Senior Finance Analyst - Business Support

Bank of America•Charlotte, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Bank of America, this role serves as a finance partner to specified Lines of Business (LOBs), providing financial analysis and guidance to support key decisions and initiatives. The position performs forecasting, profitability analysis, expense efficiency analysis, pricing, financial reporting, and value-creation and investment business-case work. It prepares insights to guide management decisions and evaluates financial performance against plans, forecasts, and prior periods. The role is part of the Technology GEAR Team (Global Expense Analytics and Reporting) within Global Technology & Operations Finance. The team provides financial support for a business unit's day-to-day finance activities, partnering with Business Finance Officers and LOB Technology managers. Its priorities include P&L planning, forecasting, and month-end analysis and reporting for the technology organization. The role offers exposure to strategic investment decisions affecting the firm's future technology landscape and opportunities to develop financial and business acumen, analytical and strategic thinking, planning and forecasting, leadership, communication, and relationship-management skills. Bank of America describes its culture as focused on Responsible Growth, inclusion, career development, and teammate well-being. The company is committed to an in-office culture supporting collaboration, engagement, and career development, with role-specific flexibility based on responsibilities and business needs.

Requirements

2–5 years of finance-related experience, with demonstrated analytical and operational proficiency and cross-functional collaboration.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (macros, pivot tables, look-ups, and filtering) and PowerPoint.
Ability to work independently as a self-starter in a fast-paced environment.
Strong financial reporting background.
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to build relationships and collaborate with teammates.
Strategic thinking and ability to understand complex business challenges and potential solutions.
Ability to manage and sequence multiple deliverables.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Intellectual curiosity and desire to learn and improve influence as a support partner.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
Experience with SAP, eLedger, or Essbase.
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate LOB financial performance and assist decision making by synthesizing trends, assessing current and future business risks, and preparing, analyzing, and reporting financial results and key metrics.
Develop financial management reports, presentations, and ad hoc analyses for LOBs and finance partners.
Create forecasts and budgets by comparing current performance with plans, prior periods, prior forecasts, and budgets, and evaluating current and future performance trajectories.
Support reporting and analysis for key constituents and management, potentially including the Board of Directors, Investor Relations, and regulatory agencies.
Collaborate across the Finance division to ensure financial integrity, sound controls, and efficient and effective procedures.
Support projects and strategic initiatives by creating processes to automate key reporting capabilities and delivering process improvements and simplifications.