Financial Manager - FP&A

Valley Bank • Morristown, NJ

2d

About The Position

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Line of Business primary contact of financial reporting, budgeting, and
variance needs.
Perform financial forecasting, reporting and KPI tracking for selected
business lines.
Analyze financial data and create financial models, dashboards and
projections for decision making.
Collaborate with select business lines to create their annual budget.
Report on financial performance and participate in regular leadership
reviews.
Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends and make
recommendations for improvement.
Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accuracy of reporting.
Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results
against budget.
Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative
analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials.
Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard
and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards.
Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools.
Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and
models.
Assists management with ad-hoc reporting and requests from the line of
business.

Requirements

• FP-A experience ideally in the financial institution space (financial analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting).
• Knowledge of bank financial statements and key accounting principles.
• Self-motivated but able to succeed both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build productive and co-operative relationships.
• Highly motivated and analytical individual with attention to detail, accuracy and efficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams but be sufficiently nimble to focus energies on most in-demand items.
• Technical experience with Excel and financial accounting systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or other related field, with a minimum of 7 years with expertise in FP-A.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree, Financial Services or Banking experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Line of Business primary contact of financial reporting, budgeting, and variance needs.
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting and KPI tracking for selected business lines.
• Analyze financial data and create financial models, dashboards and projections for decision making.
• Collaborate with select business lines to create their annual budget.
• Report on financial performance and participate in regular leadership reviews.
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends and make recommendations for improvement.
• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure accuracy of reporting.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results against budget.
• Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; study proposed changes in methods and materials.
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards.
• Increase productivity by developing automated reporting/forecasting tools.
• Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models.
• Assists management with ad-hoc reporting and requests from the line of business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager