Principal Associate, Financial Analysis

Capital One•McLean, VA

12d•$106,700 - $133,900

About The Position

Principal Associate, Financial Analysis The Card Services Finance team, within Card Finance, is seeking a Principal Financial Analyst to deliver almost always-on transparency into Card Tech and Product capacity, and its value generation, to help the Card Business and Finance with dynamic planning and vigilant prioritization. With product leaders now distributed throughout the Enterprise and an ever growing list of imperatives and tech modernization delivered by Card, it is more critical than ever to have dedicated support for this part of our business. This role includes data analysis and strategic partnership with the business and our tech partners, where storytelling on top of a deep understanding of the complex revenue and cost components of the Card P&L will be needed. The ideal candidate is someone who is analytically curious, thrives in relationship building, enjoys white space and is excited to stand-up a process that does not exist today. This role will also support the headcount and discretionary budget for our Card Chief of Staff and Card Association Management teams. As a Principal Financial Analyst, you will work for a company that invests in ways to tell stories, view trends, and diagnose results in a more compelling and visual nature. You will have the opportunity to partner with business and tech customers on driving strategic business direction that leads to sustainable performance, and you will be asked to challenge our current well-managed processes to be more proactive, effective and efficient. Principal Financial Analysts perform financial data analysis in preparing Profit & Loss or other statements and frequently build reports for higher level associates. They provide management and business clients with project statuses as well as perform reporting and analysis to support presentations and ad-hoc requests. The role requires strong analytical, communication, problem solving, strategic thinking, and influencing skills in order to effectively: Conduct analysis and articulate outcomes and relevant insights Develop presentations to senior audiences to communicate insights and to influence business and financial outcomes Partner with business teams to assess the financial implications of ongoing and proposed efforts to optimize business performance Foster trusted business partnerships Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
At least 4 years of experience in financial analysis
At least 4 years of experience with financial modeling

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) Accounting, Finance, or Economics
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) license or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
At least 5 years of experience in financial analysis
At least 5 years of experience with financial modeling
At least 4 years of experience in strategic analysis and planning
Experience in Microsoft Excel and G Suite
Demonstrated independent problem solving and strategic thinking abilities
Strong teamwork skills; ability to positively contribute to overall success of the team

Responsibilities

Financial reporting and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, and Profit & Loss (P&L) management
Coordinate and collect input data from Financial Analysts in different departments, check data integrity, summarize and convert data, run models, verify, analyze, and communicate output data
Assist in development of business presentations to communicate analysis results to senior audiences; clearly articulate outcomes of analysis to leadership teams
Independently manage and prioritize workload
Address and deliver on ad-hoc requests and special projects, often in an ambiguous environment
Demonstrate a passion to learn and continuously develop FP&A and technical skills

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