Financial Analyst III - Treasury Business Unit Controller

M&T Bank•Buffalo, NY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a hybrid position requiring 4 days in-office per week at One M&T Plaza Buffalo, NY. The role involves conducting highly technical research, preparing, analyzing, and reviewing financial, tax, and/or regulatory information for senior management, regulators, internal/external audit, and other parties. It requires adherence to internal controls and ensuring the quality of reported data. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Requirements

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.
Detail oriented, with advanced problem-solving skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to multi task while prioritizing workload

Nice To Haves

Data visualization or data querying applications are a plus.
Treasury
CPA
Derivatives
ALM
Financial modeling
Hedging
Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or related field.
Financial Services Industry experience

Responsibilities

Mentors junior team members.
Responsible for problem resolution and data interpretation.
Perform or review variance analysis.
Ensure timely submission of reports.
Provide cross training/support to new team members.
Prepare more complex financial schedules, reconciliations and reports for the Corporation, which could include bank regulatory reports, SEC reporting, reports to shareholders and the Board of Directors, as well as internal management reports.
Evaluates situations using multiple sources of information and suggests insightful conclusions.
Data integrity testing, general ledger entries, adherence to generally accepted accounting principles, SEC disclosure requirements, and bank regulatory requirements.
May be responsible for the review of the work of junior staff.
Participates in special projects, improve existing processes, and interact with business line personal and communicate those 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.
Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
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.