FP&A Analyst
Division: Finance | Department: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) | Status: Exempt | Grade: 9 | Location: Hybrid - Boston, MA (131 Clarendon St)
About the role
FP&A is a small team that serves as the financial and analytical liaison between the core business units, corporate functions, investor relations, and senior management. It covers a wide variety of responsibilities, including budgeting and forecasting, capital planning, executive reporting, and analysis of new business opportunities. The FP&A Analyst plays a critical role in managing the Bank’s financial strategy through budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and financial reporting. The FP&A Analyst will partner with senior and executive leadership across the bank to provide strategic insights while maintaining and managing data integrity.
Responsibilities
- Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Support the development of annual budgets and multi-year financial plans.
- Assist in maintaining financial models, including income statement and balance sheet forecasts.
- Gather and validate data inputs and assumptions from business units and subsidiary banks.
- Update forecast models and support monthly reforecast processes.
- Assist in documenting assumptions and ensuring consistency across planning processes.
- Financial Performance Analysis
- Assist in analyzing financial results at the consolidated and bank level.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly variance analyses vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods.
- Support tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs), including ROA, efficiency ratio, and growth metrics.
- Identify basic trends and variances and escalate findings to senior team members.
- Assist with ad hoc analysis related to financial performance, customer trends, or balance sheet activity.
- Management Reporting
- Support preparation of recurring financial reports for internal management.
- Assist in compiling data and ensuring accuracy of financial reporting packages.
- Help develop standard reports and dashboards under guidance from senior team members.
- Ensure timely and accurate delivery of recurring reports.
- Profitability Measurement & Business Analytics
- Assist in gathering and organizing data for profitability analysis, including:
- Product performance
- Customer and segment trends
- Support analysis related to pricing, margins, and business line performance.
- Help maintain and update datasets used in profitability and business analytics.
- Assist in gathering and organizing data for profitability analysis, including:
- Data, Systems & Process Improvement
- Maintain and update financial data files, reports, and models.
- Assist in improving data quality and consistency across reports.
- Support automation and reporting enhancements using Excel and BI tools.
- Participate in system implementation or process improvement initiatives as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
- 0–2 years of experience in finance, accounting, banking, or related field.
- Internship experience in finance or banking preferred.
Skills
- Basic financial modeling and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables, data organization).
- Familiarity with financial statements (income statement, balance sheet).
- Exposure to BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Effective communication skills and willingness to learn.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Team-oriented mindset with strong organizational skills.
Core Competencies
- Analytical thinking and problem solving.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn.
- Collaboration and teamwork.
- Accountability and reliability.
- Cybersecurity awareness to protect the Bank, its systems, and customers.
Pay
Salary Range: $52,000 - $90,498. Actual compensation within the pay range will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location.