Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• Reporting, monitoring, and analysis of the division’s financial and operational performance
• Financial evaluation/tracking of proposed strategic initiatives, projects, vendor reporting/analysis, process improvement, etc.
• Cookordination and Development of the annual operating budget

Duties And Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver recurring communication concerning financial and operating performance
• Analyse and council to division leaders regarding financial and operational performance of the various segments
• Support financial analysis requests including feasibility studies for vendor support, operational analysis, project development/tracking and other ad hoc analyses
• Provide evaluation to division leaders regarding the financial impact of planned initiatives and strategies
• Support financial analysis and statistical studies to determine potential paths for financial improvement
• Review performance trends and recommend appropriate projections / alternatives to division leaders
• Serve as support for cross-departmental initiatives involving coordination with other sales / support areas within the bank

Qualifications

• BA Degree in Accounting or Finance required, MBA preferred
• 5 or more years of relevant experience including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and accounting at a corporate-wide or divisional level
• Strong financial systems experience (e.g. Hyperion, SAP, Axiom, Microsoft Excel)
• Significant exposure to banking including a strong understanding of line of business areas along with operations/information technology
• Strong knowledge of financial valuation techniques
• Broad based GAAP knowledge
• Strong, communication, organizational, analytical and decision-making skills required