Principal Financial Analyst | Global Enterprise Affairs Finance

Capital One•Richmond, VA

About The Position

The Staff Finance function is seeking a driven and analytically curious Principal Financial Analyst to join the Global Enterprise Affairs (“GEA”) finance team. As a Principal Analyst, you will be part of the team managing financial planning and analysis for Capital One’s GEA organization, including financial forecasting, reporting and presentation, financial modeling, and relationship building. As a Principal Financial Analyst, you will work for a company that continues to innovate and change banking for good. You will partner with business customers to drive strategic business direction while being part of a Finance team that is continuously striving to improve well-managed processes. Principal Financial Analysts help our Finance and business leadership “see around corners” to proactively manage our businesses. We want you to build relationships with your key partners to become a strategic partner yourself, delivering insights that help them drive forward their agenda while ensuring they meet their financial commitments. What new and insightful metrics can you form that will influence the way they look at their organization? This role requires strong analytical, communication and problem solving skills in order to effectively: Conduct analysis and drive outcomes, relevant insights, and action plans Develop presentations to senior audiences to communicate insights and to influence both business and financial outcomes Partner with Finance and business teams to assess the financial implications of ongoing and proposed new initiatives to optimize business performance Foster trusted business partnerships Collaborate across multiple teams within FP&A

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Master’s Degree in Finance
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
At least 5 years of experience in financial analysis, financial modeling, or a combination

Responsibilities

Ownership of budgeting and forecasting for areas of responsibility
Deliver accurate and meaningful financial management analyses to enable our partners to deliver on their financial and business objectives; contribute to, and deliver, presentations to communicate results, outcomes and actions to senior audiences
Provide transparency on risks and opportunities at the total Human Resources level
Address and deliver on ad-hoc requests and special projects, often in an ambiguous environment
Independently manage and prioritize workload
Demonstrate a passion to learn and continuously develop traditional FP&A and technical skills