy agentic and LLM-based solutions that reduce manual work and improve decision quality across reporting and analysis workflows.
• Collaborate with the Legal, Investment, and Corporate Accounting teams to gather the information needed for analysis and respond to related questions.
• Identify and implement automation and systems improvements that enhance efficiency and scale the finance function to support the firm's continued growth.
• Build and maintain key finance metrics and dashboards, and report performance and trends to Corporate Finance leadership.
• Develop and enhance documentation of policies, procedures, and model logic.
• Other duties and special projects, as assigned.

PERSONAL TRAITS:

• Ability to adapt, learn, design and implement new processes, concepts, skills, and technologies, including automation tools that improve efficiency.
• Hands-on experience deploying AI or LLM-based solutions in a finance context, whether through vendor tooling, custom workflows, or agentic systems, is preferred.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organization skills.
• Clear and effective communication skills to explain analysis, assumptions, and results to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Familiarity with general ledger software (experience in Sage Intacct or NetSuite preferred).
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of client, investment, and company information.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment (experience using workflow management software tools such as Box a plus).
• Ability to work with large volumes of data.
• Experience in the asset management/private equity industry is a plus but not required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related course of study.
• Minimum of two to four years of relevant experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or other related positions within the finance and accounting field.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Competitive base salary and bonus, accompanied by an attractive benefits program including medical and dental insurance, 401(k) and vacation.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to maintaining a workplace free from harassment and discrimination.

We do not offer visa sponsorships at this time.