Financial Analyst III - Accounting Operations

Primary Responsibilities

• Mentors junior team members.
• Responsible for problem resolution and data interpretation.
• Perform or review variance analysis.
• Affirm timely submission of reports.
• Prepare more complex financial schedules, reconciliations and reports.
• Evaluate situations using multiple sources of information and suggest insightful conclusions.
• Conduct data integrity testing, general ledger entries, adhere to generally accepted accounting principles, SEC disclosure requirements, and bank regulatory requirements.
• May be responsible for reviewing the work of junior staff.
• Participate in special projects, improve existing processes, and interact with business line personnel.
• Communicate results to department management.
• Ensure success through shared responsibility of team workload to achieve department/project objectives (volume, quality, timeliness of end results).
• Participate in training and development opportunities across Finance and the Bank.
• Understand, adhere, and contribute to improvement/timeliness of deliverables and process efficiency.
• Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite.
• Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
• Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
• Complete other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Managerial Responsibilities

• May train junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years' experience.
• OR Associate's degree and a minimum of 5 years' experience in accounting auditing, operations or financial institutions.
• Comprehensive understanding of finance, accounting and/or regulatory reporting concepts, business operations and/or bank products and knowledge of banking industry.
• High level of PC competencies (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access. Data visualization or data querying applications are a plus.).
• Detail oriented, with advanced problem-solving skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to multi task while prioritizing workload.